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Jeremiah 34:6

in Jeremiah 34

In Jerusalem, then, Jeremiah the prophet relayed all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

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,

This verse in Jeremiah 34

Commentary

5 notes on this verse
Then 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

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

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 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.

  • 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 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

    Acts 20:27

    For 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.

  • Through

    Ezekiel 2:7

    But 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.

  • Through

    1 Samuel 3:18

    So 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.

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

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.