Jeremiah 34:6
in Jeremiah 34In Jerusalem, then, Jeremiah the prophet relayed all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah
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ASV
Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
KJV
Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
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This verse in Jeremiah 34
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThen Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words,.... The threatening, as well as the consolatory ones; he kept back no part of the message he was sent with, but faithfully delivered the whole: unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem; though he knew it would displease him, and bring himself into trouble, as it did; for upon this he was put into prison.
This site's exposition
Yet hear the word of the
on Jeremiah 34:4-7
Zedekiah is told, “You will not die by the sword,” and spices will be burned with the lament “Alas, O master!” Jeremiah delivers the word while only “Lachish and Azekah” remain. The mercy is small, since this king will still see his sons killed and have his eyes put out.
This site's exposition
Jeremiah the prophet relayed all these words
Jeremiah the prophet gave Zedekiah king of Judah the whole word, the fire and the captivity with the peace. Gill says he kept back nothing, though he knew it would anger the king. Clarke says he spoke at the risk of his life.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
It is a mercy to great men to have those about them that will deal faithfully with them, and tell them the evil consequences of their evil courses, that they may reform and live. The Servants Re-enslaved. 8 This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the L ORD , after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Spake all these Words unto Zedekiah - He delivered this message at the hazard of his life. Jeremiah feared God, and had no other fear.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבֵּר֙ | vaydaber | and he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ | yirmeyahu | Jeremiah | H3414 → | 147 times |
| הַנָּבִ֔יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ | tzidkiyahu | Zedekiah | H6667 → | 63 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| אֵ֛ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַדְּבָרִ֥ים | hadevarim | the words | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הָאֵ֖לֶּה | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
וַיְדַבֵּר֙and he spoke
vaydaberH1696 →1141 times
יִרְמְיָ֣הוּJeremiah
yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times
הַנָּבִ֔יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּZedekiah
tzidkiyahuH6667 →63 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
אֵ֛ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַדְּבָרִ֥יםthe words
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
הָאֵ֖לֶּה<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Acts 20:27For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
it leads to
- Acts 20:20
I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4
Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
- Acts 20:20
Through
Ezekiel 2:7But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 23:28
Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 1:7
But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
- Ezekiel 2:5
And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
- Ezekiel 3:10
“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
- Ezekiel 3:17
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
- Jeremiah 23:28
Through
1 Samuel 3:18So 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.”
it leads to
- Job 2:10
“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
- Job 2:10
Where this verse is studied
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About Jeremiah

Who and where
4 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonLate monarchy / ExileJeremiahPriest of Anathoth called before birth to uproot and to plant; the weeping prophet of Jerusalem's fall who bought a field in the s…
- PersonExileZedekiahJudah's last king, who broke his oath to Babylon against Jeremiah's word; his sons slain before his eyes at Riblah, and the city a…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
