Jeremiah 34:6
4 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the LORD says concerning you: You will not die by the sword;
5 you will die in peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn spices for you and lament, ‘Alas, O master!’ For I Myself have spoken this word, declares the LORD.”
In Jerusalem, then, Jeremiah the prophet relayed all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah
7 as the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the remaining cities of Judah—against Lachish and Azekah. For these were the only fortified cities remaining in Judah.
8 After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- In Jerusalem, then, Jeremiah the prophet relayed all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah
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- Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
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- Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
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- Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
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- And the prophet Jeremiah spoke all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem.
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- And Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Zedekiah the king of Judah all these words in Jerusalem,
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- Og profeten Jeremias talte alle disse ord til Judas konge Sedekias i Jerusalem
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- Da formidlet profeten Jeremias alle disse ordene til Sidkia, kongen av Juda, i Jerusalem,
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- Og profeten Jeremias talte alle disse ord til Judas konge Sedekias i Jerusalem
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 3:18
So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
Read in context1 Samuel 15:16–24
“Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied.
Read in contextActs 20:27
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
Read in context1 Kings 22:14
But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
Read in contextMatthew 14:4
because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
Read in contextEzekiel 2:7
But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
Read in context1 Kings 21:19
Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
Read in context2 Samuel 12:7–12
Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
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