Jeremiah 21:1-3

Christian Standard Bible

Zedekiah’s Request Denied

21 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur^(A) son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah^(B) son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah, asking, ² “Inquire of the Lord on our behalf, since King Nebuchadnezzar^[a](C) of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will perform for us something like all his past wondrous works so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”

³ But Jeremiah answered, “This is what you are to say to Zedekiah: