1. Jeremiah 21:4 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Who will the Lord “bring together in the midst of this city”?

Jeremiah 21:4 (ESV)

4 ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and against the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls. And I will bring them together into the midst of this city.

The Lord’s response to Zedekiah continues, And I will bring them together in the midst of this city. It is not clear if them refers to Judah’s troops who will be forced to withdraw into the city or to the Babylonian army that will break into the city. Either way, it is clear that the siege is not going to end well for Jerusalem or her people.