Jeremiah 34:1
The word{H1697} which came unto Jeremiah{H3414} from the LORD{H3068}, when Nebuchadnezzar{H5019} king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and all his army{H2428}, and all the kingdoms{H4467} of the earth{H776} of his dominion{H3027}{H4475}, and all the people{H5971}, fought{H3898}{(H8737)} against Jerusalem{H3389}, and against all the cities{H5892} thereof, saying{H559}{(H8800)},
Jeremiah 34:2
Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}; Go{H1980}{(H8800)} and speak{H559}{(H8804)} to Zedekiah{H6667} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063}, and tell{H559}{(H8804)} him, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Behold, I will give{H5414}{(H8802)} this city{H5892} into the hand{H3027} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and he shall burn{H8313}{(H8804)} it with fire{H784}:
Jeremiah 34:3
And thou shalt not escape out{H4422}{(H8735)} of his hand{H3027}, but shalt surely{H8610}{(H8800)} be taken{H8610}{(H8735)}, and delivered{H5414}{(H8735)} into his hand{H3027}; and thine eyes{H5869} shall behold{H7200}{(H8799)} the eyes{H5869} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and he shall speak{H1696}{(H8762)} with thee mouth{H6310} to mouth{H6310}, and thou shalt go{H935}{(H8799)} to Babylon{H894}.
Jeremiah 34:4
Yet hear{H8085}{(H8798)} the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}, O Zedekiah{H6667} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063}; Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of thee, Thou shalt not die{H4191}{(H8799)} by the sword{H2719}:
Jeremiah 34:5
But thou shalt die{H4191}{(H8799)} in peace{H7965}: and with the burnings{H4955} of thy fathers{H1}, the former{H7223} kings{H4428} which were before{H6440} thee, so shall they burn{H8313}{(H8799)} odours for thee; and they will lament{H5594}{(H8799)} thee, saying, Ah{H1945} lord{H113}! for I have pronounced{H1696}{(H8765)} the word{H1697}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.
Jeremiah 34:6
Then Jeremiah{H3414} the prophet{H5030} spake{H1696}{(H8762)} all these words{H1697} unto Zedekiah{H6667} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063} in Jerusalem{H3389},
Jeremiah 34:7
When the king{H4428} of Babylon's{H894} army{H2428} fought{H3898}{(H8737)} against Jerusalem{H3389}, and against all the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063} that were left{H3498}{(H8737)}, against Lachish{H3923}, and against Azekah{H5825}: for these defenced{H4013} cities{H5892} remained{H7604}{(H8738)} of the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063}.
Jeremiah 34:8
This is the word{H1697} that came unto Jeremiah{H3414} from the LORD{H3068}, after{H310} that the king{H4428} Zedekiah{H6667} had made{H3772}{(H8800)} a covenant{H1285} with all the people{H5971} which were at Jerusalem{H3389}, to proclaim{H7121}{(H8800)} liberty{H1865} unto them;
Jeremiah 34:9
That every man{H376} should let his manservant{H5650}, and every man{H376} his maidservant{H8198}, being an Hebrew{H5680} or an Hebrewess{H5680}, go{H7971}{(H8763)} free{H2670}; that none should serve{H5647}{(H8800)} himself of them, to wit, of a Jew{H3064} his brother{H251}.
Jeremiah 34:10
Now when all the princes{H8269}, and all the people{H5971}, which had entered{H935}{(H8804)} into the covenant{H1285}, heard{H8085}{(H8799)} that every one{H376} should let his manservant{H5650}, and every one{H376} his maidservant{H8198}, go{H7971}{(H8763)} free{H2670}, that none should serve{H5647}{(H8800)} themselves of them any more, then they obeyed{H8085}{(H8799)}, and let them go{H7971}{(H8762)}.
Jeremiah 34:11
But afterward{H310} they turned{H7725}{(H8799)}, and caused the servants{H5650} and the handmaids{H8198}, whom they had let go{H7971}{(H8765)} free{H2670}, to return{H7725}{(H8686)}, and brought them into subjection{H3533}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H3533}{(H8686)} for servants{H5650} and for handmaids{H8198}.
