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You won’t escape from him. You will certainly be captured and given into his control.[a] You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye, he will speak to you face to face, and you will go to Babylon.’”’ Yet, hear this message from the Lord, king Zedekiah of Judah. This is what the Lord says to you, ‘You won’t die by the sword. You will die peacefully, and as they burned fires[b] for your ancestors,[c] the former kings who were before you, so they’ll burn fires[d] for you, wailing, “Oh how terrible, your majesty!”’ For I’ve spoken the message,” declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 34:3 Lit. hand
  2. Jeremiah 34:5 I.e. a memorial fire
  3. Jeremiah 34:5 Lit. like the burning for your ancestors
  4. Jeremiah 34:5 The Heb. lacks fires