Jeremiah 34:5
But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the Lord.
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 22:18, Jehoiakim gets no lament or burning spices — directly opposite the honored death promised to Zedekiah here.
In Jeremiah 32:5, Zedekiah is taken to Babylon — contradicting the promise of dying in peace in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 16:14 records Asa's burial with spices, the same honor promised to Zedekiah — a royal funeral custom.
In 2 Chronicles 21:19, Jehoram dies in great pain with no honor — opposite of the peaceful death with spices promised to Zedekiah here.
In 2 Chronicles 21:20, Jehoram dies with no regret and is not buried with kings — contrasting the honorable death promised to Zedekiah.
In Lamentations 4:20, Zedekiah is captured — the opposite of the peaceful death promised here. Highlights the tragic outcome.
Ezekiel 17:16 specifies that Zedekiah will die in Babylon, giving a location for the peaceful death promised here.
2 Kings 22:20 promises Josiah a peaceful death, using language similar to this promise to Zedekiah — though Josiah died in battle.
2 Chronicles 34:28 repeats the same promise of a peaceful death to Josiah, mirroring the language used for Zedekiah.