Verse 1
Jeremiah 34:1
New Living Translation
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King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with all the armies from the kingdoms he ruled, and he fought against Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. At that time this message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ/דָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר הָיָ֥ה אֶֽל יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מֵ/אֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וּ/נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֣ל וְ/כָל חֵיל֡/וֹ וְ/כָל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת אֶרֶץ֩ מֶמְשֶׁ֨לֶת יָד֜/וֹ וְ/כָל הָ/עַמִּ֗ים נִלְחָמִ֧ים עַל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם וְ/עַל כָּל עָרֶ֖י/הָ לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord concerning Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army and all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion and all the nations fighting against Jerusalem and against all its cities, saying.
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Chapter 34 Context
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King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with all the armies from the kingdoms he ruled, and he fought ag...
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“Go to King Zedekiah of Judah, and tell him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, say...
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You will not escape his grasp but will be captured and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to fac...
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“‘But listen to this promise from the LORD, O Zedekiah, king of Judah. This is what the LORD says: Y...
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but will die peacefully. People will burn incense in your memory, just as they did for your ancestor...
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So Jeremiah the prophet delivered the message to King Zedekiah of Judah.
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At this time the Babylonian army was besieging Jerusalem, Lachish, and Azekah — the only fortified c...
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This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD after King Zedekiah made a covenant with the people, pro...
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He had ordered all the people to free their Hebrew slaves — both men and women. No one was to keep a...
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The officials and all the people had obeyed the king’s command,
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but later they changed their minds. They took back the men and women they had freed, forcing them to...
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So the LORD gave them this message through Jeremiah:
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“This is what the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your ancestors long...
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I told them that every Hebrew slave must be freed after serving six years. But your ancestors paid n...
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Recently you repented and did what was right, following my command. You freed your slaves and made a...
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But now you have shrugged off your oath and defiled my name by taking back the men and women you had...
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“Therefore, this is what the LORD says: Since you have not obeyed me by setting your countrymen free...
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Because you have broken the terms of our covenant, I will cut you apart just as you cut apart the ca...
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Yes, I will cut you apart, whether you are officials of Judah or Jerusalem, court officials, priests...
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I will give you to your enemies, and they will kill you. Your bodies will be food for the vultures a...
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“I will hand over King Zedekiah of Judah and his officials to the army of the king of Babylon. And a...
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I will call the Babylonian armies back again. They will fight against this city and will capture it...
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