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Jeremiah 34:1 (show verse)
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities:
Jeremiah 34:2 (show verse)
“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go, speak to Zedekiah, king of Judah, and tell him: This is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.
Jeremiah 34:3 (show verse)
As for you, you will not escape from his hand but are certain to be captured and handed over to him. You will meet the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak face to face; you will go to Babylon.
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Jeremiah 34:4 (show verse)
“Yet hear the Lord’s word, Zedekiah, king of Judah. This is what the Lord says concerning you: You will not die by the sword;
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Jeremiah 34:5 (show verse)
you will die peacefully. There will be a burning ceremony for you just like the burning ceremonies for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you. ‘Our king is dead!’ will be the lament for you, for I have spoken this word.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 34:6 (show verse)
So Jeremiah the prophet related all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem
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Jeremiah 34:7 (show verse)
while the king of Babylon’s army was attacking Jerusalem and all of Judah’s remaining cities—against Lachish and Azekah, for they were the only ones left of Judah’s fortified cities.
Jeremiah 34:8 (show verse)
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,
Civil liberty » General references to civil
Constitution » Agreement between the ruler and people
Covenant » Between men
Covenant » Binding
Covenant » Of men with men » Breach of, punished
Covenant » Instances of » King zedekiah and his subjects
Covenants » Between men
Emancipation » Proclamation of » By zedekiah
King » Constitutional restrictions of
Liberty » General references to civil
Liberty » Proclaimed in the year of jubilee
Servant » Bond » Emancipation of
Servants » Slaves or bond » Laws respecting, often violated
The Nation » Payment of taxes (tribute) » Civil liberty, general references to
Constitution » Agreement between the ruler and people
Covenant » Between men
Covenant » Binding
Covenant » Of men with men » Breach of, punished
Covenant » Instances of » King zedekiah and his subjects
Covenants » Between men
Emancipation » Proclamation of » By zedekiah
King » Constitutional restrictions of
Liberty » General references to civil
Liberty » Proclaimed in the year of jubilee
Servant » Bond » Emancipation of
Servants » Slaves or bond » Laws respecting, often violated
The Nation » Payment of taxes (tribute) » Civil liberty, general references to
Jeremiah 34:9 (show verse)
so each man would free his male and female Hebrew slaves and no one would enslave his Judean brother.
Brother » Signifies » Any israelite
Constitution » Agreement between the ruler and people
Covenant » Binding
Covenant » Of men with men » Breach of, punished
Emancipation » Of hebrew servants
Emancipation » Proclamation of » By zedekiah
King » Constitutional restrictions of
Servant » Bond » Emancipation of
Servants » Slaves or bond » Laws respecting, often violated
Constitution » Agreement between the ruler and people
Covenant » Binding
Covenant » Of men with men » Breach of, punished
Emancipation » Of hebrew servants
Emancipation » Proclamation of » By zedekiah
King » Constitutional restrictions of
Servant » Bond » Emancipation of
Servants » Slaves or bond » Laws respecting, often violated
Jeremiah 34:10 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 34:11 (show verse)
Afterward, however, they changed their minds and took back their male and female slaves they had freed and forced them to become slaves again.
Jeremiah 34:12 (show verse)
Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
Jeremiah 34:13 (show verse)
“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery, saying:
Jeremiah 34:14 (show verse)
At the end of seven years, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must send him out free from you. But your ancestors did not obey Me or pay any attention.
Covenant » Binding
Covenant » Of men with men » Breach of, punished
Land » Land measure a cubit = 1824 ft » To rest
Sabbatic year » Punishment to follow violation of the ordinances concerning
Sabbatic year » Israelite bondservants set free in
Servant » Bond » Emancipation of
Servants » Slaves or bond » Laws respecting, often violated
Year » Sabbatic
Covenant » Of men with men » Breach of, punished
Land » Land measure a cubit = 1824 ft » To rest
Sabbatic year » Punishment to follow violation of the ordinances concerning
Sabbatic year » Israelite bondservants set free in
Servant » Bond » Emancipation of
Servants » Slaves or bond » Laws respecting, often violated
Year » Sabbatic
Jeremiah 34:15 (show verse)
Today you repented and did what pleased Me, each of you proclaiming freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before Me at the temple called by My name.
Jeremiah 34:16 (show verse)
But you have changed your minds and profaned My name. Each has taken back his male and female slaves who had been freed to go wherever they wanted, and you have again subjugated them to be your slaves.
Jeremiah 34:17 (show verse)
“Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed Me by proclaiming freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. I hereby proclaim freedom for you”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“to the sword, to plague, and to famine! I will make you a horror to all the earth’s kingdoms.
Jeremiah 34:18 (show verse)
As for those who disobeyed My covenant, not keeping the terms of the covenant they made before Me, I will treat them like the calf they cut in two in order to pass between its pieces.
Covenant » Binding
Covenant » Of men with men » Breach of, punished
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Sabbatic year » Punishment to follow violation of the ordinances concerning
Servant » Bond » Emancipation of
Covenant » Of men with men » Breach of, punished
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Sabbatic year » Punishment to follow violation of the ordinances concerning
Servant » Bond » Emancipation of
Jeremiah 34:19 (show verse)
The officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the court officials, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the pieces of the calf
Covenant » Binding
Covenant » Of men with men » Breach of, punished
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Sabbatic year » Punishment to follow violation of the ordinances concerning
Servant » Bond » Emancipation of
Covenant » Of men with men » Breach of, punished
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Sabbatic year » Punishment to follow violation of the ordinances concerning
Servant » Bond » Emancipation of
Jeremiah 34:20 (show verse)
will be handed over to their enemies, to those who want to take their life. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.
Jeremiah 34:21 (show verse)
I will hand Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials over to their enemies, to those who want to take their lives, to the king of Babylon’s army that is withdrawing.
Jeremiah 34:22 (show verse)
I am about to give the command”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and I will bring them back to this city. They will fight against it, capture it, and burn it down. I will make Judah’s cities a desolation, without inhabitant.”