Jeremiah 34:5-7

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⁵ You will die in a peaceful way. As people ·made funeral fires [or burn spices; ^Lburn] to honor your ·ancestors [fathers], the kings who ruled before you, so people will ·make a funeral fire [or burn spices; ^Lburn] to honor you. They will ·cry for you and sadly [mourn for you and] say, “Ah, master!” I myself make this promise to you, says the Lord [52:8–11].’”

⁶ So Jeremiah the prophet gave this message to Zedekiah in Jerusalem. ⁷ This was while the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the cities of Judah that ·had not yet been taken [remained]—Lachish and Azekah [^Cfortress cities to the west of Jerusalem]. These were the only ·strong, walled [fortified] cities left in the land of Judah.