4 "'But listen to this promise from the Lord, O Zedekiah, king of Judah. This is what the Lord says: You will not be killed in war

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 34:4

Commentary on Jeremiah 34:1-7

(Read Jeremiah 34:1-7)

Zedekiah is told that the city shall be taken, and that he shall die a captive, but he shall die a natural death. It is better to live and die penitent in a prison, than to live and die impenitent in a palace.