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Jeremia 34

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1 Dit is de boodschap die Jeremia van de HERE kreeg op het moment dat koning Nebukadnessar van Babel en alle legers van de koninkrijken die hij regeerde, in de strijd verwikkeld waren tegen Jeruzalem en de steden van Juda: 2 ‘Ga naar koning Sedekia van Juda. Vertel hem dat de HERE zegt: “Ik sta op het punt deze stad aan de koning van Babel te geven en hij zal haar platbranden. 3 U kunt niet ontsnappen, want men zal u gevangennemen en voor de koning van Babel leiden. Met uw eigen ogen zult u de koning van Babel zien en hij zal u veroordelen en als balling naar Babel sturen. 4 Maar luister nu, koning Sedekia van Juda: God zegt dat u geen gewelddadige dood zult sterven. 5 Te midden van uw eigen volk zult u een rustige dood sterven en men zal ter nagedachtenis aan u reukwerk verbranden, net zoals ze voor uw voorouders deden. Ze zullen om u huilen en zeggen: ‘Ach, onze koning is dood!’ Dit beloof Ik u,” zegt de HERE.’ 6 Jeremia gaf deze boodschap aan koning Sedekia door. 7 Op dat moment belegerde het Babylonische leger Jeruzalem, Lachis en Azeka, de enige versterkte steden van Juda die nog niet waren gevallen. 8 Deze boodschap kreeg Jeremia van de HERE, nadat koning Sedekia van Juda in overleg met het volk alle slaven in Jeruzalem de vrijheid had gegeven. 9 Want koning Sedekia had iedereen bevolen zijn Hebreeuwse slaven vrij te laten, zowel mannen als vrouwen. De ene Judeeër mocht niet de meester zijn van een andere Judeeër, omdat zij allemaal tot hetzelfde volk behoren. 10 De leiders en andere inwoners die slaven hadden, volgden het koninklijk bevel op en gaven hun slaven de vrijheid. Dit duurde echter niet lang. 11 Zij veranderden al snel van gedachten en maakten de vrijgelatenen weer tot slaven. 12 Daarom gaf de HERE Jeruzalem de volgende boodschap: 13 ‘De HERE, de God van Israël, zegt: “Lang geleden sloot Ik een verbond met uw voorouders, toen Ik hen uit de slavernij in Egypte bevrijdde. 14 Ik gaf hun de opdracht dat iedere Hebreeuwse slaaf na zes jaar dienst in vrijheid moest worden gesteld. Maar uw voorouders luisterden niet naar mijn voorschriften. 15 Kortgeleden toonde u berouw en begon u het goed te doen, zoals Ik had bevolen en u gaf uw slaven de vrijheid. U had Mij in mijn tempel plechtig beloofd dat u het zou doen. 16 Maar nu bedenkt u zich weer en hebt u mijn naam onteerd door uw eed te breken en hen weer tot slaven te maken. Hoe kunt u dit doen, terwijl u hen eerst hebt vrijgelaten zodat zij konden gaan en staan waar ze wilden? 17 Daarom,” zegt de HERE, “omdat u niet naar Mij wilt luisteren en hen niet vrijlaat, zal Ik de dood de vrijheid geven u te vernietigen met oorlog, hongersnood en ziekten. En Ik zal ervoor zorgen dat alle volken van de hele wereld een afkeer van u zullen hebben. 18-19 Degenen die zich niet aan de voorwaarden van ons verbond hebben gehouden, zal Ik in stukken snijden, zoals u het kalf in stukken sneed en tussen de helften daarvan doorliep om uw verbondseed te bevestigen. Ja, Ik zal u afslachten, of u nu bestuurders, raadsheren, priesters of leden van het volk bent, want u hebt uw eed gebroken. 20 Ik zal u aan uw vijanden overgeven en zij zullen u doden. Ik zal uw lijken aan de gieren en de wilde dieren voeren. 21 En Ik zal koning Sedekia van Juda met al zijn raadgevers overgeven aan het leger van de koning van Babel, al heeft dat nu voor een korte tijd het beleg van de stad opgeheven. 22 Ik zal de Babylonische legers terugroepen en zij zullen de stad opnieuw belegeren, haar innemen en platbranden. En Ik zal erop toezien dat de steden van Juda volledig worden verwoest en zonder een levende ziel worden achtergelaten.” ’ 

