Verse 13
Jeremiah 34:13
Free Bible Version
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A little while ago you decided to do what's right, which made me happy. You all announced that you would free your slaves. You made an agreement before me in my Temple.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כֹּֽה אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אָנֹכִ֗י כָּרַ֤תִּֽי בְרִית֙ אֶת אֲב֣וֹתֵי/כֶ֔ם בְּ/י֨וֹם הוֹצִאִ֤/י אוֹתָ/ם֙ מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם מִ/בֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִ֖ים לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
Thus says the Lord God of Israel: I made a covenant with your forefathers on the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, to say.
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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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Listen to what the Lord is telling you, Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the Lord says about you...
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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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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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9
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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