Jeremiah 34:1-6 The word which came unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh,––when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his force and all the kingdoms of the earth the dominion of his hand, and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and against all her cities, saying:

Rotherham⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ The word which came unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh,––when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his force and all the kingdoms of the earth the dominion of his hand, and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and against all her cities, saying: ² Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Go and speak unto Zedekiah, king of Judah,––and say unto him––Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire; ³ And, thou, shalt not escape out of his hand, For thou shalt be, taken, And, into his hand, shalt thou be delivered,––And, thine own eyes, into the eyes of the king of Babylon, shall look, And, his mouth, with thy mouth, shall speak, And, Babylon, shalt thou enter. ⁴ Nevertheless, hear the word of Yahweh, O Zedekiah, king of Judah,––Thus, saith Yahweh, Concerning thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword; ⁵ In peace, shalt thou die, And, with the burnings made for thy fathers, the former kings who were before thee, so, shall they make a burning unto thee, And, with an, Alas lord! shall they lament thee,––Because of the word, I, have spoken, Declareth Yahweh. ⁶ Then spake Jeremiah the prophet, unto Zedekiah king of Judah, all these words, in Jerusalem;