Jeremiah - 34:4 Meaning

“Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:”

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

34:1-7 Zedekiah is told that the city shall be taken, and that he shall die a captive, but he shall die a natural death. It is better to live and die penitent in a prison, than to live and die impenitent in a palace.

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“And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.”

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