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Jeremia 34

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1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army and all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion and all the peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and all of its cities: (2 Kon 25:1; Jer 1:15; Jer 39:1; Jer 51:28; Jer 52:4) 2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. (2 Kon 25:2; Jer 21:10) 3 You shall not escape from his hand but shall surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You shall see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face. And you shall go to Babylon.’ (Jer 32:4) 4 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says the Lord concerning you: ‘You shall not die by the sword. (Jer 38:17; Jer 38:20; Jer 39:4; Jer 39:7) 5 You shall die in peace. And as spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so people shall burn spices for you and lament for you, saying, “Alas, lord!”’ For I have spoken the word, declares the Lord.” (1 Sam 31:12; 2 Kron 16:14; 2 Kron 21:19; Jer 22:18) 6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem, 7 when the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, Lachish and Azekah, for these were the only fortified cities of Judah that remained. (Joz 10:3; Joz 10:10; Joz 15:35; 2 Kon 18:13; Jer 4:5) 8 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to make a proclamation of liberty to them, (Ex 21:2; Lev 25:10; Jes 61:1; Jer 34:15; Jer 34:17) 9 that everyone should set free his Hebrew slaves, male and female, so that no one should enslave a Jew, his brother. (Lev 25:39; Neh 5:8) 10 And they obeyed, all the officials and all the people who had entered into the covenant that everyone would set free his slave, male or female, so that they would not be enslaved again. They obeyed and set them free. 11 But afterward they turned around and took back the male and female slaves they had set free, and brought them into subjection as slaves. (Jer 34:9) 12 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 13 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I myself made a covenant with your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, saying, (Ex 20:2) 14 ‘At the end of seven years each of you must set free the fellow Hebrew who has been sold to you and has served you six years; you must set him free from your service.’ But your fathers did not listen to me or incline their ears to me. (Ex 21:2; Deut 15:12; Jer 7:24; Jer 7:26; Jer 11:8; Jer 17:23; Jer 25:4; Jer 34:9; Jer 35:15; Jer 44:5) 15 You recently repented and did what was right in my eyes by proclaiming liberty, each to his neighbor, and you made a covenant before me in the house that is called by my name, (2 Kon 23:3; Jer 7:10; Jer 34:8) 16 but then you turned around and profaned my name when each of you took back his male and female slaves, whom you had set free according to their desire, and you brought them into subjection to be your slaves. (Lev 18:21; Lev 19:12; Jer 34:11) 17 “Therefore, thus says the Lord: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and to his neighbor; behold, I proclaim to you liberty to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine, declares the Lord. I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. (Jer 14:12; Jer 15:4; Jer 34:8; Mat 7:2; Gal 6:7; Jak 2:13) 18 And the men who transgressed my covenant and did not keep the terms of the covenant that they made before me, I will make them like[1] the calf that they cut in two and passed between its parts— (Gen 15:10; Jer 34:15) 19 the officials of Judah, the officials of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf. (Jer 29:2) 20 And I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their lives. Their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. (Jer 7:33; Jer 22:25) 21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials I will give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their lives, into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon which has withdrawn from you. (Jer 34:2; Jer 34:4; Jer 34:8; Jer 37:5; Jer 37:11) 22 Behold, I will command, declares the Lord, and will bring them back to this city. And they will fight against it and take it and burn it with fire. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.” (Jes 10:6; Jer 4:7; Jer 9:11; Jer 37:8; Jer 38:3) 

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