Jeremiah 21 · Verse 2

Jeremiah 21:2

Enquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
Jeremiah 21:2, King James Version

Jeremiah 21:2 in other translations

BSB“Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”
WEB“Please inquire of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may withdraw from us.”
ASVInquire, I pray thee, of Jehovah for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us: peradventure Jehovah will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
YLT‘Inquire, we pray thee, for us at Jehovah, for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath fought against us; perhaps Jehovah doth deal with us according to all His wonders, and doth cause him to go up from off us.'
DARBYInquire, I pray thee, of Jehovah for us; for Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that Jehovah will deal with us according to all his marvellous works, that he may go up from us.
BBEWill you get directions from the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, is making war against us; it may be that the Lord will do something for us like all the wonders he has done, and make him go away from us.
WebsterInquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; it may be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

What does Jeremiah 21:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. Nebuchadrezzar--the more usual way of spelling the name in Jeremiah than Nebuchadnezzar. From Persiac roots, meaning either "Nebo, the chief of the gods," or, "Nebo, the god of fire." He was son of Nabopolassar, who committed the command of the army against Egypt, at Carchemish, and against Judea, to the crown prince. according to all his wondrous works--Zedekiah hopes for God's special interposition, such as was vouchsafed to Hezekiah against Sennacherib (2Ki 19:35, 36). he--Nebuchadnezzar. go up from us--rise up from the siege which he sat down to lay (Jr 37:5, 11, Margin; Nu 16:24, 27; 1Ki 15:19, Margin).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Inquire, I pray thee - See whether God intends to deliver us into or out of the hand of the Chaldeans.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 21:1-10

The only way of deliverance is to be surrendering to the Babylonians. (Jr 21:1-10) The wickedness of the king and his household. (Jr 21:11-14) Verses 1-10 When the siege had begun, Zedekiah sent to ask of Jeremiah respecting the event. In times of distress and danger, men often seek those to counsel and pray for them, whom, at other times, they despise and oppose; but they only seek deliverance from punishment. When…

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Jeremiah 21:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

דְּרָשׁ\־de.rosh-seekH1875
נָ֤אna'pleaseH4994
בַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙va.'a.De.nufor usH1157
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּ֛יkiforH3588
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarNebuchadnezzarH5019
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶ֖לba.VelBabylonH894
נִלְחָ֣םnil.Cham[is] waging warH3898
עָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuon usH5921
אוּלַי֩'u.LaiperhapsH194
יַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.Sehhe will doH6213
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙'o.Ta.nuwith <the> usH854
כְּכָל\־ke.khol-according to allH3605
נִפְלְאֹתָ֔יוnif.le.'o.Tavwonders hisH6381
וְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.Lehand he may go upH5927
מֵעָלֵֽינוּ\׃\ \סme.'a.Lei.nufrom on <the> usH5921

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 21:2

  • Jeremiah 37:3

    And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us.

  • Ezekiel 20:1-3

    And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me. Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.

  • Jeremiah 37:7

    Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

  • Jeremiah 42:4-6

    Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you. Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us. Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.

  • Psalms 44:1-4

    To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

  • 1 Samuel 28:6

    And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

  • 1 Kings 14:2-3

    And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people. And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child.

  • 1 Samuel 28:15

    And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.

  • Psalms 48:4-8

    For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. …

  • Judges 4:1-5

    And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead. And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. …

  • Jeremiah 32:24

    Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.

  • Ezekiel 14:3-7

    Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them? Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the Lord will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols; That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols. Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Enquire.
37:3,7; 38:14-27; 42:4-6; Jud 20:27; 1Sa 10:22; 28:6,15
1Ki 14:2,3; 22:3-8; 2Ki 1:3; 3:11-14; 22:13,14; Eze 14:3-7; 20:1-3
for.
32:24; 39:1,2; 52:3-6; 2Ki 25:1,2
according.
Ex 14:1-15:27; Jos 10:1-11:23; Jud 4:1-5:31; 1Sa 7:10-12; 14:6-14
1Sa 17:45-50; 2Ch 14:9-13; 20:1-30; 32:21; Ps 44:1-4; 46:8-11
Ps 48:4-8; 105:5-45; 136:1-26; Isa 59:1,2

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Context

  • Jeremiah 21:1

    The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,

  • Jeremiah 21:2

    Enquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

  • Jeremiah 21:3

    Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:

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Jeremiah 21:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Pregunta ahora por nosotros á Jehová; porque Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia hace guerra contra nosotros: quizá Jehová hará con nosotros según todas sus maravillas, y aquél se irá de sobre nosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Consulte, je te prie, l’ Éternel à notre égard, car Nebucadretsar, roi de Babylone, nous fait la guerre; peut-être que l’ Éternel agira pour nous selon toutes ses merveilles et que Nebucadretsar montera d’auprès de nous.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Befrage doch Jehova für uns, denn Nebukadrezar, der König von Babel, streitet wider uns; vielleicht wird Jehova mit uns handeln nach allen seinen Wundern, daß er von uns abziehe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Interroga pro nobis Dominum, quia Nabuchodonosor, rex Babylonis, præliatur adversum nos: si forte faciat Dominus nobiscum secundum omnia mirabilia sua, et recedat a nobis.