Jeremiah 34:12-16
Legacy Standard Bible
12 Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying, 13 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘I (A)cut a covenant with your fathers in the day that I (B)brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery, saying, 14 “(C)At the end of seven years each of you shall let his Hebrew brother go who [a]has been sold to you and has served you six years, and you shall let him go to be free from you; but your fathers (D)did not obey Me or incline their ear to Me. 15 Although recently you had turned and (E)done what is right in My sight, each man proclaiming [b]release to his neighbor, and you had (F)cut a covenant before Me (G)in the house which is called by My name. 16 Yet you (H)turned and (I)profaned My name, and each man [c]returned to themselves his male slave and each man his female slave whom you had let go as free according to their desire, and you subdued them to be your male slaves and female slaves.”’
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- Jeremiah 34:14 Or has sold himself
- Jeremiah 34:15 Or liberty
- Jeremiah 34:16 Lit caused them to return
Jeremiah 34:12-16
Revised Standard Version
12 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 13 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying, 14 ‘At the end of six[a] years each of you must set free the fellow Hebrew who has been sold to you and has served you six years; you must set him free from your service.’ But your fathers did not listen to me or incline their ears to me. 15 You recently repented and did what was right in my eyes by proclaiming liberty, each to his neighbor, and you made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name; 16 but then you turned around and profaned my name when each of you took back his male and female slaves, whom you had set free according to their desire, and you brought them into subjection to be your slaves.
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- Jeremiah 34:14 Gk: Heb seven
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