Jeremiah 21:7
Hebrew Bible
6 I will kill everything living in Jerusalem, people and animals alike. They will die from terrible diseases. 7 Then I, the Lord, promise that I will hand over King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and any of the people who survive the war, starvation, and disease. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will slaughter them with the sword. He will not show them any mercy, compassion, or pity.’ 8 “But tell the people of Jerusalem that the Lord says, ‘I will give you a choice between two courses of action. One will result in life; the other will result in death.
Date: 5th Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
Source
LXX Jeremiah 21:7
Septuagint
6 And I will strike all those who dwell in this city, humans and livestock, with great death, and they will die. 7 And after these things,” thus says the Lord, “I will give Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his children and the people that are left in this city from death and famine and the sword into the hands of their enemies who seek their souls; and they will cut them down with the edge of the sword. I will not spare against them, and I shall not have pity on them.” 8 And you will say to this people, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Look, I myself have placed the way of life and the way of death before your face.
Date: 1st Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
Source
Notes and References
"... Sometimes, the Septuagint may attest to an older reading, which involves divine acts of retribution, whereas in the Masoretic text this motif is mitigated. LXX Jeremiah 21:7 reads “I (God) will not be sparing toward them.” In the Masoretic text, the king of Babylon is responsible. Perhaps the Septuagint reading is, however, a secondary harmonization with Jeremiah 13:14 ..."
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
Your Feedback:
User Comments
Anonymous comments are welcome. All comments are subject to moderation.