21:2 Inquire. A request for guidance.

Nebuchadnezzar. King of Babylon, 605–562 b.c. His name is formed with “Nabu” (or “Nebo”), a Babylonian god (Is. 46:1; Dan. 1:1).

making war against us. Zedekiah was a vassal of Nebuchadnezzar (37:1), and rebelled against him in 589 b.c. Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem in 588.