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And you will not escape from his hand, but surely you will be captured, and into his hand you will be given, and you will see the king of Babylon eye to eye,[a] and you will speak face to face with him,[b] and to Babylon you will go.’ However, hear the word of Yahweh, O Zedekiah, the king of Judah. Thus says Yahweh concerning you: ‘You will not die by the sword. In peace you will die, and as there was burning for your ancestors,[c] the former kings who were before you,[d] so they will burn for you, and they will lament for you, “Alas, lord!” For the word I have spoken,’ declares[e] Yahweh.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 34:3 Literally “your eyes shall see with the eyes of the king of Babylon”
  2. Jeremiah 34:3 Literally “his mouth shall speak with your mouth”
  3. Jeremiah 34:5 Or “fathers”
  4. Jeremiah 34:5 Literally “to the face of you”
  5. Jeremiah 34:5 Literally “a declaration of”