Jeremiah 34:12
in Jeremiah 34Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Therefore the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
KJV
Therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
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This verse in Jeremiah 34
Commentary
4 notes on this verseTherefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord,.... The word of Jehovah the Son, from Jehovah the Father, because of this transgression of the princes and people, and as soon as it was committed by them; for it is plain, from Jer 34:21, that it was before the Chaldean army returned to Jerusalem, after its departure from it: saying; as follows:
This site's exposition
After King Zedekiah had made a
on Jeremiah 34:8-12
Under the siege, Zedekiah made a covenant with the people “to proclaim liberty,” “that each man should free his Hebrew slaves.” The reversal followed, “later they changed their minds and took back the menservants and maidservants they had freed,” and verse 12 brings the LORD's answer.
This site's exposition
the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah
The answer came at once. John Gill reads verse 21 as proof that this word reached Jeremiah while the Chaldean army was still away, before it returned to the siege. The sentence was spoken while the owners still counted themselves safe.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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, ch. xxxii.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֤י | vayhi | and it came | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| דְבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶֽל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ | yirmeyahu | Jeremiah | H3414 → | 147 times |
| מֵאֵ֥ת | meet | from with | H854 → | 929 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיְהִ֤יand it came
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
דְבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶֽל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יִרְמְיָ֔הוּJeremiah
yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times
מֵאֵ֥תfrom with
meetH854 →929 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.