Jeremiah 34

A Prophecy against Zedekiah

1The wordH1697 whichH834 cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414 from the LordH3068, when 1NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 and allH3605 his armyH2428, with 2allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776 that were under his dominionH4475 and allH3605 the peoplesH5971, were fightingH3898 againstH5921 JerusalemH3389 and againstH5921 allH3605 its citiesH5892, sayingH559, 2“ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478, ‘3GoH1980 and speakH559 to ZedekiahH6667 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 and sayH559 to him: “ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, ‘BeholdH2009, 4I am givingH5414 thisH2088 cityH5892 into the handH3027 of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and 5he will burnH8313 it with fireH784. 36You will not escapeH4422 from his handH3027, for you will surelyH8610 be capturedH8610 and deliveredH5414 into his handH3027; and you will 7seeH7200 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 eyeH5869 to eyeH5869, and he will speakH1696 with you 8faceH6310 to faceH6310, and you will goH935 to BabylonH894.’”’ 4YetH389 hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, O ZedekiahH6667 kingH4428 of JudahH3063! ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 concerningH5921 you, ‘You will not dieH4191 by the swordH2719. 5You will dieH4191 in peaceH7965; and as spices were burnedH4955 for your fathersH1, the formerH7223 kingsH4428 whoH834 were beforeH6440 you, soH3651 they will 9burnH8313 spices for you; and 10they will lamentH5594 for you, “AlasH1945, lordH113!”’ For I have spokenH1696 the wordH1697,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

6Then JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 spokeH1696 11allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 to ZedekiahH6667 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 in JerusalemH3389 7when the armyH2428 of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 was fightingH3898 againstH5921 JerusalemH3389 and againstH5921 allH3605 the remainingH3498 citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, that is, 12LachishH3923 and 13AzekahH5825, for they alone remainedH7604 as 14fortifiedH4013 citiesH5892 among the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063.

8The wordH1697 whichH834 cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414 from the LordH3068 afterH310 KingH4428 ZedekiahH6667 had 15madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with allH3605 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were in JerusalemH3389 to 16proclaimH7121 17releaseH1865 to them: 9that eachH376 manH376 should setH7971 freeH2670 his maleH5650 servantH5650 and eachH376 manH376 his femaleH8198 servantH8198, a 18HebrewH5680 manH5680 or a HebrewH5680 womanH5680; so that 19noH1115 oneH1097 should keepH5647 them, a JewH3064 his brotherH251, in bondageH5647. 10And allH3605 the 20officialsH8269 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 obeyedH8085 whoH834 had enteredH935 into the covenantH1285 that eachH376 manH376 should setH7971 freeH2670 his maleH5650 servantH5650 and eachH376 manH376 his femaleH8198 servantH8198, so that noH1115 oneH1097 should keepH5647 them anyH5750 longerH5750 in bondageH5647; they obeyedH8085, and setH7971 them free. 11But afterwardH310H3651 they turnedH7725 aroundH7725 and tookH7725 backH7725 the maleH5650 servantsH5650 and the femaleH8198 servantsH8198 whomH834 they had setH7971 freeH2670, and broughtH3533 them into subjectionH3533 for maleH5650 servantsH5650 and for femaleH8198 servantsH8198.

12Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414 from the LordH3068, sayingH559, 13“ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478, ‘I 21madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with your forefathersH1 in the dayH3117 that I 22broughtH3318 them out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, from the houseH1004 of bondageH5650, sayingH559, 14“23At the endH7093 of sevenH7651 yearsH8141 eachH376 of you shall setH7971 freeH7971 his HebrewH5680 brotherH251 whoH834 24has been soldH4376 to you and has servedH5647 you sixH8337 yearsH8141, you shall sendH7971 him out freeH2670 from you; but your forefathersH1 25did not obeyH8085 Me or inclineH5186 their earH241 to Me. 15Although recentlyH3117 you had turnedH7725 and 26doneH6213 whatH3477 is rightH3477 in My sightH5869, eachH376 manH376 proclaimingH7121 27releaseH1865 to his neighborH7453, and you had 28madeH3772 a covenantH1285 beforeH6440 Me 29in the houseH1004 whichH834 is calledH7121 by My nameH8034. 16Yet you 30turnedH7725 and 31profanedH2490 My nameH8034, and eachH376 manH376 32tookH7725 backH7725 his maleH5650 servantH5650 and eachH376 manH376 his femaleH8198 servantH8198 whomH834 you had setH7971 freeH2670 according to their desireH5315, and you broughtH3533 them into subjectionH3533 to be your maleH5650 servantsH5650 and femaleH8198 servantsH8198.”’

17“ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, ‘You have not obeyedH8085 Me in proclaimingH7121 33releaseH1865 eachH376 manH376 to his brotherH251 and eachH376 manH376 to his neighborH7453. BeholdH2009, I am 34proclaimingH7121 a 35releaseH1865 to you,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘to the 36swordH2719, to the pestilenceH1698 and to the famineH7458; and I will makeH5414 you a 37terrorH2113 to allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776. 18I will giveH5414 the menH376 who have 38transgressedH5674 My covenantH1285, whoH834 have not fulfilledH6965 the wordsH1697 of the covenantH1285 whichH834 they madeH3772 beforeH6440 Me, when they 39cutH3772 the calfH5695 in twoH8147 and passedH5674 betweenH996 its partsH1335-- 19the 40officialsH8269 of JudahH3063 and the officialsH8269 of JerusalemH3389, the courtH5631 officersH5631 and the priestsH3548 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 of the landH776 who passedH5674 betweenH996 the partsH1335 of the calfH5695-- 20I will giveH5414 them into the handH3027 of their enemiesH340 and into the handH3027 of those who 41seekH1245 their lifeH5315. And their 42deadH5038 bodiesH5038 will be foodH3978 for the birdsH5775 of the skyH8064 and the beastsH929 of the earthH776. 2143ZedekiahH6667 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 and his officialsH8269 I will giveH5414 into the handH3027 of their enemiesH340 and into the handH3027 of those who seekH1245 their lifeH5315, and into the handH3027 of the armyH2428 of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 which has 44goneH5927 awayH5927 from you. 22BeholdH2009, I am going to commandH6680,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘and I will bringH7725 them backH7725 to thisH2088 cityH5892; and they will fightH3898 againstH5921 it and 45takeH3920 it and burnH8313 it with fireH784; and I will makeH5414 the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 a 46desolationH8077 47withoutH369 inhabitantH3427.’”