Jeremiah 34:8

Translations

Modern

After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD

Traditional

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;

Literal

The word that came to Jeremiah from YHWH after King Zedekiah had cut a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem, to proclaim to them liberty,

Latin

Verbum quod factum est ad Jeremiam a Domino, postquam percussit rex Sedecias fœdus cum omni populo in Jerusalem, prædicans

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Hebrew

English

After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD

Notes

Jeremiah 34:8–22

Zedekiah told the people to free their slaves. He wanted to gain favor with God by following the covenant rules about Hebrew slave ownership (Exodus 21:2–4). These rules had been ignored since the time of Moses. However, the order was useless because the people soon broke this new promise. They had also broken their agreement with Nebuchadnezzar (see Ezekiel 21:23–24) and their original covenant with the Lord. The Lord would punish them for their betrayal.

Jeremiah 34:8–35:19

Here are examples of the faithless (those who break the covenant) (Jeremiah 34:8–22) and the faithful (those who keep the covenant) (35:1–19).

Theme notes and profiles

Basic Laws

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Leviticus 25:10
So you are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty in the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan.
2 Kings 23:2–3
And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
2 Kings 11:17
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
Jeremiah 34:17
Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
Nehemiah 5:1–13
About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
Leviticus 25:39–46
If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.
Exodus 21:2–4
If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
Nehemiah 9:38–10:27
In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
2 Chronicles 29:10
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.
2 Chronicles 34:30–33
And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 15:12–15
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.

People

Jeremiah: Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days Zedekiah: Last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Feasts and Festivals of Israel Freedom, Liberty

Topics

Constitution: Agreement Between the Ruler and People Covenant of Men with Men: Breach of, Punished Covenant: Binding Covenant: King Zedekiah and his Subjects Emancipation: Proclamation of by Zedekiah King: Constitutional Restrictions of Liberty: Proclaimed in the Year of Jubilee Servant: Bond: Emancipation of Servant: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Servants: Slaves or Bond: Laws Respecting, often Violated

Jeremiah 34:8

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