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Jeremiah 34

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1The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying,

2Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:

3And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.

4Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:

5But 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.

6Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

7When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.

8This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;

9That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.

10Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.

11But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

12Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

13Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,

14At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.

15And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

16But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.

17Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

18And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,

19The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;

20I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.

21And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you.

22Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.

Words in this chapter

Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.

  • אֵתʼêthH85325× in this chapter

    properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

  • אֵלʼêlH41314× in this chapter

    near, with or among; often in general, to

  • יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH306813× in this chapter

    Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

  • אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH83412× in this chapter

    who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

  • כֹּלkôlH360511× in this chapter

    properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

  • אִישׁʼîyshH37611× in this chapter

    a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

  • מֶלֶךְmelekH442811× in this chapter

    a king

  • אָמַרʼâmarH55910× in this chapter

    to say (used with great latitude)

  • יָדyâdH30279× in this chapter

    a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

  • יְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâhH30638× in this chapter

    Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

  • עַלʻalH59218× in this chapter

    above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

  • דָּבָרdâbârH16977× in this chapter

    a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

  • נָתַןnâthanH54147× in this chapter

    to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

  • עֶבֶדʻebedH56507× in this chapter

    a servant

  • עִירʻîyrH58927× in this chapter

    a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

  • שָׁלַחshâlachH79717× in this chapter

    to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

  • בְּרִיתbᵉrîythH12856× in this chapter

    a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

  • הָיָהhâyâhH19616× in this chapter

    to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

  • לֹאlôʼH38086× in this chapter

    not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

  • שׁוּבshûwbH77256× in this chapter

    to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

  • שִׁפְחָהshiphchâhH81986× in this chapter

    a female slave (as a member of the household)

  • אֵתʼêthH8546× in this chapter

    properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.

  • בָּבֶלBâbelH8946× in this chapter

    Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire

  • חׇפְשִׁיchophshîyH26705× in this chapter

    exempt (from bondage, tax or care)

  • יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaimH33895× in this chapter

    Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine

  • כֹּהkôhH35415× in this chapter

    properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now

  • כָּרַתkârathH37725× in this chapter

    to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)

  • צִדְקִיָּהTsidqîyâhH66675× in this chapter

    Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites

  • קָרָאqârâʼH71215× in this chapter

    to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

  • אֶרֶץʼeretsH7765× in this chapter

    the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

  • שָׁמַעshâmaʻH80855× in this chapter

    to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

  • דְּרוֹרdᵉrôwrH18654× in this chapter

    freedom; hence, spontaneity of outflow, and so clear

  • יִרְמְיָהYirmᵉyâhH34144× in this chapter

    Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites

  • עַםʻamH59714× in this chapter

    a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

  • שַׂרsarH82694× in this chapter

    a head person (of any rank or class)

  • אָבʼâbH13× in this chapter

    father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

  • דָבַרdâbarH16963× in this chapter

    perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

  • הֵןhênH20053× in this chapter

    lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if

  • חַיִלchayilH24283× in this chapter

    probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

  • אָחʼâchH2513× in this chapter

    a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

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