Jeremiah 34:1

The narrative portion of the work which we may ascribe to Baruch here recommences after a partial suspension. As Jeremiah was still at liberty (Jeremiah 34:6), his utterance must have preceded the temporary raising of the siege owing to the threatened approach of the Egyptian army (See on Jeremiah 32:1).

This subsection may be summarized as follows. (i) Jeremiah 34:1. Jeremiah is bidden to tell Zedekiah that the result of Nebuchadnezzar's invasion now taking place will be that the city shall be burned, and the king taken captive to Babylon. (ii) Jeremiah 34:4. Zedekiah shall however die in peace with the customary funeral rites and mourning. At the time when Jeremiah spoke thus, two cities only besides the capital remained untaken.

Nebuchadnezzar … and all the peoples The LXX reading is briefer, omitting "the kingdoms of … and all the peoples," and probably gives the original form of the v.