Jeremiah 34:12
Therefore the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came to Jeremiah{H3414} from the LORD{H3068}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},
Jeremiah 34:13
Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}; I made{H3772}{(H8804)} a covenant{H1285} with your fathers{H1} in the day{H3117} that I brought them forth{H3318}{(H8687)} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, out of the house{H1004} of bondmen{H5650}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},
Jeremiah 34:14
At the end{H7093} of seven{H7651} years{H8141} let ye go{H7971}{(H8762)} every man{H376} his brother{H251} an Hebrew{H5680}, which hath been sold{H4376}{(H8735)} unto thee; and when he hath served{H5647}{(H8804)} thee six{H8337} years{H8141}, thou shalt let him go{H7971}{(H8765)} free{H2670} from thee: but your fathers{H1} hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} not unto me, neither inclined{H5186}{(H8689)} their ear{H241}.
Jeremiah 34:15
And ye were now{H3117} turned{H7725}{(H8799)}, and had done{H6213}{(H8799)} right{H3477} in my sight{H5869}, in proclaiming{H7121}{(H8800)} liberty{H1865} every man{H376} to his neighbour{H7453}; and ye had made{H3772}{(H8799)} a covenant{H1285} before{H6440} me in the house{H1004} which is called{H7121}{(H8738)} by my name{H8034}:
Jeremiah 34:16
But ye turned{H7725}{(H8799)} and polluted{H2490}{(H8762)} my name{H8034}, and caused every man{H376} his servant{H5650}, and every man{H376} his handmaid{H8198}, whom ye had set{H7971}{(H8765)} at liberty{H2670} at their pleasure{H5315}, to return{H7725}{(H8686)}, and brought them into subjection{H3533}{(H8799)}, to be unto you for servants{H5650} and for handmaids{H8198}.
Jeremiah 34:17
Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Ye have not hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} unto me, in proclaiming{H7121}{(H8800)} liberty{H1865}, every one{H376} to his brother{H251}, and every man{H376} to his neighbour{H7453}: behold, I proclaim{H7121}{(H8802)} a liberty{H1865} for you, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, to the sword{H2719}, to the pestilence{H1698}, and to the famine{H7458}; and I will make{H5414}{(H8804)} you to be removed{H2189}{(H8675)}{H2113} into all the kingdoms{H4467} of the earth{H776}.
Jeremiah 34:18
And I will give{H5414}{(H8804)} the men{H582} that have transgressed{H5674}{(H8802)} my covenant{H1285}, which have not performed{H6965}{(H8689)} the words{H1697} of the covenant{H1285} which they had made{H3772}{(H8804)} before{H6440} me, when they cut{H3772}{(H8804)} the calf{H5695} in twain{H8147}, and passed{H5674}{(H8799)} between the parts{H1335} thereof,
Jeremiah 34:19
The princes{H8269} of Judah{H3063}, and the princes{H8269} of Jerusalem{H3389}, the eunuchs{H5631}, and the priests{H3548}, and all the people{H5971} of the land{H776}, which passed{H5674}{(H8802)} between the parts{H1335} of the calf{H5695};
Jeremiah 34:20
I will even give{H5414}{(H8804)} them into the hand{H3027} of their enemies{H341}{(H8802)}, and into the hand{H3027} of them that seek{H1245}{(H8764)} their life{H5315}: and their dead bodies{H5038} shall be for meat{H3978} unto the fowls{H5775} of the heaven{H8064}, and to the beasts{H929} of the earth{H776}.
Jeremiah 34:21
And Zedekiah{H6667} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063} and his princes{H8269} will I give{H5414}{(H8799)} into the hand{H3027} of their enemies{H341}{(H8802)}, and into the hand{H3027} of them that seek{H1245}{(H8764)} their life{H5315}, and into the hand{H3027} of the king{H4428} of Babylon's{H894} army{H2428}, which are gone up{H5927}{(H8802)} from you.
Jeremiah 34:22
Behold, I will command{H6680}{(H8764)}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, and cause them to return{H7725}{(H8689)} to this city{H5892}; and they shall fight{H3898}{(H8738)} against it, and take{H3920}{(H8804)} it, and burn{H8313}{(H8804)} it with fire{H784}: and I will make{H5414}{(H8799)} the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063} a desolation{H8077} without an inhabitant{H3427}{(H8802)}.