Jeremiah 34:5

Jeremiah 34:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)you will die peacefully. As people made a funeral fire in honor of your predecessors, the kings who ruled before you, so they will make a fire in your honor and lament, “Alas, master!” I myself make this promise, declares the Lord.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall die in peace. And as spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so people shall burn spices for you and lament for you, saying, "Alas, lord!"' For I have spoken the word, declares the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall die in peace; as in the ceremonies of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they shall burn incense for you and lament for you, saying, “Alas, lord!” For I have pronounced the word, says the Lord.’ ”

Context of Jeremiah 34:5

3You yourself will not escape his clutches, but will certainly be captured and handed over to him. You must confront the king of Babylon face to face and answer to him personally. Then you must go to Babylon. 4However, listen to what I, the Lord, promise you, King Zedekiah of Judah. I, the Lord, promise that you will not die in battle or be executed. You will die a peaceful death. They will burn incense at your burial just as they did at the burial of your ancestors, the former kings who preceded you. They will mourn for you, saying, “Poor, poor master!” Indeed, you have my own word on this. I, the Lord, affirm it!’” 6The prophet Jeremiah told all this to King Zedekiah of Judah in Jerusalem. 7He did this while the army of the king of Babylon was attacking Jerusalem and the cities of Lachish and Azekah. He was attacking these cities because they were the only fortified cities of Judah which were still holding out.

Jeremiah 34:5 word by word

בְּשָׁל֣וֹם תָּמ֗וּת וּֽכְמִשְׂרְפ֣וֹת אֲ֠בוֹתֶיךָ הַמְּלָכִ֨ים הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־הָי֣וּ לְפָנֶ֗יךָ כֵּ֚ן יִשְׂרְפוּ־לָ֔ךְ וְה֥וֹי אָד֖וֹן יִסְפְּדוּ־לָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־דָבָ֥ר אֲנִֽי־דִבַּ֖רְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thou shalt dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• in peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• and with the burningsמִשְׂרָפָהmiώrâphâh · burningH4955
• of thy fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• the formerרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• which were beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thee, so shall they burnשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• for thee; and they will lamentסָפַדsâphad · to mournH5594
• Ahהוֹיhôy · woe!H1945
• lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• for I have pronouncedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 34:5

• 2 Kings 22:20‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. You will not have to witness all the disaster I will bring on this place.’”’” Then they reported back to the king.
• 2 Chronicles 34:28‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. You will not have to witness all the disaster I will bring on this place and its residents.’”’” Then they reported back to the king.
• Ezekiel 17:16“‘As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, surely in the city of the king who crowned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke – in the middle of Babylon he will die!
• 2 Chronicles 16:14He was buried in the tomb he had carved out in the City of David. They laid him to rest on a bier covered with spices and assorted mixtures of ointments. They made a huge bonfire to honor him.
• 2 Chronicles 21:19After about two years his intestines came out because of the disease, so that he died a very painful death. His people did not make a bonfire to honor him, as they had done for his ancestors.
• Daniel 2:46Then King Nebuchadnezzar bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage to Daniel. He gave orders to offer sacrifice and incense to him.
• Jeremiah 22:18So the Lord has this to say about Josiah’s son, King Jehoiakim of Judah: People will not mourn for him, saying, “This makes me sad, my brother! This makes me sad, my sister!” They will not mourn for him, saying, “Poor, poor lord! Poor, poor majesty!”
• 2 Chronicles 21:20Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. No one regretted his death; he was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal tombs.
• Lamentations 4:20Our very life breath – the Lord’s anointed king – was caught in their traps, of whom we thought, “Under his protection we will survive among the nations.” ש (Sin/Shin)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 34:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thou shalt die in peace - Thou shalt not die a violent death; and at thy death thou shalt have all those funereal solemnities which were usual at the demise of kings. See 2 Chronicles 16:14. So shall they burn odours for thee - Scented wood and other odoriferous substances are placed on the funeral pile of the rich Hindoos, and burned with the body. And they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! - They will recite the funeral dirge that begins with those…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5In peace - See Jeremiah 12:12 note. Burn odors - “Make a burning.” The burning was probably that of piles of wood, and spices were added only as an special honor. It was not a Jewish custom to burn the dead. As these burnings depended upon the estimation in which the dead king was held, the verse implies a prosperous reign, such as Zedekiah might have had as an obedient vassal to BabyIon. I have pronounced the word - I have spoken the word.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Although the Babylonians would defeat Judah, the Lord promised to protect Zedekiah during the war. The king would die peacefully and receive honors from the siege survivors. However, see Jeremiah 39:5–7 for a description of Zedekiah being captured, tortured, and then taken to Babylon.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. Mitigation of Zedekiah's punishment.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 34:5

• Burial
• Dead (People)

In the dictionaries

• Josiah
• Cremation
• Decease, in the Old Testament and Apocyphra
• Odor
• Zedekiah (2)
• Zedekiah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings