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Jeremiah 34

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 34 of 52

1 The Word which was to Jeremiah from Jehovah when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth (because his hand rules), and all the peoples fought against Jerusalem, and against all its cities, saying,

2 So says Jehovah, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah, king of Judah, and say to him, So says Jehovah, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.

3 And you shall not escape out of his hand, but seizing shall be seized and delivered into his hand. And your eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak, his mouth with your mouth; and you shall go to Babylon.

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Chapter Summary

Jeremiah prophesies the captivity of Zedekiah and the city. The rulers and the people freed their slaves, but contrary to the covenant of Jehovah, took them again. Jeremiah, for this, gives them into the enemies' hands.

Key Hebrew Words

בְּרִית covenant H1285 · TWOT 282a
דְּרוֹר liberty H1865 · TWOT 454b
עֶ֫בֶד male slave H5650 · TWOT 1553a
חׇפְשִׁי free H2670 · TWOT 717c
כָּרַת cut (a covenant) H3772 · TWOT 1048
שָׂרַף burn with fire H8313 · TWOT 2292

People & Context

Zedekiah

King of Judah who made then broke the covenant freeing the slaves; warned he will be given to Babylon

Jeremiah

The prophet who delivers Jehovah's word of judgment to Zedekiah and Jerusalem

Nebuchadnezzar

King of Babylon whose army besieges Jerusalem and its cities as Jehovah's instrument

Timeline

Zedekiah's Fate Prophesied

Jeremiah informs King Zedekiah that Jerusalem will burn and he will be captured, but Zedekiah will not die by the sword; he will die in peace and be honored at his burial.

Jeremiah 34:1-7
The Broken Covenant of Liberty

Zedekiah and the people make a covenant to release all their Hebrew slaves, but soon force them back into slavery. God responds by proclaiming 'liberty' to the sword, plague, and famine.

Jeremiah 34:8-22

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