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Jeremiah 34 Translation Questions
Q? When did Jeremiah receive the word from Yahweh?
A. Jeremiah received Yahweh's word when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all of his army were waging war against Jerusalem and her cities. [34:1]
Q? What did Yahweh say to Jeremiah?
A. He said that he was going to give the city to Nebuchadnezzar. [34:2-3]
Q? What did Yahweh tell Zedekiah king of Judah?
A. He told Zedekiah that he would die in peace. [34:4-5]
Q? What happened after the leaders and the people in Jerusalem set the Israelite servants free?
A. The people freed all of their servants but later changed their minds and made their servants slaves once again. [34:10-11]
Q? What did Yahweh command the ancestors of the Israelites to do every seven years?
A. He commanded them to free their slaves every seven years. [34:12-14]
Q? What evil did the people of Judah do?
A. They set their slaves free, but then they forced them to become slaves again. [34:15-16]
Q? How will Yahweh punish them?
A. They will die by the sword, plague, and famine. [34:17]
Q? How did the people show that they agreed to the covenant?
A. They cut a bull in half and walked between the pieces. [34:18-19]
Q? How will Yahweh show he is angry with the people of Judah?
A. He will hand them over to their enemies, who will kill them. [34:20]
Q? What will happen to the city of Jerusalem?
A. Yahweh will bring the army of the king of Babylon back to wage war against Jerusalem and burn it so that there will be no inhabitants. [34:21-22]