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Jer 34:1-22.
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Jer 34:1-22.
CAPTIVITY OF ZEDEKIAH AND THE PEOPLE FORETOLD FOR THEIR DISOBEDIENCE AND PERFIDY.
The prophecy
(Jer 34:1-7)
as to Zedekiah is an amplification of that in
Jer 32:1-5,
in consequence of which Jeremiah was then shut up in the court of the prison. The prophecy
(Jer 34:8-22)
refers to the Jews, who, afraid of the capture of the city, had, in obedience to the law, granted freedom to their servants at the end of seven years, but on the intermission of the siege forced them back into bondage.
1. Jerusalem and . . . all the cities thereof--(see on
Jer 19:15).
It was amazing blindness in the king, that, in such a desperate position, he should reject admonition.
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3.
（Jer 32:4）。
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(Jer 32:4).
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4, 5. 西底家刑罰的減輕。
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4, 5. Mitigation of Zedekiah's punishment.
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5. 你列祖的焚燒——你的葬禮將以焚燒香料之禮受到尊榮，與你列祖喪禮中所行的相同（2Ch 16:14；21:19）。此處所提及的尊榮，並未賜予約雅敬（Jer 22:18）。
主啊！——希伯來人的編年史（《Seder Olam》）提及為他所發的哀號：「哀哉！西底家王崩逝，飲盡了前代（即為罪孽付出代價）的渣滓。」
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5. the burnings of thy fathers--Thy funeral shall be honored with the same burning of aromatic spices as there was at the funerals of thy fathers
(2Ch 16:14; 21:19).
The honors here mentioned were denied to Jehoiakim
(Jer 22:18).
Ah, lord!--The Hebrews in their chronology (Seder Olam) mention the wailing used over him, "Alas! King Zedekiah is dead, drinking the dregs (that is, paying the penalty for the sins) of former ages."
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7. 這些……仍存留——即惟獨這些（參 2Ch 11:5、9）。
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7. these . . . retained--alone (compare
2Ch 11:5, 9).
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8. 按律法，希伯來人作了六年的奴僕，第七年當任他自由離去
(Ex 21:22； De 15:12)。
西底家與百姓立約——在聖殿中以莊嚴的儀式
(Jer 34:15, 18, 19)。
他們——即僕人
(Jer 34:9)。
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8. By the law a Hebrew, after having been a bond-servant for six years, on the seventh was to be let go free
(Ex 21:22; De 15:12).
Zedekiah made a covenant--with solemn ceremonial in the temple
(Jer 34:15, 18, 19).
them--bond-servants
(Jer 34:9).
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9. 沒有一個……使一個猶大人作奴僕——（Le 25:39-46）。
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9. none . . . serve himself of a Jew--
(Le 25:39-46).
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11. 在法老合弗列暫時解圍期間（參 Jer 34:21、22；Jer 37:5-10），猶太人又將他們的僕人重新降為奴僕。
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11. During the interruption of the siege by Pharaoh-hophra (compare
Jer 34:21, 22, with Jer 37:5-10),
the Jews reduced their servants to bondage again.
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13. 西底家最後一年正是安息年。何等公義的報應：那些違背神的律法和自己所立的約、奴役弟兄的人，自己竟注定要被擄為奴；而僕人竟在仇敵手中享受安息年的自由
(Jer 52:16)，
這自由是他們自己的同胞所不肯給的！
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13. The last year of Zedekiah was the sabbatical year. How just the retribution, that they who, against God's law and their own covenant, enslaved their brethren, should be doomed to bondage themselves: and that the bond-servants should enjoy the sabbatical freedom at the hands of the foe
(Jer 52:16)
which their own countrymen denied them!
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14. 七年期末——即並非在第八年，而是在第七年的期限之內，不遲於第七年年末
(Ex 21:2; 23:10; De 15:12)。
所以「三年期末」
(De 14:28; 2Ki 18:10)，
以及「三日後我要復起」
(Mt 27:63)，
即在第三日（參
Mt 27:64）。
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14. At the end of seven years--that is, not on the eighth year, but within the limit of the seventh year, not later than the end of the seventh year
(Ex 21:2; 23:10; De 15:12).
So "at the end of three years"
(De 14:28; 2Ki 18:10),
and "after three days, I will rise again"
(Mt 27:63),
that is, on the third day (compare
Mt 27:64).
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15. 在……稱為我名下的殿中——立這類盟約的慣常之處
(2Ki 23:3；
參
1Ki 8:31； Ne 10:29)。
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15. in the house . . . called by my name--the usual place of making such covenants
(2Ki 23:3;
compare
1Ki 8:31; Ne 10:29).
