Jeremiah 34:1-7

Zedekiah to Die in Babylon

1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when aNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army band all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion and all the peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and all of its cities: 2“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and speak to cZedekiah king of Judah and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: dBehold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. 3 eYou shall not escape from his hand but shall surely be captured and delivered into his hand. fYou shall see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face. And you shall go to Babylon.’ 4Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah! gThus says the Lord concerning you: h‘You shall not die by the sword. 5You shall die in peace. iAnd as spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so people shall jburn spices for you kand lament for you, saying, “Alas, lord!”’ For I have spoken the word, declares the Lord.”

6Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem, 7when the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, lLachish and mAzekah, nfor these were the only ofortified cities of Judah that remained.

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