God's response through Jeremiah—that He will turn back the weapons of war and gather them in Jerusalem—reverses Zedekiah's hope completely. Instead of weapons being used against the enemy, they will be turned against Judah itself. God will gather the very means of defense inside the city but will use them to accomplish judgment rather than protection. The response maintains that God will indeed act powerfully but for judgment rather than salvation. This verse shows the futility of Zedekiah's appeal: the king has miscalculated which side God is on.

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