Jeremiah 34:18-19

18 'I will give the men who have ¹transgressed My covenant, who have not fulfilled the words of the covenant which they made before Me, when they ²cut the calf in two and passed between its parts -

19 the ³officials of Judah and the officials of Jerusalem, the court officers and the priests and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf -

Jeremiah 34:18-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 34

In this chapter is a prophecy of the taking and burning of Jerusalem; of the captivity of Zedekiah king of Judah; and of the destruction of the whole land, because of their breach of covenant to let servants go free. The time of this prophecy is observed, Jer 34:1,6,7; the taking and burning of the city, Jer 34:2; the carrying captive the king, who yet should not die a violent death, but in peace, and should have an honourable funeral, Jer 34:3-5; the covenant the king, princes, and people entered into, to let their servants go free, according to the law of God, which was at first observed, and afterwards retracted, Jer 34:8-11; which conduct is taken notice of and resented, Jer 34:13-16; and they are threatened with the sore judgments of God, sword, famine, pestilence, and captivity, the king, princes, priests, and people; and with the destruction, not on of Jerusalem, but of the rest of the cities of Judah, Jer 34:17-22.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 17:2; Hosea 6:7; Hosea 8:1; Romans 2:8
• 2. Genesis 15:10
• 3. Jeremiah 34:10; Ezekiel 22:27; Zephaniah 3:3, 4