Jeremiah 34:8

And the nation and kingdom, all that shall not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, with sword and famine will I visit them, saith the Lord, until they are consumed by his hand.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;

In Context

9And hearken ye not to your false prophets, nor to them that divine to you, nor to them that foretel events by dreams to you, nor to your auguries, nor your sorcerers, that say, Ye shall by no means work for the king of Babylon:

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Cross References

Exodus 23:10Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the fruits of it.

Leviticus 25:39And if thy brother by thee be lowered, and be sold to thee, he shall not serve thee with the servitude of a slave.

2 Kings 11:17And Jodae made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord's people; also between the king and the people.

2 Chronicles 15:12And he entered into a covenant that they should seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul.

2 Chronicles 29:10Therefore it is now in my heart to make a covenant, a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that he may turn away his fierce wrath from us.

Nehemiah 5:1And the cry of the people and their wives was great against their brethren the Jews.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 34:2-8

Captivity of Zedekiah Foretold; The Babylonish Captivity Predicted. ( b. c. 589.) 1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord , 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, and against all the cities thereof, saying, 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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