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Jeremiah 34:1 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 34 · verse 1
The 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,Jeremiah 34:1 · King James Version
Jeremiah 34:1 in context
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- NebuchadnezzarNᵉbûwkadneʼtstsarNebukadnetstsar , king of BabylonH5019 →
- JeremiahYirmᵉyâhJirmejah, the name of eight or nine IsraelitesH3414 →
- kingdomsmamlâkâhdominionH4467 →
- dominionyâda handH3027 →
- BabylonBâbelBabel , including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireH894 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
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This prophecy concerning Zedekiah was delivered to Jeremiah, and by him to the parties concerned, before he was shut up in the prison, for we find this prediction here made the ground of his commitment, as appears by the recital of some passages out of it, Jer 32:4. Observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7