6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 34:6

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.