Jeremiah 34:1

“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 Jerusalem; when this mighty monarch appeared before Jerusalem with a numerous…”

“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'”

“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 the occasion or reason of Jeremiah's imprisonment. See, on the contrary, the…”