Jeremías 34:21

21 »”A Sedequías, rey de Judá, y a sus jefes, los entregaré en manos de sus enemigos, que atentan contra sus vidas, es decir, en poder del ejército del rey de Babilonia, que por el momento se ha replegado.

Jeremías 34:21 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 34:21

And Zedekiah king of Judah, and his princes
These were either the princes of the blood, the sons of Zedekiah, and his nobles and courtiers, as distinct from the princes in ( Jeremiah 34:19 ) ; these shall not be spared, neither the king, nor his sons, nor those of the privy council: but those will I give I to the hands of their enemies, and into the hand of them
that seek their life;
as in ( Jeremiah 34:20 ) ; and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army;
or, "even into the hand" ^F2 &c. and so this is an explanation of the former, and shows who their enemies were, and those that sought their life. The accomplishment of this may be seen in ( Jeremiah 52:9-11 ) ; which are gone up from you;
departed from Jerusalem, as the Chaldean army did upon hearing that Pharaoh king of Egypt was marching with his army to raise the siege of Jerusalem; upon which they left it, and went forth to meet him; and this encouraged the wicked Jews to break their covenant, and reduce their servants to bondage again, they had let go free; see ( Jeremiah 37:5 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 (dybw) "in manum, inquam, exercitus", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Jeremías 34:21 In-Context

19 A los jefes de Judá y de Jerusalén, y a los oficiales de la corte y a los sacerdotes, y a todos los que pasaron entre los pedazos del novillo,

20 los entregaré en manos de sus enemigos, que atentan contra su vida, y sus cadáveres servirán de alimento a las aves de rapiña y a las fieras del campo.

21 »”A Sedequías, rey de Judá, y a sus jefes, los entregaré en manos de sus enemigos, que atentan contra sus vidas, es decir, en poder del ejército del rey de Babilonia, que por el momento se ha replegado.

22 Voy a dar una orden —afirma el SEÑOR—, y los haré volver a esta ciudad. La atacarán y, luego de tomarla, la incendiarán. Dejaré a las ciudades de Judá en total desolación, sin habitantes”».