Jeremiah 34:1

Zedekiah Warned by God

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, ^awhen Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army, ^ball the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem and all its cities, saying,

2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Go and ^aspeak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, ^bI will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

3 And ^ayou shall not escape from his hand, but shall surely be taken and delivered into his hand; your eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, he shall speak with you ^bface to face, and you shall go to Babylon.’ ” ’

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Jeremiah 34:1

The word which came unto Jeremiah - This discourse was delivered in the tenth year of the reign of Zedekiah. The chapter contains two discourses; one, Jeremiah 34:1-7, which concerns the taking of the city, and Zedekiah' s captivity and death; the other, Jeremiah 34:8-22, which is an invective against the inhabitants of Jerusalem for having Hebrew male and female slaves. These, having been manumitted at the instance of the prophet, were afterwards brought back by their old masters, and put in the same thraldom; for which God threatens them with severe judgments.

Nebuchadnezzar - and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion - That is, his army was composed of soldiers gathered out of Babylon, and out of all his tributary dominions: one hundred and twenty provinces.

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