2. “Please inquire of Yahweh for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps Yahweh will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may withdraw from us.”
3. Then Jeremiah said to them, “Tell Zedekiah:
4. ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says, “Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you, without the walls; and I will gather them into the middle of this city.
5. I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation.