Jeremiah Chapter 34
Ayo, this is the word that popped off for Jeremiah from the Lord while Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and his whole crew were beefing with Jerusalem and all its cities, like, "What’s good?"
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying, {of his...: Heb. the dominion of his hand}
So the Lord, the God of Israel, was like, "Yo, go tell Zedekiah, king of Judah, that I’m about to hand this city over to Babylon, and they’re gonna light it up, no cap."
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:
Ain't no way you’re slipping outta this; you’ll definitely get snatched and taken away. You’re gonna see the king of Babylon up close, he’ll chat you up, then you'll be headed to Babylon, periodt.
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. {he shall...: Heb. his mouth shall speak to thy mouth}
But peep this, Zedekiah, king of Judah; the Lord says you won’t go down by the sword.
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:
You’ll vibe in peace, and just like they burned for your ancestors, they’ll burn stuff for you too; they’ll be like, "Ah lord!" 'cause that's what I said, says the Lord.
{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.
Then Jeremiah rolled up to Zedekiah in Jerusalem with all these words.
Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
The Babylonian squad was throwing down against Jerusalem and all the last cities in Judah, like Lachish and Azekah, since those were the final strongholds.
When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.
This is the word that dropped to Jeremiah from the Lord after Zedekiah made a deal with the people in Jerusalem to free them, no cap.
{This is} the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which {were} at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;
Everyone had to let their Hebrew servants go free, no strings attached, especially not a Jew his brother.
That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, {being} an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, {to wit}, of a Jew his brother.
When all the leaders and folks who signed off on the deal heard they had to let their servants go, they were like, "Bet," and did it.
Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let {them} go.
But then they switched it up and made the servants they freed come back, putting them back in the grind.
But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.
So the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
The Lord, God of Israel, said, "I made a pact with your ancestors when I brought them outta Egypt, outta that slave crib, saying,
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,
After seven years, every dude has to let his Hebrew bro go if he’s been sold to you; after six years of service, let him bounce. But your ancestors didn’t vibe with me, fr.
At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear. {hath been...: or, hath sold himself}
Now you’ve flipped the script and done what’s right in my eyes by freeing everyone; you made a covenant with me in my crib, which is called by my name.
And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name: {now: Heb. to day} {which...: Heb. whereupon my name is called}
But then you went and dissed my name, making everyone go back to being servants again after you let them dip, like that’s so sus.
But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.
So, the Lord says, "You didn’t listen to me about freeing everyone; now I’m calling a liberty for you to the sword, pestilence, and famine; you’re gonna be scattered across all the kingdoms."
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. {to be...: Heb. for a removing}
I’m handing over the ones who broke my covenant, who didn’t keep it when they split that calf and walked between the pieces.
And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,
The leaders of Judah, the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the folks who walked between the calf pieces;
The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;
I’m giving them into the hands of their enemies, to those who wanna take them out; their dead bodies are gonna be food for the birds and beasts, no cap.
I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.
Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his crew, I’m handing them over to their enemies, to those who want their lives, and to the Babylonian army that’s coming for you.
And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you.
Check it, I’m gonna command this, says the Lord, and make them come back to this city; they’ll fight it, take it, and burn it down; and I’ll make the cities of Judah totally empty, periodt.
Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.