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Jeremiah 34:8

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

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ASV

The word that came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people that were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;

KJV

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;

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַדָּבָ֛רha.da.Varthe wordH1697 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
הָיָ֥הha.Yahit cameH1961 →
אֶֽל־'el-toH413 →
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414 →
מֵאֵ֣תme.'Etfrom withH854 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אַחֲרֵ֡י'a.cha.ReiafterH310 →
כְּרֹת֩ke.RotmadeH3772 →
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huZedekiahH6667 →
בְּרִ֗יתbe.Rita covenantH1285 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.Lim[was] in JerusalemH3389 →
לִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'to proclaimH7121 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto <the> them
דְּרֽוֹר׃de.RorlibertyH1865 →

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Jeremiah 34:15Recently 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.Leviticus 25:10So 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.Jeremiah 34:17Therefore 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.2 Kings 23:2–3And 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 11:17Then 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.Leviticus 25:39–46If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.Nehemiah 5:1–13About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.Isaiah 61:1The 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,Jeremiah 34:14–15Every seventh year, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free. But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear.Nehemiah 9:38In 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 29:10Now 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.Exodus 21:2–4If 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.Exodus 23:10–11For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,Deuteronomy 15:12If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.2 Chronicles 15:12–15Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.2 Chronicles 34:30–33And 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 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 Chronicles 23:16Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.

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About Jeremiah

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