Jeremiah 34:7

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Summary

When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.

Fought against

Deuteronomy 28:52

Lachish

For

2 Chronicles 11:5

2 Chronicles 27:4

Bible References

Fought against

Jehovah spoke his word to Jeremiah when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, his entire army, and all the kingdoms and people that he ruled were attacking Jerusalem and all its cities. This is what he said:

Report this message in Judah. Make it heard in Jerusalem. Say: Blow the ram's horn throughout the land. Shout loudly and say: 'Assemble together! Let us go into the fortified cities.'

Why are we sitting still? Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified (mother) cities. Let us perish there, because Jehovah our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, for we have sinned against Jehovah.

Then the cities of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem will cry to the gods to whom they have been sacrificing. But these gods will never rescue them in a time of distress.

They will blockade all your cities until the high, fortified walls you trust come down everywhere in your land. They will blockade all the cities everywhere in the land that Jehovah your God is giving you.

Lachish

Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piram king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying:

The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came up against all the walled towns of Judah and took them.

The field commander returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah. He had heard that the king left Lachish.

Bind the chariot to the swift steed, O lady inhabitant of Lachish! You were the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion. The transgressions of Israel were found in you.

For

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem. He built fortified cities in Judah.

He built cities in the hills of Judah. He also built forts and towers in the wooded areas.