Verse 7
Jeremiah 34:7
Free Bible Version
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This meant that every slave owner should free their Hebrew slaves, both male and female. No one was to force their fellow citizens to remain slaves any longer.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/חֵ֣יל מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֗ל נִלְחָמִים֙ עַל יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְ/עַ֛ל כָּל עָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה הַ/נּֽוֹתָר֑וֹת אֶל לָכִישׁ֙ וְ/אֶל עֲזֵקָ֔ה כִּ֣י הֵ֗נָּה נִשְׁאֲר֛וּ בְּ/עָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה עָרֵ֥י מִבְצָֽר
English Translation
And the army of the king of Babylon fought against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, to Lachish and to Azekah, for they were the only ones that remained in the fortified cities of Judah.
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Chapter 34 Context
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This is the Lord's message that came to Jeremiah when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army,...
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This is what the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: Go and talk to Zedekiah king of Judah and t...
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You yourself won't escape being captured by him. You will certainly be taken prisoner and brought be...
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4
Listen to what the Lord is telling you, Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the Lord says about you...
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5
you will die in peace. You will have a proper funeral with incense burned for you as they did for yo...
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6
At that time the king of Babylon's army was attacking the city and the Judean towns of Lachish and A...
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7
This meant that every slave owner should free their Hebrew slaves, both male and female. No one was...
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All the officials and all the people who accepted this agreement did what they said. They freed thei...
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However, later on they changed their minds and took back the male and female slaves they'd freed, fo...
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10
A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
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11
This is what the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: I made an agreement with your forefathers w...
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12
Every seventh year, each of you must set free all fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. Th...
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A little while ago you decided to do what's right, which made me happy. You all announced that you w...
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But now you've changed your minds and dishonored me. Each of you took back the male and female slave...
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15
So this is what the Lord says: You haven't obeyed me. You haven't announced freedom for your slaves,...
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16
They have broken my agreement, and have not kept the terms of the agreement they promised before me....
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I will hand them over to their enemies who are trying to kill them. This includes the leaders of Jud...
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I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials to their enemies who are trying to kill th...
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Listen! I will give the order, declares the Lord, and bring them back to Jerusalem. They will attack...
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