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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,
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The word: This chapter contains two discourses, one concerning the taking of the city, and Zedekiah's captivity and death, Jeremiah 34:1-7, and the other containing an invective against the inhabitants of Jerusalem for retaining their Hebrew slaves, Jeremiah 34:8-22, both of which were delivered in the tenth year of Zedekiah.
when: Jeremiah 34:7, Jeremiah 32:2, Jeremiah 39:1-3, Jeremiah 52:4-11, 2 Kings 25:1-9, 2 Chronicles 36:12-17
all the kingdoms: Jeremiah 1:15, Jeremiah 27:5-7, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:1, Daniel 4:22, Daniel 5:19
of his dominion: Heb. the dominion of his hand
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 1:3 - unto the end Zechariah 14:2 - gather
2.
Thus 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:
Go: Jeremiah 22:1, Jeremiah 22:2, Jeremiah 37:1-4, 2 Chronicles 36:11, 2 Chronicles 36:12
Behold: Jeremiah 34:22, Jeremiah 21:4, Jeremiah 21:10, Jeremiah 32:3, Jeremiah 32:28, Jeremiah 32:29, Jeremiah 37:8-10, Jeremiah 38:23, Jeremiah 39:8
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:55 - in the siege 2 Kings 25:1 - in the ninth Jeremiah 38:18 - then Jeremiah 39:16 - Behold Jeremiah 52:7 - the city
3.
And 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.
And thou: Jeremiah 34:21, Jeremiah 21:7, Jeremiah 32:4, Jeremiah 37:17, Jeremiah 38:18, Jeremiah 39:4, Jeremiah 39:5, Jeremiah 52:7-9, 2 Kings 25:4, 2 Kings 25:5
and thine: Jeremiah 39:6, Jeremiah 39:7, Jeremiah 52:10, Jeremiah 52:11, 2 Kings 25:6, 2 Kings 25:7, Ezekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 17:18-20, Ezekiel 21:25
he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth: Heb. his mouth shall speak to thy mouth
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 25:1 - in the ninth Jeremiah 1:18 - against Jeremiah 25:35 - the shepherds Jeremiah 32:3 - Behold Jeremiah 39:16 - Behold Ezekiel 17:15 - shall he escape Ezekiel 17:16 - even
4.
Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 18:18 - hear the word Jeremiah 2:4 - Hear ye Jeremiah 7:2 - Hear Jeremiah 32:5 - until Hosea 4:1 - Hear
5.
But 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.
But thou: 2 Kings 22:20, 2 Chronicles 34:28, Ezekiel 17:16
and with: 2 Chronicles 16:14, 2 Chronicles 21:19
so: Daniel 2:46
and they: Jeremiah 22:18, 2 Chronicles 21:20, Lamentations 4:20
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 31:12 - burnt them there Jeremiah 27:22 - carried Jeremiah 32:5 - until
6.
Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
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When 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.
fought against: Jeremiah 34:1, Jeremiah 4:5, Jeremiah 8:14, Jeremiah 11:12, Deuteronomy 28:52
Lachish: Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:11, Joshua 12:11, Joshua 15:35, Joshua 15:39, 2 Kings 18:13, 2 Kings 18:14, 2 Kings 19:8, Micah 1:13
for: 2 Chronicles 11:5-10, 2 Chronicles 27:4
Reciprocal: Exodus 8:15 - saw Joshua 10:10 - Azekah 1 Samuel 17:1 - Azekah
8.
This 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;
had: 2 Kings 11:17, 2 Kings 23:2, 2 Kings 23:3, 2 Chronicles 15:12-15, 2 Chronicles 23:16, 2 Chronicles 29:10, 2 Chronicles 34:30-33, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:1-27
to proclaim: Jeremiah 34:14, Jeremiah 34:17, Exodus 21:2-4, Exodus 23:10, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 25:10, Leviticus 25:39-46, Deuteronomy 15:12, Nehemiah 5:1-13, Isaiah 61:1
Reciprocal: Exodus 8:8 - and I will 2 Kings 25:1 - in the ninth Nehemiah 5:12 - I called Isaiah 58:6 - to loose Jeremiah 34:15 - ye had
9.
That 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.
Hebrew: Genesis 14:13, Genesis 40:15, Exodus 2:6, Exodus 3:18, Deuteronomy 15:12, 1 Samuel 4:6, 1 Samuel 4:9, 1 Samuel 14:11, 2 Corinthians 11:22, Philippians 3:5
serve: Jeremiah 34:10, Jeremiah 25:14, Jeremiah 27:7, Jeremiah 30:8, 1 Corinthians 6:8
Reciprocal: Isaiah 58:3 - exact Jeremiah 34:14 - At the Colossians 4:1 - give
10.
Now 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.
when: Jeremiah 26:10, Jeremiah 26:16, Jeremiah 36:12, Jeremiah 36:24, Jeremiah 36:25, Jeremiah 38:4
then: Jeremiah 3:10, Jeremiah 3:11, Isaiah 29:13, Mark 6:20
Reciprocal: Exodus 14:5 - Why have we Jeremiah 34:9 - serve Jeremiah 34:15 - in proclaiming Jeremiah 34:19 - princes
11.
