Jeremiah 34

1 [the] word which to be to(wards) Jeremiah from with LORD and Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon and all strength: soldiers his and all kingdom land: country/planet dominion hand: power his and all [the] people to fight upon Jerusalem and upon all city her to/for to say

This is the Lord's message that came to Jeremiah when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, along with troops from all the countries he ruled and other nations were attacking Jerusalem and all its nearby towns:

2 thus to say LORD God Israel to go: went and to say to(wards) Zedekiah king Judah and to say to(wards) him thus to say LORD look! I to give: give [obj] [the] city [the] this in/on/with hand: power king Babylon and to burn her in/on/with fire

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go and talk to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the Lord says: Listen! I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he is going to burn it down.

3 and you(m. s.) not to escape from hand: power his for to capture to capture and in/on/with hand: power his to give: give and eye your [obj] eye king Babylon to see: see and lip his with lip your to speak: speak and Babylon to come (in): come

You yourself won't escape being captured by him. You will certainly be taken prisoner and brought before him to speak with him personally and see him face to face. You will be taken to Babylon.

4 surely to hear: hear word LORD Zedekiah king Judah thus to say LORD upon you not to die in/on/with sword

Listen to what the Lord is telling you, Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the Lord says about you: You won't be killed;

5 in/on/with peace to die and like/as burning father your [the] king [the] first: previous which to be to/for face: before your so to burn to/for you and woe! lord to mourn to/for you for word I to speak: speak utterance LORD

you will die in peace. You will have a proper funeral with incense burned for you as they did for your forefathers, the kings who ruled before you. They will weep for you, crying, “The king is dead.” I myself am telling you this, declares the Lord.

6 and to speak: speak Jeremiah [the] prophet to(wards) Zedekiah king Judah [obj] all [the] word [the] these in/on/with Jerusalem

Jeremiah the prophet told Zedekiah king of Judah all this there in Jerusalem.

7 and strength: soldiers king Babylon to fight upon Jerusalem and upon all city Judah [the] to remain to(wards) Lachish and to(wards) Azekah for they(fem.) to remain in/on/with city Judah city fortification

At this time the king of Babylon's army was attacking the city and the Judean towns of Lachish and Azekah. These were the only fortified cities that had not yet been conquered in Judah.

8 [the] word which to be to(wards) Jeremiah from with LORD after to cut: make(covenant) [the] king Zedekiah covenant with all [the] people which in/on/with Jerusalem to/for to call: call out to/for them liberty

A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah after King Zedekiah had made a agreement with everyone in Jerusalem to announce a proclamation of freedom.

9 to/for to send: let go man: anyone [obj] servant/slave his and man: anyone [obj] maidservant his [the] Hebrew and [the] Hebrew free to/for lest to serve in/on/with them in/on/with Jew brother: compatriot his man: anyone

This meant that every slave owner should free their Hebrew slaves, both male and female. No one was to force their fellow citizens to remain slaves any longer.

10 and to hear: obey all [the] ruler and all [the] people which to come (in): come in/on/with covenant to/for to send: let go man: anyone [obj] servant/slave his and man: anyone [obj] maidservant his free to/for lest to serve in/on/with them still and to hear: obey and to send: let go

All the officials and all the people who accepted this agreement did what they said. They freed their male and female slaves, not forcing them to remain slaves any longer. They obeyed and let them go free.

11 and to return: turn back after so and to return: return [obj] [the] servant/slave and [obj] [the] maidservant which to send: let go free (and to subdue them *Qk) to/for servant/slave and to/for maidservant

However, later on they changed their minds and took back the male and female slaves they'd freed, forcing them back into slavery.

12 and to be word LORD to(wards) Jeremiah from with LORD to/for to say

A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

13 thus to say LORD God Israel I to cut: make(covenant) covenant with father your in/on/with day to come out: send I [obj] them from land: country/planet Egypt from house: household servant/slave to/for to say

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I made a agreement with your forefathers when I led them out of Egypt, out of the prison-house of slavery, saying:

14 from end seven year to send: let go man: anyone [obj] brother: compatriot his [the] Hebrew which to sell to/for you and to serve you six year and to send: let go him free from from with you and not to hear: hear father your to(wards) me and not to stretch [obj] ear their

Every seventh year, each of you are to set free all fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. They can serve you for six years, but then you must set them free. But your forefathers didn't pay attention and didn't obey what I told them.

15 and to return: repent you(m. p.) [the] day: today and to make: do [obj] [the] upright in/on/with eye my to/for to call: call out liberty man: anyone to/for neighbor his and to cut: make(covenant) covenant to/for face: before my in/on/with house: temple which to call: call by name my upon him

A little while ago you decided to do what's right, which made me happy. You all announced that you would free your slaves. You made a agreement before me in my Temple.

16 and to return: turn back and to profane/begin: profane [obj] name my and to return: rescue man: anyone [obj] servant/slave his and man: anyone [obj] maidservant his which to send: let go free to/for soul: appetite their and to subdue [obj] them to/for to be to/for you to/for servant/slave and to/for maidservant

But now you've changed your minds and dishonored me. Each of you took back the male and female slaves you'd set free to do whatever they wanted. You forced them to become your slaves again.

17 to/for so thus to say LORD you(m. p.) not to hear: obey to(wards) me to/for to call: call out liberty man: anyone to/for brother: male-sibling his and man: anyone to/for neighbor his look! I to call: call out to/for you liberty utterance LORD to(wards) [the] sword to(wards) [the] pestilence and to(wards) [the] famine and to give: make [obj] you (to/for horror *QK) to/for all kingdom [the] land: country/planet

So this is what the Lord says: You haven't obeyed me. You haven't announced freedom for your slaves, your own people. So now I announce “freedom” for you, declares the Lord: Freedom to be killed by war, by disease, and by famine! I will make all the kingdoms of the world horrified by you.

18 and to give: make [obj] [the] human [the] to pass: trespass [obj] covenant my which not to arise: establish [obj] word: promised [the] covenant which to cut: make(covenant) to/for face: before my [the] calf which to cut: cut to/for two and to pass between part his

They have broken my agreement, and have not kept the terms of the agreement they promised before me. So I'm going to cut them up just like the calf they cut in half to pass between its two pieces.

19 ruler Judah and ruler Jerusalem [the] eunuch and [the] priest and all people [the] land: country/planet [the] to pass between part [the] calf

I will hand them over to their enemies who are trying to kill them. This includes the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the court officials, the priests, and everyone else who passed between the pieces of the calf.

20 and to give: give [obj] them in/on/with hand: power enemy their and in/on/with hand: power to seek soul: life their and to be carcass their to/for food to/for bird [the] heaven and to/for animal [the] land: country/planet

Their dead bodies will become food for birds of prey and wild animals.

21 and [obj] Zedekiah king Judah and [obj] ruler his to give: give in/on/with hand: power enemy their and in/on/with hand: power to seek soul: life their and in/on/with hand: power strength: soldiers king Babylon [the] to ascend: rise from upon you

I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials to their enemies who are trying to kill them, to the army of the king of Babylon which had paused its attack on you.

22 look! I to command utterance LORD and to return: return them to(wards) [the] city [the] this and to fight upon her and to capture her and to burn her in/on/with fire and [obj] city Judah to give: make devastation from nothing to dwell

Listen! I will give the order, declares the Lord, and bring them back to Jerusalem. They will attack it, capture it, and burn it. I'm going to destroy the towns of Judah so nobody will live there.