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Jeremiah 21:6

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 21:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.
Jeremiah 21:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
4Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans that besiege you, without the walls; and I will gather them into the midst of this city.
5And 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.
6And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.
7And afterward, saith Jehovah, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
8And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
9He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth out, and passeth over to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, etc.] With one or other of his arrows after mentioned: or, “them that abide in this city”f424; that do not go out of it, and surrender themselves to the king of Babylon; (see <242109> Jeremiah 21:9); both man and beast; the latter for the sin of the former; particularly such beasts as were fit for food are meant, whereby the famine would be increased, and so the greater destruction of men: they shall die of a great pestilence; both man and beast; a disease which comes immediately from the hand of God; hence Hippocrates used to call it to yeion, “the divine disease”: here it denotes a very uncommon one, which should sweep away large numbers;…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“A great pestilence - As the result of the excessive crowding of men and animals in a confined space with all sanitary regulations utterly neglected. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I will: Jer 7:20, Jer 12:3, Jer 12:4, Jer 33:12, Jer 36:29; Gen 6:7; Isa 6:11, Isa 24:1-6; Eze 14:13, Eze 14:17; Eze 14:19, Eze 14:21, Eze 33:27, Eze 33:29; Hos 4:3; Mic 3:12; Zep 1:3; Luk 21:24 they: Jer 32:24, Jer 34:17, Jer 42:22; Eze 5:12, Eze 5:13, Eze 7:15, Eze 12:16 Jeremiah 21:7”
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