But 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.
Jeremiah 34:21, Jeremiah 37:5, Exodus 8:8, Exodus 8:15, Exodus 9:28, Exodus 9:34, Exodus 9:35, Exodus 10:17-20, Exodus 14:3-9, 1 Samuel 19:6-11, 1 Samuel 24:19, 1 Samuel 26:21, Psalms 36:3, Psalms 78:34-36, Psalms 125:5, Proverbs 26:11, Ecclesiastes 8:11, Hosea 6:4, Hosea 7:16, Zephaniah 1:6, Matthew 12:43-45, Romans 2:4, Romans 2:5, 2 Peter 2:20-22
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 34:15 - in proclaiming Jeremiah 34:16 - ye turned
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Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
13.
Thus 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,
I made: Jeremiah 31:32, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 24:7, Exodus 24:8, Deuteronomy 5:2, Deuteronomy 5:3, Deuteronomy 5:27, Deuteronomy 29:1, Hebrews 8:10, Hebrews 8:11
in the: Jeremiah 7:22, Jeremiah 11:4, Jeremiah 11:7, Deuteronomy 7:8, Deuteronomy 15:15, Deuteronomy 16:12, Deuteronomy 24:18, Joshua 24:17, Judges 6:8
out of: Exodus 13:3, Exodus 13:14, Deuteronomy 5:6, Deuteronomy 6:12, Deuteronomy 8:14, Deuteronomy 13:10, Joshua 24:17, Judges 6:8
Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:10 - proclaim Jeremiah 11:2 - General
14.
At 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.
At the: Jeremiah 34:8, Jeremiah 34:9, Exodus 21:1-4, Exodus 23:10, Exodus 23:11, Deuteronomy 15:12, 1 Kings 9:22, 2 Chronicles 28:10, Isaiah 58:6, Amos 2:6, Amos 8:6
been sold: or, sold himself, 1 Kings 21:25, Isaiah 50:1, Romans 7:14-17, Romans 7:24
but: It appears from this and several other passages, that the sabbatical year had been wholly neglected some centuries before the captivity; and the author of the second book of Chronicles - Jeremiah 36:21 assigns this as a reason for the captivity, "that the land might enjoy her sabbaths." Now, if we reckon the seventy years' captivity as a punishment for this neglect, it will follow that the law on this subject had been disregarded for about 490 years. Jeremiah 7:25, Jeremiah 7:26, Jeremiah 11:8-10, Jeremiah 32:30, 1 Samuel 8:7, 1 Samuel 8:8, 2 Kings 17:13, 2 Kings 17:14, 2 Chronicles 36:16, Nehemiah 9:30, Ezekiel 20:4, Ezekiel 20:8, Zechariah 7:11, Zechariah 7:12
Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:39 - be sold 2 Kings 4:1 - the creditor 2 Chronicles 28:11 - deliver Job 31:13 - the cause Jeremiah 13:10 - evil Jeremiah 31:32 - Not
15.
And 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:
ye: 1 Kings 21:27-29, 2 Kings 10:30, 2 Kings 10:31, 2 Kings 12:2, 2 Kings 14:3, Isaiah 58:2, Matthew 15:8
now: Heb. to-day
in proclaiming: Jeremiah 34:10, Jeremiah 34:11
ye had: Jeremiah 34:8, 2 Kings 23:3, Nehemiah 10:29, Psalms 76:11, Psalms 119:106
which is called by my name: Heb. whereupon my name is called, Jeremiah 7:10, Jeremiah 7:11
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 28:11 - deliver 2 Chronicles 29:10 - to make a covenant Jeremiah 50:33 - they refused Hosea 4:10 - left Hosea 6:4 - for
16.
But 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.
ye turned: Jeremiah 34:11, 1 Samuel 15:11, Ezekiel 3:20, Ezekiel 18:24, Ezekiel 33:12, Ezekiel 33:13, Luke 8:13-15
polluted: Exodus 20:7, Leviticus 19:12, Ezekiel 17:16-19, Ezekiel 20:39, Ezekiel 39:7, Malachi 1:7, Malachi 1:12
and brought: Matthew 18:28-34
Reciprocal: Proverbs 21:13 - at
17.
Therefore 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.
behold: When they proclaimed liberty to their slaves, God restrained the sword from cutting them off; but now having resumed their authority over them, He proclaimed liberty to these dire judgments to seize upon, and destroy them. Leviticus 26:34, Leviticus 26:35, Deuteronomy 19:19, Judges 1:6, Judges 1:7, Esther 7:10, Daniel 6:24, Matthew 7:2, Luke 6:37, Luke 6:38, Galatians 6:7, James 2:13, Revelation 16:6
to the sword: Jeremiah 15:2, Jeremiah 21:7, Jeremiah 24:10, Jeremiah 32:24, Jeremiah 32:36, Jeremiah 47:6, Jeremiah 47:7, Ezekiel 14:17-21
I will: Jeremiah 15:4, Jeremiah 24:9, Jeremiah 24:10, Jeremiah 29:18, Deuteronomy 28:25, Deuteronomy 28:64
to be removed: Heb. for a removing, Lamentations 1:8, *marg.
