Jeremiah 34 · Verse 5

Jeremiah 34:5

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.
Jeremiah 34:5, King James Version

Jeremiah 34:5 in other translations

BSByou will die in peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn spices for you and lament, ‘Alas, O master!’ For I Myself have spoken this word, declares the LORD.”
WEBYou will die in peace; and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they will make a burning for you. They will lament you, saying, “Ah Lord!” for I have spoken the word,’ says the LORD.”
ASVthou shalt die in peace; and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings that were before thee, so shall they make a burning for thee; and they shall lament thee, saying, Ah Lord! for I have spoken the word, saith Jehovah.
YLTin peace thou diest, and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings who have been before thee, so they make a burning for thee; and Ah, lord, they lament for thee, for the word I have spoken--an affirmation of Jehovah.'
DARBYthou shalt die in peace, and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings that were before thee, so shall they burn for thee; and they will lament for thee, Ah, lord! for I have spoken the word, saith Jehovah.
BBEYou will come to your end in peace; and such burnings as they made for your fathers, the earlier kings before you, will be made for you; and they will be weeping for you and saying, Ah lord! for I have said the word, says the Lord.
WebsterBut thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings who were before thee, so shall they burn odors for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD.

What does Jeremiah 34:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 34:4-5

4-5. Mitigation of Zedekiah's punishment.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Thou shalt die in peace - Thou shalt not die a violent death; and at thy death thou shalt have all those funereal solemnities which were usual at the demise of kings. See 2Chr 16:14. So shall they burn odours for thee - Scented wood and other odoriferous substances are placed on the funeral pile of the rich Hindoos, and burned with the body. And they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! - They will recite the funeral dirge that begins with those words. See the note on Jer 22:18 (note).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 34:1-7

Zedekiah's death at Babylon foretold. (Jr 34:1-7) The Jews reproved for compelling their poor brethren to return to unlawful bondage. (Jr 34:8-22) Verses 1-7 Zedekiah is told that the city shall be taken, and that he shall die a captive, but he shall die a natural death. It is better to live and die penitent in a prison, than to live and die impenitent in a palace.

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Jeremiah 34:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּשָׁל֣וֹםbe.sha.Lomin peaceH7965
תָּמ֗וּתta.Mutyou will dieH4191
וּֽכְמִשְׂרְפ֣וֹתu.khe.mis.re.Fotand like [the] burnings ofH4955
אֲ֠בוֹתֶיךָ'A.vo.tei.khafathers yourH1
הַמְּלָכִ֨יםha.me.la.Khimthe kingsH4428
הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.Nim<the> formerH7223
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
הָי֣וּha.Yuthey wereH1961
לְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440
כֵּ֚ןkensoH3651
יִשְׂרְפוּ\־yis.re.fu-people will burnH8313
לָ֔ךְLakhfor <the> you
וְה֥וֹיve.Hoand alas!H1945
אָד֖וֹן'a.DonO lordH113
יִסְפְּדוּ\־yis.pe.du-they will mournH5594
לָ֑ךְLakhfor <the> you
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
דָבָ֥רda.Vara promiseH1697
אֲנִֽי\־'a.ni-IH589
דִבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI have spokenH1696
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 34:5

  • 2 Chronicles 16:14

    And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.

  • Jeremiah 22:18

    Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

  • 2 Chronicles 34:28

    Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

  • Daniel 2:46

    Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

  • Lamentations 4:20

    The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.

  • 2 Chronicles 21:19-20

    And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers. Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.

  • Ezekiel 17:16

    As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

  • 2 Kings 22:20

    Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But thou.
2Ki 22:20; 2Ch 34:28; Eze 17:16
and with.
2Ch 16:14; 21:19
so.
Da 2:46
and they.
22:18; 2Ch 21:20; La 4:20

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Context

  • Jeremiah 34:4

    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:

  • Jeremiah 34:5

    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.

  • Jeremiah 34:6

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

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Jeremiah 34:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		En paz morirás, y conforme á las quemas de tus padres, los reyes primeros que fueron antes de ti, así quemarán por ti, y te endecharán, diciendo, ¡Ay, señor!; porque yo he hablado la palabra, dice Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		tu mourras en paix, et, comme on a brûlé des aromates pour tes pères, les rois précédents qui ont été avant toi, ainsi on en brûlera pour toi, et on se lamentera sur toi, disant: Hélas, seigneur! Car j’ai dit cette parole, dit l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		in Frieden wirst du sterben, und gleich den Bränden deiner Väter, der früheren Könige, die vor dir gewesen sind, also wird man dir einen Brand machen, und man wird über dich klagen: "Wehe, Herr!" denn ich habe das Wort geredet, spricht Jehova. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		sed in pace morieris: et secundum combustiones patrum tuorum, regum priorum qui fuerunt ante te, sic comburent te: et: Væ domine, plangent te: quia verbum ego locutus sum, dicit Dominus.