Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:

Thou shalt not die by the sword, but ... in peace - mitigation of Zedekiah's punishment.

The burnings of thy fathers - thy funeral shall be honoured with the same burning of aromatic spices as there was at the funerals of thy fathers (; ). The honours here mentioned were denied to Jehoiakim ().

Ah lord! The Hebrews in their chronology (seder 'owlam) mention the wailing used over him, 'Alas! King Zedekiah is dead, drinking the dregs (i:e., paying the penalty for the sins) of former ages.'

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