Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Jeremiah 34

^{1 !} He threatneth that the cities, and the King Zedekiah shal be giuen into the hands of the King of Babylon.

^{1 a} Who commonly of Jeremiah was called Nebuchad-nezzar.

^{5 c} The Jewes shal lament for thee their lord & King.

^{5 b} Not of any violent death.

^{8 d} When the enemie was at hand, and thei sawe them selues in danger, thei wolde seme holy, & so began some kinde of reformation: but sone afer they vttered their hypocrisie.

^{9 e} According to the Lawe, {Exod. 21, 2. deut. 15, 18}.

^{11 !} He rebuketh their crueltie towarde their seruants.

^{11 /} Ebr. returned.

^{13 /} Or, bondage.

^{15 f} Meaning, in the Temple, to declare that it was a most solemne & streit couenant, made in the Name of the Lord.

^{17 g} That is, I giue the sworde libertie to destroy you.

^{18 h} As touching this maner of solemne couenant which the Ancient vsed by passing betwene the two partes of a beast, to signifie that the transgressor of the same couenant shulde be so diuided in pieces, read {Gene 15, 10}

^{21 i} To fight against the Egyptians, as {Chap. 37, 13}.