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Jeremiah 34:2

Jeremiah 34:2
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel,.... Who, though the covenant God of Israel, yet provoked by their sins, sends the following message to their king:

go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 34:1-7

This prophecy concerning Zedekiah was delivered to Jeremiah, and by him to the parties concerned, before he was shut up in the prison, for we find this prediction here made the ground of his…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Jeremiah 34:1-7

Prophecy of the burning of the city and the captivity of Zedekiah.