Thematic Bible: By zedekiah
Thematic Bible
Emancipation » Proclamation of » By zedekiah
[This is] the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom to them, so each man would free his male and female Hebrew slaves and no one enslave his Judean brother. All the officials and people who entered into covenant to free their male and female slaves-in order not to enslave them any longer-obeyed and freed them. read more.
Afterwards, however, they changed their minds and took back their male and female slaves they had freed and forced them to become slaves [again].
Afterwards, however, they changed their minds and took back their male and female slaves they had freed and forced them to become slaves [again].
Jeremiah » The prophet » His intercession asked » By zedekiah
Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, requesting, “Please pray to the Lord our God for us!”
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