Jeremiah 34:4 - Exposition

Yet hear the word of the Lord, etc. Clearly this introduces a limitation of the foregoing threat. Zedekiah will, it is true, be carried to Babylon, but he will not suffer a violent death; he will "die in peace," and be buried with all customary royal honours. A difficulty, however, has been felt in admitting this view. How could Zedekiah be said to die in peace, when he was "in prison till the day of his death" ( Jeremiah 52:11 )? and how could the deposed king of a captive people be honoured with a public mourning? The reply is