Jeremiah 34:8-11
English Standard Version
8 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after King Zedekiah (A)had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem (B)to make a proclamation of liberty to them, 9 (C)that everyone should set free his Hebrew slaves, male and female, (D)so that no one should enslave a Jew, his brother. 10 And they obeyed, all the officials and all the people who had entered into the covenant that everyone would set free his slave, male or female, so that they would not be enslaved again. They obeyed and set them free. 11 But afterward they turned around and took back the male and female slaves (E)they had set free, and brought them into subjection as slaves.
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Jeremiah 34:8-11
International Standard Version
A Broken Agreement with Hebrew Servants
8 This is[a] this message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem proclaiming release for them. 9 Each person was to set free his male and female slaves who were Hebrews, so that no Jewish person would enslave his brother.[b] 10 All the officials and all the people who had entered into the covenant agreed[c] that each would set his male and female slaves free so that they[d] would not enslave them any longer. They obeyed and they released them. 11 But afterward they turned around and took back the male and female slaves that they had set free, and they forced them to become male and female slaves.
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- Jeremiah 34:8 The Heb. lacks This is
- Jeremiah 34:9 I.e. another Jewish person
- Jeremiah 34:10 Or obeyed
- Jeremiah 34:10 Lit. he
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