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 Living Translation (NLT)but will die peacefully. People will burn incense in your memory, just as they did for your ancestors, the kings who preceded you. They will mourn for you, crying, “Alas, our master is dead!” This I have decreed, says the Lord.’”

Context of Jeremiah 34:5

3And you 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 face to face, and you shall go to Babylon.’ ” ’ 4Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says the Lord concerning you: ‘You shall not die by the sword. 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.’ ” 6Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem, 7when the king of Babylon’s army fought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and Azekah; for only these fortified cities remained of the cities of Judah.

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“Surely, therefore, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place.” ’ ” So they brought back word to the king.
• 2 Chronicles 34:28“Surely I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place and its inhabitants.” ’ ” So they brought back word to the king.
• Ezekiel 17:16‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
• 2 Chronicles 16:14They buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the City of David; and they laid him in the bed which was filled with spices and various ingredients prepared in a mixture of ointments. They made a very great burning for him.
• 2 Chronicles 21:19Then it happened in the course of time, after the end of two years, that his intestines came out because of his sickness; so he died in severe pain. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning for his fathers.
• Daniel 2:46Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him.
• Jeremiah 22:18Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: “They shall not lament for him, Saying, ‘Alas, my brother!’ or ‘Alas, my sister!’ They shall not lament for him, Saying, ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, his glory!’
• 2 Chronicles 21:20He was thirty-two years old when he became king. He reigned in Jerusalem eight years and, to no one’s sorrow, departed. However they buried him in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
• Lamentations 4:20The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, Was caught in their pits, Of whom we said, “Under his shadow We shall live among the nations.”

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