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Jeremiah 34:15

Recently you repented and did what pleased Me; each of you proclaimed freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before Me in the house that bears My Name.

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ASV

And ye were now turned, and had done that which is right in mine eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

KJV

And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuand you turned backH7725 →
אַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemyouH859 →
הַיּ֗וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117 →
וַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.Suand you didH6213 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.Sharthe rightH3477 →
בְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.Naiin view myH5869 →
לִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'by proclaimingH7121 →
דְר֖וֹרde.RorlibertyH1865 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isheveryoneH376 →
לְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huto neighbor hisH7453 →
וַתִּכְרְת֤וּva.tikh.re.Tuand you madeH3772 →
בְרִית֙ve.Rita covenantH1285 →
לְפָנַ֔יle.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440 →
בַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitin the houseH1004 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
נִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'it is calledH7121 →
שְׁמִ֖יshe.Miname myH8034 →
עָלָֽיו׃'a.Lavon itH5921 →

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Jeremiah 34:8After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD2 Kings 23:3So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.Jeremiah 7:10–11and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?Nehemiah 10:29hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.Jeremiah 7:10and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?Jeremiah 32:34They have placed their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.Jeremiah 34:10–11So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them,Psalms 119:106I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.1 Kings 21:27–29When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.2 Kings 14:3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.2 Kings 10:30–31Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”2 Kings 12:2And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.Matthew 15:8‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.Psalms 76:11Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.Isaiah 58:2For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”2 Chronicles 29:10Now 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.Hosea 6:4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.Hosea 4:10They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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