Jeremiah 34:6

I gave the earth to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to serve him, and the wild beasts of the field to labor for him.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

In Context

5I have made the earth by my great power, and with my high arm, and I will give it to whomsoever it shall seem good in mine eyes.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 15:16And Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord has said to me this night: and he said to him, Say on.

1 Kings 21:19and let not the young men the heads of the districts go forth of the city. And the force that was behind them

Jeremiah 1:6And I said, O Lord, thou that art supreme Lord, behold, I know not how to speak, for I am a child.

Ezekiel 2:7And thou shalt speak my words to them, whether they will hear or fear: for it is a provoking house.

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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