Jeremiah 34:1 Cross References - Thomson

¹ The word which came to Jeremias from the Lord, when Nabuchodonosar king of Babylon, with all his army and every country under his dominion were warring against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Juda, saying,

¹ Nabuchodonosar the king of Babylon came up with his whole army against Jerusalem, in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, and encamped against it and built a circumvallation against it, ² and the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Sedekias. ³ On the ninth of that month when the famine prevailed in the city so that there was not bread for the people of the land, ⁴ a breach was made into the city: and all the men of the army went out by night by the way of the gate between the walls, namely the gate of the king's garden, while the Chaldeans besieged the city round about. And the king took the way to Araba. ⁵ But the army of the Chaldeans pursued him and overtook him at Araboth of Jericho. When all his army was dispersed from about him, ⁶ they took the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Reblatha, and he pronounced sentence against him. ⁷ And when he had slain his sons before his eyes, he put out the eyes of Sedekias and bound him with chains, and carried him to Babylon. ⁸ And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, in the nineteenth year of Nabuchodonosar king of Babylon, Nabuzardan the marshal who attended the king of Babylon, came up to Jerusalem ⁹ and burned the house of the Lord and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem. And while the marshal was burning all the houses

¹² and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and was not brought to a sense of shame by Jeremias, the prophet, speaking from the mouth of the Lord, ¹³ when he violated his engagements with Nabuchodonosar, to the performance of which he had caused him to swear by God; but hardened his neck, and strengthened his heart, not to return to the Lord God of Israel. ¹⁴ Now all the nobles of Juda, and the priests, and the people of the land abounded in the commission of the wicked abominations of the Gentiles, and had polluted the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. ¹⁵ And the Lord the God of their fathers had sent to them by the ministry of his prophets, rising early, and sending his messengers, because he compassionated his people and his sanctuary. ¹⁶ But they continued to deride his messengers, and to despise his words, and insult his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord ascended against his people; until there was no remedy. ¹⁷ Therefore he brought against them the king of the Chaldeans, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of his sanctuary, and had no compassion on Sedekias, nor pity for their virgins. And they carried away their elders. He delivered all into their hands;

¹⁵ For behold I am calling together all the kingdoms of the earth from the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come and set, every one his throne against the vestibules of the gates of Jerusalem and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Juda:

⁵ As I have made the earth by my great power and by my outstretched arm, I can give it to whom it seemeth good in mine eyes. ⁶ I have given this land to Nabuchodonosar king of Babylon to serve him, and the beasts of the field to work for him. ⁷ [Omitted]

² When the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremias was confined in the court of the prison which is in the king's house,

⁷ when the army of the king of Babylon was warring against Jerusalem and against the cities of Juda namely against Lachis and against Azeka; for they were the only fortified cities which were left of the cities of Juda.

¹ Now it came to pass that in the ninth year and ninth month of Sedekias king of Juda, Nabuchodonosar king of Babylon with all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it. ² And in the eleventh year of Sedekias in the fourth month on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made into the city; ³ and all the generals of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the middle gate, namely, Marganasar, and Samagoth and Nabusachar and Nabusaris, Nagargas, Naserrabamath, and the rest of the generals of the king of Babylon;

⁴ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, Nabuchodonosar king of Babylon, came with his whole army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it and built a wall around it of square stones, ⁵ and the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Sedekias. ⁶ On the ninth day of the; month there was a grievous famine in the city and there was no bread for the people of the land. ⁷ When a breach was made into the city, all the men who were warriors went out by night by the way of the gate between the outer and the inner wall, which was along the king's garden, [though the Chaldeans were all around the city;] and took the road to Araba. ⁸ And the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him on the borders of Jericho. And all his servants being dispersed from him, ⁹ they took the king and carried him to the king of Babylon at Deblatha, who passed sentence on him. ¹⁰ And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Sedekias before his eyes. He slew also all the chiefs of Juda at Deblatha. ¹¹ Then he put out the eyes of Sedekias and bound him with chains. And the king of Babylon led him to Babylon and committed him to the slave prison where he continued till the day of his death.

³⁷ Thou king, art a king of kings, to whom the God of heaven hath given a kingdom, strong and mighty and glorious, ³⁸ in every place where the sons of men dwell. Into thy hand he hath delivered the beasts of the field, and the birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, and appointed thee lord over all. Thou art the head of gold.

¹ NABUCHODONOSAR the king, to all the peoples, tribes and languages who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.

²² Thou, king art it. For thou art become great and strong and thy greatness hath increased and reached up to heaven and thy dominion to the limits of the earth.

¹⁹ And because of the majesty which he gave him, all the peoples, tribes and languages trembled and were struck with awe at his presence. Whom he would he slew, and whom he would he smote, and whom he would he set up, and whom he would he put down.