Jeremiah Chapter 34

“The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, etc.] This prophecy came to Jeremiah, and was delivered by him, when he was at liberty, and before his imprisonment, and was the occasion of it, as appears from (<243202>Jeremiah 32:2-5); compared with (<243402>Jeremiah 34:2,3); the prophecies not standing in the proper order in which they were given out; for the prophecy, in this first part of the chapter at least, was delivered out before that in the thirty second chapter: when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against…”

“CAPTIVITY OF ZEDEKIAH AND THE PEOPLE FORETOLD FOR THEIR DISOBEDIENCE AND PERFIDY. (Jer. 34:1-22) Jerusalem and . . . all the cities thereof--(see on Jer 19:15). It was amazing blindness in the king, that, in such a desperate position, he should reject admonition.”

“People - Peoples, i. e., tribes, races, under the rule of one man. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Ah Lord - The Jews in their chronology, give us the form of the lamentation thus. Alas! Zedekiah is dead, who drank the dregs of all ages: that is, who was punished for the sins of all former ages. Jeremiah 34:17”

“34:1–39:18 This section begins with the prediction of Jerusalem’s fall and Zedekiah’s captivity (34:1-7); the fulfillment of that prediction comes toward the end (39:1-10). These messages underline the truth that the old covenant had been irreparably broken, especially by those kings descended from David who should have been most committed to maintaining it. 34:1-7 The Lord encouraged Zedekiah, even though he was a weak leader who lacked courage. The message contains judgment and a promise.”

“am 3415, bc 589 The word: This chapter contains two discourses, one concerning the taking of the city, and Zedekiah's captivity and death, Jer 34:1-7; and the other containing an invective against the inhabitants of Jerusalem for retaining their Hebrew slaves, Jer 34:8-22; both of which were delivered in the tenth year of Zedekiah. when: Jer 34:7, Jer 32:2, Jer 39:1-3, Jer 52:4-11; Kg2 25:1-9; Ch2 36:12-17 all the kingdoms: Jer 1:15, Jer 27:5-7; Dan 2:37, Dan 2:38, Dan 4:1, Dan 4:22, Dan 5:19 of his dominion: Heb. the dominion of his hand Jeremiah 34:2”

“The message to Zedekiah is regarded by Hitzig, Ewald, Graf, Ngelsbach, etc. as a supplement to Jer 32:1., and as giving, in its complete form, the prophecy to which Jer 32:3. was referred, as the reason of the confinement of Jeremiah in the court of the prison. Certainly it is so far true that Jeremiah, in Jer 34:2-5, expresses himself more fully regarding the fate of King Zedekiah at the fall of Jerusalem into the hands of the Chaldeans than in Jer 32:3-5; Jer 21:3., and Jer 37:17; but we are not warranted in drawing the inference that this message forms a historical appendix or supplement to Jer 32:3., and was…”