Jeremiah 34:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:”

Jeremiah 34:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 34:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 34:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Yet hear Yahweh’s word, O Zedekiah king of Judah. Yahweh says concerning you, ‘You won’t die by the sword.”

Jeremiah 34:4 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 34:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah king of Judah: thus saith Jehovah concerning thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword; ”

Jeremiah 34:4 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 34:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Only, hear a word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah king of Judah, Thus said Jehovah unto thee: Thou dost not die by sword,”

Jeremiah 34:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 34:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Only, hear the word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah king of Judah. Thus saith Jehovah as to thee: Thou shalt not die by the sword; ”

Jeremiah 34:4 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 34:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Yet heare the worde of the Lord, O Zedekiah, King of Iudah: thus sayth the Lord of thee, Thou shalt not dye by the sword,”

Jeremiah 34:4 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 34:4 in Context — Jeremiah 34

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, and he shall burn it with fire:

3 And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.

4 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:

5 But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the Lord.

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

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What Does Jeremiah 34:4 Mean?

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