But thou shalt die in [a]peace: and according to the burning for thy fathers the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odors for thee, and they shall lament thee, saying, Oh [b]Lord: for I have pronounced the word, saith the Lord.

Then Jeremiah the Prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

(When the King of Babel’s host fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah, that were left, even against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these strong cities remained of the cities of Judah)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 34:5 Not of any violent death.
  2. Jeremiah 34:5 The Jews shall lament for thee their lord and king.

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