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Jeremiah 34:1

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This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

The word which came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying:

KJV

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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This verse in Jeremiah 34

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

The word which came unto Jeremiah - This discourse was delivered in the tenth year of the reign of Zedekiah. The chapter contains two discourses; one, Jer 34:1-7, which concerns the taking of the city, and Zedekiah’s captivity and death; the other, Jer 34:8-22, which is an invective against the inhabitants of Jerusalem for having Hebrew male and female slaves. These, having been manumitted at the instance of the prophet, were afterwards brought back by their old masters, and put in the same thraldom; for which God threatens them with severe judgments.

This site's exposition

all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion

on Jeremiah 34:1-3

Nebuchadnezzar's army is described at its widest reach, all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, a coalition of subject peoples arrayed against one city while its own king still sits on his throne inside it. The word Jeremiah is sent to carry is blunt and personal: no escape, certain capture, a meeting face to face with Babylon's king, and the road to Babylon itself. Henry notes the courage it took to carry such a word into a besieged palace, and Keil reads the specificity, eyes shall behold the eyes, as the mark of a true prophecy rather than a guess at the obvious.

The words behind it

26 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • הַדָּבָ֛רthe word

    hadavarH1697 →1440 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • הָיָ֥הit came

    hayahH1961 →3559 times

  • אֶֽל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiah

    yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times

  • מֵאֵ֣תfrom with

    meetH854 →929 times

  • יְהוָ֑הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • וּנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רand Nebuchadnezzar

    unevukhadretzarH5019 →60 times

  • מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    melekh-H4428 →2525 times

  • בָּבֶ֣ל׀Babylon

    bavelH894 →262 times

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • חֵיל֡וֹarmy his

    cheiloH2428 →246 times

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • מַמְלְכ֣וֹת[the] kingdoms of

    mamlekhotH4467 →117 times

  • אֶרֶץ֩[the] earth

    ʾeretzH776 →2504 times

  • מֶמְשֶׁ֨לֶת[the] rule of

    memsheletH4475 →

  • יָד֜וֹhand his

    yadoH3027 →1618 times

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • הָעַמִּ֗יםthe peoples

    haamimH5971 →1873 times

  • נִלְחָמִ֧ים[were] fighting

    nilchamimH3898 →177 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םJerusalem

    yerushalimH3389 →643 times

  • וְעַל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • עָרֶ֖יהָcities its

    ʾareihaH5892 →1090 times

  • לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying

    lemorH559 →5305 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

14 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 1:15For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.4 worksJeremiah 32:2At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.3 worksDaniel 2:37–38You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.3 works2 Kings 25:1–9So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.3 worksJeremiah 52:4–11So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.2 worksJeremiah 34:7as 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.2 works
The other 8 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Chronicles 36:12–17And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.2 worksDaniel 4:1King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.2 worksJeremiah 27:5–7By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.2 worksDaniel 4:22you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.2 worksJeremiah 39:1–3In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.2 worksDaniel 5:19Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.2 worksJeremiah 1:3and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.2 worksZechariah 14:2For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 32:2

    At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 37:21

      So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in…

    • Nehemiah 3:25

      and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son…

    • Jeremiah 33:1

      While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:

    • Jeremiah 38:6

      So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no…

  • Through

    Jeremiah 1:15

    For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem.…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 9:11

      “And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”

    • Jeremiah 43:10

      Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these…

    • Jeremiah 4:16

      Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.

    • Jeremiah 25:9

      behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents,…

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 34 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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