Jeremiah 34 Free Bible Version
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1 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:
1 PALABRA que fué á Jeremías de Jehová, (cuando Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, y todo su ejército, y todos los reinos de la tierra del señorío de su mano, y todos los pueblos, peleaban contra Jerusalem, y contra todas sus ciudades,) diciendo:
2 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.
2 Así ha dicho Jehová Dios de Israel: Ve, y habla á Sedechîas rey de Judá, y dile: Así ha dicho Jehová: He aquí entregaré yo esta ciudad en mano del rey de Babilonia, y la abrasaré con fuego:
3 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.
3 Y no escaparás tú de su mano, sino que de cierto serás preso, y en su mano serás entregado; y tus ojos verán los ojos del rey de Babilonia, y te hablará boca á boca, y en Babilonia entrarás.
4 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;
4 Con todo eso, oye palabra de Jehová, Sedechîas rey de Judá: Así ha dicho Jehová de ti: No morirás á cuchillo;
5 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.
5 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.
6 Jeremiah the prophet told Zedekiah king of Judah all this there in Jerusalem.
6 Y habló Jeremías profeta á Sedechîas rey de Judá todas estas palabras en Jerusalem.
7 At that 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.
7 Y el ejército del rey de Babilonia peleaba contra Jerusalem, y contra todas las ciudades de Judá que habían quedado, contra Lachîs, y contra Azeca; porque de las ciudades fuertes de Judá éstas habían quedado.
8 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.
8 Palabra que fué á Jeremías de Jehová, después que Sedechîas hizo concierto con todo el pueblo en Jerusalem, para promulgarles libertad:
9 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.
9 Que cada uno dejase su siervo, y cada uno su sierva, hebreo y hebrea, libres; que ninguno usase de los Judíos su hermanos como de siervos.
10 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.
10 Y como oyeron todos los príncipes, y todo el pueblo que habían venido en el concierto de dejar cada uno su siervo y cada uno su sierva libres, que ninguno usase más de ellos como de siervos, obedecieron, y dejáronlos.
11 However, later on they changed their minds and took back the male and female slaves they'd freed, forcing them back into slavery.
11 Mas después se arrepintieron, é hicieron tornar los siervos y las siervas que habían dejado libres, y sujetáronlos por siervos y por siervas.
12 A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
12 Y fué palabra de Jehová á Jeremías, de parte de Jehová, diciendo:
13 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I made an agreement with your forefathers when I led them out of Egypt, out of the prison house of slavery, saying:
13 Así dice Jehová Dios de Israel: Yo hice pacto con vuestros padres el día que los saqué de tierra de Egipto, de casa de siervos, diciendo:
14 Every seventh year, each of you must 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.
14 Al cabo de siete años dejaréis cada uno á su hermano hebreo que te fuere vendido; te servirá pues seis años, y lo enviarás libre de ti: mas vuestros padres no me oyeron, ni inclinaron su oído.
15 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 an agreement before me in my Temple.
15 Y vosotros os habíais hoy convertido, y hecho lo recto delante de mis ojos, anunciando cada uno libertad á su prójimo; y habíais hecho concierto en mi presencia, en la casa sobre la cual es invocado mi nombre:
16 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.
16 Pero os habéis vuelto y profanado mi nombre, y habéis tornado á tomar cada uno su siervo y cada uno su sierva, que habíais dejado libres á su voluntad; y los habéis sujetado á seros siervos y siervas.
17 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.
17 Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová: Vosotros no me habéis oído en promulgar cada uno libertad á su hermano, y cada uno á su compañero: he aquí que yo os promulgo libertad, dice Jehová, á cuchillo y á pestilencia y á hambre; y os pondré en remoción á todos los reinos de la tierra.
18 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.
18 Y entregaré á los hombres que traspasaron mi pacto, que no han llevado á efecto las palabras del pacto que celebraron en mi presencia dividiendo en dos partes el becerro y pasando por medio de ellas:
19 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.
