Jeremiah 34:12-14

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹²Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, ¹³“Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘I ^(A)made a covenant with your forefathers in the day that I ^(B)brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, saying, ¹⁴“^(C)At the end of seven years each of you shall set free his Hebrew brother who ^[a]has been sold to you and has served you six years, you shall send him out free from you; but your forefathers ^(D)did not obey Me or incline their ear to Me.

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Jeremiah 34:12-14

New International Version

¹²Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: ¹³“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your ancestors^(A) when I brought them out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.^(B) I said, ¹⁴‘Every seventh year each of you must free any fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. After they have served you six years, you must let them go free.’^[a]^(C) Your ancestors, however, did not listen to me or pay attention^(D) to me.