Jeremiah 34:20

“I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.”

"I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth." - Jeremiah 34:20
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What does Jeremiah 34:20 mean?

Jeremiah 34:20 (KJV) says, "I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth." This verse is part of a prophecy given by the…

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The Weight of Choices: A Devotional Reflection on Jeremiah 34:20

Jeremiah 34:20 (KJV) states, "I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth." This verse, while stark and somber, serves…

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A Prayer for Deliverance from Adversity

O Sovereign Lord, the Creator of all that is seen and unseen, I come before You today with a heart full of awe and reverence for Your mighty power and wisdom. As I reflect upon the words of Your prophet Jeremiah in Jeremiah 34:20, where it is written, "I will even give them into…

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Jeremiah 34:12 - "¶ Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 34:6 - "Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,"
Nehemiah 12:34 - "Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,"
Matthew 20:29-34
Jeremiah 49:34 - "¶ The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,"
Lucas 20:34-35
Numbers 34:20 - "And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud."
Jeremiah 32:34 - "But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it."
"¶ Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying," - Jeremiah 34:12
"Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah," - Nehemiah 12:34
Psalms 34:20 - "He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken."
Jeremiah 34:8 - "¶ This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;"
Jeremiah 20:4
"Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem," - Jeremiah 34:6
Luke 20:34 - "And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:"
Jeremiah 23:34 - "And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house."
Genesis 34:20 - "¶ And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,"
Jeremiah 34:19 - "The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;"
Jeremiah 2:34 - "Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these."
Acts 20:34 - "Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me."
Matthew 20:34 - "So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him."
"And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud." - Numbers 34:20
Jeremiah 34:11 - "But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids."
Jeremiah 20:2 - "Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 20:3 - "And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib."
Jeremiah 34:4 - "Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:"
Jeremiah 20:1 - "Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things."
Jeremiah 44:20 - "¶ Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,"
Jeremiah 34:1 - "The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying,"