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16. 褻瀆了我的名——因違背了你們的誓言
(Ex 20:7)。
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16. polluted my name--by violating your oath
(Ex 20:7).
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17. 沒有……宣告自由——猶大人雖然表面上釋放了他們的僕婢，卻實際上沒有如此行，因為他們收回了所賜的自由。神看的不是外表，而是誠實的意願。
我宣告自由——與罪行相稱的報應
(Mt 7:2; 18:32, 33; Ga 6:7; Jas 2:13)。
不肯給弟兄自由的猶大人，自己卻要領受對他們有害的「自由」。神要釋放他們脫離祂那喜樂而穩妥的事奉
(Ps 121:3)——這才是真正的「自由」
(Ps 119:45; Joh 8:36; 2Co 3:17)——
只是為要落在別的主人可怕的奴役之下，即「刀劍」等等。
被趕逐——希伯來文表達搖動不安之意（見
Jer 15:4
的註解）。
參
De 28:25, 48, 64, 65，
論到猶大人在分散中不斷從一處遷到另一處時那種無休止的動盪。
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17. not . . . proclaiming liberty--Though the Jews had ostensibly emancipated their bond-servants, they virtually did not do so by revoking the liberty which they had granted. God looks not to outward appearances, but to the sincere intention.
I proclaim a liberty--retribution answering to the offense
(Mt 7:2; 18:32, 33; Ga 6:7; Jas 2:13).
The Jews who would not give liberty to their brethren shall themselves receive "a liberty" calamitous to them. God will manumit them from His happy and safe service
(Ps 121:3),
which is real "liberty"
(Ps 119:45; Joh 8:36; 2Co 3:17),
only to pass under the terrible bondage of other taskmasters, the "sword," &c.
to be removed--The Hebrew expresses agitation (see on
Jer 15:4).
Compare
De 28:25, 48, 64, 65,
as to the restless agitation of the Jews in their ceaseless removals from place to place in their dispersion.
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18. 從牛犢兩半中經過——「約」中立約的雙方（此處不是泛指律法，而是他們在神殿中為釋放奴僕而在神面前所立的約，
Jer 34:8, 9)
從劈成兩半的牲畜塊子中間經過，暗示他們求神如此將他們劈為兩半
(Mt 24:51；
希臘文作「劈為兩半」)，
若他們違背這約
(Ge 15:10, 17)。
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18. passed between the parts thereof--The contracting parties in the "covenant" (not here the law in general, but their covenant made before God in His house to emancipate their slaves,
Jer 34:8, 9)
passed through the parts of the animal cut in two, implying that they prayed so to be cut in sunder
(Mt 24:51;
Greek, "cut in two") if they should break the covenant
(Ge 15:10, 17).
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20. 我必將——接續在
Jer 34:18
中開始但未完成的句子，「我必將」等等。
尋索他們的命——毫不留情：非見他們的血不可；不以擄物為足。
屍首——違約的人必被碎屍，正如他們從其兩半之間經過的那牛犢一樣。
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20. I will even give--resuming the sentence begun, but not completed
(Jer 34:18),
"I will give," &c.
seek their life--implacably: satisfied with nothing short of their blood; not content with booty.
dead bodies--The breakers of the covenant shall be cut in pieces, as the calf between whose parts they passed.
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21. 上來——即撤圍，為要迎擊法老合弗拉
（耶三十七7-10）。
迦勒底人的撤退對猶太人而言是一種釋放；但正如他們撤銷了對奴僕的釋放，神也撤銷了祂將他們從迦勒底人手中釋放的決定。
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21. gone up--that is, raised the siege in order to meet Pharaoh-hophra
(Jer 37:7-10).
The departure of the Chaldeans was a kind of manumission of the Jews; but as their manumission of their bond-servants was recalled, so God revoked His manumission of them from the Chaldeans.
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22. 我必吩咐——尼布甲尼撒在不知不覺中受神的感動，在埃及人撤退後又回來。
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22. I will command--Nebuchadnezzar, impelled unconsciously by a divine instigation, returned on the withdrawal of the Egyptians.
Jer 34:1-22.
因百姓的不順服與背信，預言西底家與百姓將被擄
關於西底家的預言
（Jer 34:1-7）
是
Jer 32:1-5
中預言的擴充，耶利米當時因此被囚在護衛兵的院中。第二段預言
（Jer 34:8-22）
論到猶太人：他們因懼怕城被攻取，便照律法的規定，在七年期滿時釋放了僕人自由，但在圍攻中止時卻又強迫他們重新為奴。
1. 耶路撒冷和……它的諸城——（參見
Jer 19:15。）
王在如此絕望的境地仍拒絕勸誡，這是令人驚訝的盲目。