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Jeremiah 21:2

“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.”

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ASV

Inquire, 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.

KJV

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.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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 →

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Jeremiah 37:3Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”2 Chronicles 18:4But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”Jeremiah 37:7“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.Jeremiah 42:4–6“I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will surely pray to the LORD your God as you request, and I will tell you everything that the LORD answers; I will not withhold a word from you.”Ezekiel 20:1–3In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.1 Kings 22:5But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”Psalms 44:1–4We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.1 Samuel 28:15Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”1 Kings 14:2–3and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.1 Samuel 28:6He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.Jeremiah 15:11The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.Ezekiel 7:26Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.2 Chronicles 34:21“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”Isaiah 48:2who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.1 Samuel 14:6–14Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”Jeremiah 39:1–2In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.Jeremiah 38:14–27Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance to the house of the LORD. “I am going to ask you something,” said the king to Jeremiah. “Do not hide anything from me.”2 Kings 22:13–14“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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