“Yet hear the Lord’s word, Zedekiah, king of Judah. This is what the Lord says concerning you: You will not die by the sword; you will die peacefully. There will be a burning ceremony for you just like the burning ceremonies for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you.(A) ‘Our king is dead!’[a] will be the lament for you, for I have spoken this word.” This is the Lord’s declaration.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 34:5 Lit Alas, lord

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,[a] the former kings who were before you,[b] so they will burn for you, and they will lament for you, “Alas, lord!” For the word I have spoken,’ declares[c] Yahweh.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 34:5 Or “fathers”
  2. Jeremiah 34:5 Literally “to the face of you”
  3. Jeremiah 34:5 Literally “a declaration of”