Jeremiah 34:15

13 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,

14 At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.

And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

16 But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.

17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Recently you repented and did what pleased Me; each of you proclaimed freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before Me in the house that bears My Name.
KJV
And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:
WEB
You had now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor. You had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name;
ASV
And ye were now turned, and had done that which is right in mine eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:
DARBY
And you, ye had this day turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:
BLB
And you⁺ turned this day and did right in My eyes, proclaiming liberty, each man to his neighbor. And you⁺ cut a covenant before Me in the house upon which My name is called.
ÅB
Men nå hadde dere snudd om og gjort det som er rett i mine øyne, ved å rope ut frihet, hver for sin neste, og dere opprettet en pakt for mitt åsyn i det hus som er kalt med mitt navn.
OTB
Nylig vendte dere om og gjorde det som var rett i mine øyne: Hver av dere proklamerte frihet for sin nabo, og dere inngikk en pakt for mitt åsyn i huset som bærer mitt navn.
B1930
Men nu hadde I snudd om og gjort det som er rett i mine øine, ved å rope ut frihet, hver for sin næste, og I oprettet en pakt for mitt åsyn i det hus som er kalt med mitt navn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 34:8

    This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;

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  • 2 Kings 23:3

    And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

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  • Jeremiah 7:10–11

    And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

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  • Nehemiah 10:29

    They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;

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  • Psalms 76:11

    Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

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  • Psalms 119:106

    I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

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  • 2 Kings 14:3

    And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

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  • 2 Kings 10:30–31

    And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

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