Prophecy and History

“Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah, king of Judah!  Thus says the LORD concerning you, ‘You will not die by the sword.  You will die in peace,  . . . Jeremiah 34:4-5a  NASB In peace – This seems like an inconsequential verse.  Perhaps not inconsequential for Zedekiah, but certainly nothing more than…