Jeremiah 34:8

The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, after king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem, to proclaim among themselves freedom;

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

7When the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against 'Azekah; for these had been left of the cities of Judah as fortified cities.

9That every man should dismiss his man-servant, and every man his maid-servant, being a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, free; so that no man among them should exact labor of a Jew, his brother.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:10And six years shalt thou sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof;

Leviticus 25:39And if thy brother become poor near thee, and be sold unto thee: thou shalt not compel him to work as a bond-servant.

2 Kings 11:17And Yehoyada' made a covenant between the Lord and between the king and between the people, that they should be a people unto the Lord; and between the king and between the people.

2 Chronicles 15:12And they entered into the covenant to seek the Lord the God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

2 Chronicles 29:10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant for the Lord the God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.

Nehemiah 5:1And there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 34:2-8

Captivity of Zedekiah Foretold; The Babylonish Captivity Predicted. ( b. c. 589.) 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, 2 Thus saith the Lord , the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon,… Read the whole commentary →

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