Jeremiah 34:1-36:32 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 34:1-7

This prophecy concerning Zedekiah was delivered to Jeremiah, and by him to the parties concerned, before he was shut up in the prison, for we find this prediction here made the ground of his commitment, as appears by the recital of some passages out of it, Jer. 32:4. Observe, I. The time when this message was sent to Zedekiah; it was when the king of Babylon, with all his forces, some out of all the kingdoms of the earth that were within his jurisdiction, fought against Jerusalem and the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:1

The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord ,.... 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 Jeremiah 32:2 ; compared with Jeremiah 34:2 ; 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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 34:1

The word which came unto Jeremiah - This discourse was delivered in the tenth year of the reign of Zedekiah. The chapter contains two discourses; one, Jeremiah 34:1-7 , which concerns the taking of the city, and Zedekiah's captivity and death; the other, Jeremiah 34:8-22 , which is an invective against the inhabitants of Jerusalem for having Hebrew male and female slaves. These, having been manumitted at the instance of the prophet, were afterwards brought back by their old masters, and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 34:1

Verse 1 It is no wonder, nor ought it to be deemed useless, that the Prophet so often repeats the same things, for we know how great was the hardness of the people with whom he had to do. Here, then, he tells us that he was sent to King Zedekiah when the city was besieged by Nebuchadnezzar and his whole army. The Prophet mentions the circumstances, by which we may understand how formidable that siege was, for Nebuchadnezzar had not brought a small force, but had armed many and various people.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 34:1

All the kingdoms of the earth; etc.; rather, of the land. The accumulation of phrases is to convey the composite character of the Chaldean army. And against all the cities thereof; i.e. the fortified cities which still held out—against Lachish and Azekah, if no more (per. 7). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 34:1-7

A king's doom. Jeremiah reveals to King Zedekiah his approaching doom. The invader is already occupying the land and coming up before the walls of Jerusalem (verse 7). It is now too late to escape, resistance is vain, the doom is certain. What a terrible scene is that in the royal palace when the mournful prophet stands up to deliver his message to the terror-stricken monarch! Such events are rare in history. Yet the general truths on which the message of Jeremiah depended are eternal and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 34:1-7

The Lord, the prophet, and the king. It is a sad scene that these verses bring before us. I. THE LORD SEEKING TO SAVE THE LOST . This was the intent of the prophet's being charged with his message to King Zedekiah. If it were possible to save him, the Lord would do so, and, therefore, sent his servant again and yet again. Not lightly will the Lord let any evil doer go his own way. II. THE PROPHET FAITHFULLY DISCHARGING A TERRIBLE DUTY . It was terrible... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 34:1-22

The first passage ( Jeremiah 34:1-7 ) is virtually a postscript to Jeremiah 32:1-44 ; Jeremiah 33:1-26 .; it apparently contains the prophecy referred to in Jeremiah 32:3-5 as the cause of Jeremiah's imprisonment. The same prophecy recurs in a shorter form in Jeremiah 37:17 , and, by comparing the context of this passage with Jeremiah 32:1 , etc; we are enabled to infer that the original prophecy was uttered at the renewal of the siege of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans, who had... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 34:1

People - Peoples, i. e., tribes, races, under the rule of one man. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 34:1

Jeremiah 34:1. The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar, &c., fought against Jerusalem The siege was begun in the ninth year of Zedekiah, the tenth month and tenth day of the month, which answers to the latter end of our December. See Jeremiah 52:4. Blaney thinks the prophet received this revelation a month or two after the siege was begun, or toward the latter end of Zedekiah’s ninth year; namely, during the interval between the raising the siege of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 34:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 34:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 34:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 34:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 34:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 34:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 34:1-22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 34:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 34:1

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