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.
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you will die peacefully. As people made a funeral fire in honor of your predecessors, the kings who ruled before you, so they will make a fire in your honor and lament, “Alas, master!” I myself make this promise, declares the LORD.’ ”
6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
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Then Jeremiah the prophet told all this to Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem,