Jeremiah 21:2

A Message For Zedekiah

¹ This is the word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah. King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah. The king said to Jeremiah: ² “Please inquire of the Lord on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is warring against us; perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all His wonderful acts, so that the enemy will withdraw from us.” ³ Jeremiah responded to them: Say the following Zedekiah:

For Us

From the Lord

Inquire of the Lord

On Our Behalf

Wondrous Works

Be Gracious

Wonderful Works

Babel

Babylon

Jehovah

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadrezzar

Jeremiah 37:3

King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to the prophet Jeremiah. They asked him: Please pray to Jehovah our God for us.

Jeremiah 37:7

This is what Jehovah the God of Israel says: 'Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to get advice from me: Pharaoh's army has come out to help you. But it will go back to Egypt, its own land.

Psalm 44:1-4

([Sons of Korah]) O God, we have heard with our ears and our fathers told us about the work that you did in their days, in the days of old.

Ezekiel 20:1-3

Seven years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylon, some of Israel's leaders came to me on the tenth day of the fifth month. They sat down and asked for a message from Jehovah.

Exodus 14:1-15

Jehovah said to Moses:

Joshua 10:1-11

When Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king. The inhabitants of Gibeon made peace with Israel and were living near them.

Judges 4:1-5

After Ehud died, the people of Israel sinned against Jehovah again.

Judges 20:27

The Ark of the Covenant was there at Bethel in those days. Phinehas, the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, was in charge of it.

1 Samuel 7:10-12

While Samuel was offering the burnt sacrifice, the Philistines moved forward to attack. Just then Jehovah thundered from heaven against them. They became completely confused and fled in panic.

1 Samuel 10:22

They asked Jehovah again: Has he arrived here yet? Jehovah answered: He's hiding among the baggage.

1 Samuel 14:6-14

Jonathan said to the young man: Let us cross over to the camp of those heathen Philistines. Maybe Jehovah will help us. If he does, nothing can keep him from giving us the victory no matter how few of us there are.

1 Samuel 17:45-50

David answered: You come out to fight me with a sword and a spear and a dagger. But I come out to fight you in the name of Jehovah of Hosts. He is the Almighty God of Israel's army. You have insulted him!

1 Samuel 28:6

So he asked Jehovah what to do. But Jehovah did not answer him. He did not answer by dreams or by the use of Urim and Thummim or by prophets.

1 Samuel 28:15

Samuel said to Saul: Why have you disturbed me? Why did you make me come back? Saul answered: I am in great trouble! The Philistines are at war with me. God has abandoned me. He does not answer me any more by prophets or by dreams. Please tell me what to do.

1 Kings 14:2-3

Jeroboam said to his wife: Disguise yourself so that no one will recognize you, and go to Shiloh. That is where the prophet Ahijah lives. He is the one who said I would be king of Israel.

1 Kings 22:3-8

Ahab asked his officials: Why have we not done anything to get back Ramoth in Gilead from the king of Syria? It is ours!

2 Kings 1:3

Jehovah's angel commanded Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe, Go and meet the messengers of King Ahaziah. Ask them: 'Why are you going to consult Baalzebub, the god of Ekron? Do you think there is no god in Israel?'

2 Kings 3:11-14

King Jehoshaphat asked: Do we have a prophet here to consult Jehovah? An officer of King Joram's forces answered: Elisha son of Shaphat is here who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.

2 Kings 22:13-14

Go inquire of Jehovah on my behalf and for the people. This is concerning the words in this book that has been found. Jehovah's fierce anger is directed towards us because our ancestors did not obey the things in this book or do everything written in it.

2 Kings 25:1-2

Now in the ninth year of his rule, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Jerusalem with all his army. He took his position and laid siege to it. They built earthworks all round the town.

2 Chronicles 14:9-13

Zerah from Ethiopia led an army of a million soldiers and three hundred chariots to the town of Mareshah in Judah.

2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Shortly after that the Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.

2 Chronicles 32:21

Jehovah sent an angel who exterminated all the soldiers, officials, and commanders in the Assyrian king's camp. Sennacherib was humiliated and returned to his own country. When he went into the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him with a sword.

Psalm 46:8-11

Come and behold the works of Jehovah. He has brought destruction in the earth.

Psalm 48:4-8

Behold, the kings have assembled. And they passed by together.

Psalm 105:5-45

Remember the marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.

Psalm 136:1-26

Give thanks to Jehovah, for he is good. His loving kindness is everlasting.

Isaiah 59:1-2

The hand of Jehovah is not too weak to save or his ear too deaf to hear.

Jeremiah 32:17

Ah Lord Jehovah! You have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for you.

Jeremiah 32:24

The siege ramps have reached the city to take it. The city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword, the famine and the pestilence. You brought all this disaster on them.

Jeremiah 38:14-27

On another occasion King Zedekiah had me brought to him at the third entrance to the temple. He said: I am going to ask you a question, and I want you to tell me the whole truth.

Jeremiah 39:1-2

In the tenth month of the ninth year that Zedekiah was king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia came with his whole army and attacked Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 42:4-6

I answered: Very well, then. I will pray to Jehovah our God, just as you have asked. I will tell you what he says. I will not keep back anything from you.

Jeremiah 52:3-6

Jehovah became angry at Jerusalem and Judah and threw the people out of his sight. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Ezekiel 14:3-7

Son of man, these people are devoted to their idols. They allow themselves to sin. Should they be allowed to ask me for anything?