19 A los príncipes de Judá y á los príncipes de Jerusalem, á los eunucos y á los sacerdotes, y á todo el pueblo de la tierra, que pasaron entre las partes del becerro,
20 Their dead bodies will become food for birds of prey and wild animals.
20 Entregarélos en mano de sus enemigos y en mano de los que buscan su alma; y sus cuerpos muertos serán para comida de las aves del cielo, y de las bestias de la tierra.
21 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 has paused its attack on you.
21 Y á Sedechîas rey de Judá, y á sus príncipes, entregaré en mano de sus enemigos, y en mano de los que buscan su alma, y en mano del ejército del rey de Babilonia, que se fueron de vosotros.
22 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.
22 He aquí, mandaré yo, dice Jehová, y harélos volver á esta ciudad, y pelearán contra ella, y la tomarán, y la abrasarán á fuego; y reduciré á soledad las ciudades de Judá, hasta no quedar morador.
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 1:15; Daniel 2:37–38; Jeremiah 27:5–7; 2 Kings 25:1–9; Jeremiah 32:2
- 2 Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 34:22; 2 Chronicles 36:11–12; Jeremiah 32:3; Jeremiah 22:1–2
- 3 Jeremiah 32:4; Jeremiah 21:7; 2 Kings 25:4–7; Jeremiah 39:4–7; Jeremiah 34:21
- 5 2 Chronicles 16:14; Jeremiah 22:18; 2 Chronicles 34:28; Daniel 2:46; Lamentations 4:20
- 6 1 Samuel 3:18; 1 Samuel 15:16–24; Acts 20:27; 1 Kings 22:14; Matthew 14:4
- 7 Joshua 10:3; Joshua 15:35; Jeremiah 4:5; 2 Kings 18:13–14; 2 Chronicles 11:5–10
- 8 Leviticus 25:10; Jeremiah 34:17; 2 Kings 11:17; 2 Kings 23:2–3; Leviticus 25:39–46
- 9 Jeremiah 34:10; Genesis 40:15; 1 Samuel 14:11; Deuteronomy 15:12; Jeremiah 27:7
- 10 Jeremiah 26:16; Jeremiah 26:10; Isaiah 29:13; Jeremiah 3:10–11; Jeremiah 36:12
- 11 2 Peter 2:20–22; Ecclesiastes 8:11; Matthew 12:43–45; Proverbs 26:11; Exodus 8:8
- 13 Joshua 24:17; Judges 6:8; Deuteronomy 5:2–3; Jeremiah 31:32; Deuteronomy 5:27
- 14 Deuteronomy 15:12; 1 Samuel 8:7–8; 2 Kings 17:13–14; 1 Kings 9:22; Romans 7:14–17
- 15 Jeremiah 34:8; 2 Kings 23:3; Jeremiah 7:10–11; Nehemiah 10:29; Psalm 76:11
- 16 Leviticus 19:12; Ezekiel 18:24; Jeremiah 34:11; Exodus 20:7; Ezekiel 3:20
- 17 Matthew 7:2; Jeremiah 29:18; Deuteronomy 28:25; Galatians 6:7; Esther 7:10
- 18 Genesis 15:10; Hosea 6:7; Deuteronomy 17:2; Joshua 23:16; Hosea 8:1
- 19 Jeremiah 34:10; Zephaniah 3:3–4; Ezekiel 22:27–31; Jeremiah 29:2; Micah 7:1–5
- 20 Jeremiah 7:33; Jeremiah 19:7; Jeremiah 16:4; Revelation 19:17–21; 1 Kings 16:4
- 21 Jeremiah 39:6; Jeremiah 52:24–27; Ezekiel 17:16; Jeremiah 52:10; 2 Kings 25:18–21
- 22 Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 39:1–2; Jeremiah 39:8; Jeremiah 52:7; Jeremiah 44:22
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