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:21 - we saw Proverbs 21:13 - at Isaiah 65:12 - will I Jeremiah 12:12 - the sword Jeremiah 16:4 - consumed Jeremiah 21:6 - they Jeremiah 24:8 - So will Jeremiah 29:17 - Behold Jeremiah 29:19 - General Jeremiah 34:8 - to proclaim Jeremiah 38:2 - He Ezekiel 23:46 - to be removed and spoiled Micah 2:3 - do Malachi 2:2 - ye will not hear
18.
And 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,
have transgressed: Deuteronomy 17:2, Joshua 7:11, Joshua 23:16, Hosea 6:7, Hosea 8:1
when: This was the ancient mode of making a covenant. - See note on Deuteronomy 29:12, and see note on Joshua 9:7. Genesis 15:10, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 15:18, Psalms 50:1
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 29:10 - to make a covenant
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The 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;
princes: Jeremiah 34:10, Ezekiel 22:27-31, Daniel 9:6, Daniel 9:8, Daniel 9:12, Micah 7:1-5, Zephaniah 3:3, Zephaniah 3:4
the eunuchs: Jeremiah 29:2, Jeremiah 38:7, 2 Kings 24:12, 2 Kings 24:15, *marg.
Reciprocal: Genesis 15:10 - divided them Genesis 15:17 - passed Nehemiah 9:32 - on our kings Jeremiah 21:7 - I will Jeremiah 26:10 - the princes Jeremiah 38:18 - then Jeremiah 39:6 - slew all
20.
I 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.
and into: Jeremiah 4:30, Jeremiah 11:21, Jeremiah 21:7, Jeremiah 22:25, Jeremiah 38:16, Jeremiah 44:30, Jeremiah 49:37
and their: Jeremiah 7:33, Jeremiah 16:4, Jeremiah 19:7, 1 Samuel 17:44, 1 Samuel 17:46, 1 Kings 14:11, 1 Kings 16:4, 1 Kings 21:23, 1 Kings 21:24, 2 Kings 9:34-37, Ezekiel 29:5, Ezekiel 32:4, Ezekiel 39:17-20, Revelation 19:17-21
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:26 - General Psalms 79:2 - General Psalms 79:3 - and there Jeremiah 1:18 - against Lamentations 1:14 - delivered Ezekiel 23:28 - whom thou Revelation 19:18 - ye
21.
And 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.
Zedekiah: Jeremiah 34:3-5, Jeremiah 39:6, Jeremiah 52:10, Jeremiah 52:24-27, 2 Kings 25:18-21, Lamentations 4:20, Ezekiel 17:16
which are: Jeremiah 37:5-11
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 25:6 - they took Jeremiah 22:25 - I Jeremiah 34:11 - General Jeremiah 36:29 - The king Jeremiah 37:8 - General Jeremiah 37:17 - thou shalt Jeremiah 44:30 - as I Jeremiah 49:37 - their enemies Jeremiah 52:8 - General Lamentations 1:14 - delivered Ezekiel 16:27 - delivered
22.
Behold, 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.
I will command: 2 Samuel 16:11, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 24:3, 2 Chronicles 36:17, Isaiah 10:5-7, Isaiah 13:3, Isaiah 37:26, Isaiah 45:1-3, Amos 3:6, Matthew 22:7
cause: They did return, and reinvested the city; and, after an obstinate defence, took it, plundered it, and burnt it to the ground, taking Zedekiah, his princes, and people, captive. Jeremiah 37:8-10
shall fight: Jeremiah 21:4-10, Jeremiah 32:29, Jeremiah 38:23, Jeremiah 39:1, Jeremiah 39:2, Jeremiah 39:8, Jeremiah 52:7, Jeremiah 52:13
and I will: Jeremiah 9:11, Jeremiah 33:10, Jeremiah 44:2-6, Jeremiah 44:22, Isaiah 6:11, Isaiah 24:12, Isaiah 64:10, Lamentations 1:1, Ezekiel 33:27, Ezekiel 33:28, Micah 7:13, Zechariah 1:12, Zechariah 7:14
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 25:6 - they took 2 Kings 25:9 - the king's Isaiah 10:6 - will I give Jeremiah 1:15 - and against Jeremiah 2:15 - his cities Jeremiah 4:7 - to Jeremiah 21:10 - it shall Jeremiah 34:2 - Behold Jeremiah 36:29 - The king Jeremiah 37:17 - thou shalt Jeremiah 39:16 - Behold Jeremiah 46:19 - waste Jeremiah 50:21 - and do Lamentations 1:17 - commanded Ezekiel 6:6 - the cities Ezekiel 12:20 - General Habakkuk 1:9 - they shall gather Zephaniah 1:2 - I will