Jeremiah 34:12

Christian Standard Bible ®

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Therefore the word of the LORD came to Yirmeyahu from the LORD, saying,

King James Version
Therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord , saying,

English Standard Version
The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord :

New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

New Century Version
Then the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah:

Amplified Bible
Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

World English Bible
Therefore the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore the worde of the Lorde came vnto Ieremiah from the Lord, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

Contemporary English Version
That's when the Lord told me to say to the people:

Complete Jewish Bible
Therefore this word of Adonai came to Yirmeyahu from Adonai :

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then this message from the Lord came to Jeremiah:

George Lamsa Translation
Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,

Good News Translation
Then the Lord ,

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

Literal Translation
For this reason the Word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For the which cause the worde of the LORDE came vnto Ieremy from the LORDE him self, sayenge:

American Standard Version
Therefore the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

Bible in Basic English
For this reason the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying:

King James Version (1611)
Therefore the worde of the Lord came to Ieremiah, from the Lord, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For whiche cause, the worde of the Lorde came vnto Ieremie from the Lorde hym selfe, saying:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I spoke also to Sedekias king of Juda according to all these words, saying, Put your neck into the yoke, and serve the king of Babylon.

English Revised Version
Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad of the Lord to Jeremye, and seide,

Update Bible Version
Therefore the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

New English Translation
That was when the Lord spoke to Jeremiah,

New King James Version
Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

New Living Translation
So the Lord gave them this message through Jeremiah:

New Life Bible
Then the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord :

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then the word of Yahweh came unto Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying:

Revised Standard Version
The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying:

THE MESSAGE
Then Jeremiah received this Message from God : " God , the God of Israel, says, ‘I made a covenant with your ancestors when I delivered them out of their slavery in Egypt. At the time I made it clear: "At the end of seven years, each of you must free any fellow Hebrew who has had to sell himself to you. After he has served six years, set him free." But your ancestors totally ignored me.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

Contextual Overview

⁸This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom to them. ⁹As a result, each was to let his male and female Hebrew slaves go free, and no one was to enslave his fellow Judean. ¹⁰All the officials and people who entered into covenant to let their male and female slaves go free—in order not to enslave them any longer—obeyed and let them go free. ¹¹Afterward, however, they changed their minds and took back their male and female slaves they had let go free and forced them to become slaves again. ¹²Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord: ¹³“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery, saying, ¹⁴‘At the end of seven years, each of you must let his fellow Hebrew who sold himself to you go. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free from your service.’ But your ancestors did not obey me or pay any attention. ¹⁵Today you repented and did what pleased me, each of you proclaiming freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before me at the house that bears my name. ¹⁶But you have changed your minds and profaned my name. Each has taken back his male and female slaves who had been let go free to go wherever they wanted, and you have again forced them to be your slaves. ¹⁷“Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming freedom, each for his fellow Hebrew and for his neighbor. I hereby proclaim freedom for you—this is the Lord’s declaration—to the sword, to plague, and to famine! I will make you a horror to all the earth’s kingdoms.

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Cross-References

Genesis 24:53
Then he brought out objects of silver and gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.

Genesis 29:18
Jacob loved Rachel, so he answered Laban, “I’ll work for you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Genesis 31:41
For twenty years in your household I served you—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!

Genesis 34:16
Then we will give you our daughters, take your daughters for ourselves, live with you, and become one people.

Genesis 34:17
But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go.”

Genesis 34:25
On the third day, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and killed every male.

Genesis 34:27
Jacob’s sons came to the slaughter and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled.

Genesis 34:28
They took their flocks, herds, donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field.

Genesis 34:29
They captured all their possessions, dependents, and wives and plundered everything in the houses.

2 Samuel 3:14
Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal. I was engaged to her for the price of a hundred Philistine foreskins.”

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord,.... The word of Jehovah the Son, from Jehovah the Father, because of this transgression of the princes and people, and as soon as it was committed by them; for it is plain, from Jeremiah 34:21, that it was before the Chaldean army returned to Jerusalem, after its departure from it:

saying; as follows:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

It is usual with commentators to say that, the laws dealing with the emancipation of the Hebrew slaves, as also that of the land resting during the sabbatical year, were not observed. The narrative teaches us the exact contrary. The manumission of the slaves on the present occasion was the spontaneous act of Zedekiah and the people. They knew of the law, and acknowledged its obligation. The observance of it was, no doubt, lax: the majority let their own selfish interests prevail; but the minority made might give way to right, and Zedekiah supported their efforts though only in a weak way.

Early in January, in the ninth year of Zedekiah, the Chaldaean army approached Jerusalem. The people made a covenant with the king, who appears as the abettor of the measure, to let their slaves go free. Possibly patriotism had its share in this: and as Jerusalem was strongly fortified, all classes possibly hoped that if the slaves were manumitted, they too would labor with a more hearty good-will in resisting the enemy. In the summer of the same year the Egyptians advanced to the rescue, and Nebuchadnezzar withdrew to meet their attack. The Jews with a strange levity, which sets them before us in a most despicable light, at once forced the manumitted slaves back into bondage. With noble indignation Jeremiah rebukes them for their treachery, assures them that the Chaldaean army will return, and warns them of the certainty of the punishment which they so richly merited.

Jeremiah 34:8

As the Chaldaean army swept over the country the wealthier classes would all flee to Jerusalem, taking with them their households. And as the Mosaic Law was probably more carefully kept there than in the country, the presence in these families of slaves who had grown grey in service may have given offence to the stricter classes at the capital.

To proclaim liberty unto them - The words are those of the proclamation of the year of jubile to the people, whereupon it became their duty to set their slaves free.

Jeremiah 34:9

Should serve himself of them - Should make them serve him (see Jeremiah 25:14).

Jeremiah 34:11

They turned, and caused ... to return - But afterward they again made the slaves return.

Jeremiah 34:13

The house of bondmen - The miserable prison in which, after being worked in the fields all day in gangs, the slaves were shut up at night.

Jeremiah 34:16

At their pleasure - literally, for themselves.

Jeremiah 34:17

I will make you to be removed into - “I will cause you to be a terror unto.” Men would shudder at them.

Jeremiah 34:18

The words ... - The Jews spoke of “cutting” a covenant, because the contracting parties cut a calf in twain and passed between the pieces. Thus cutting a covenant and cutting a calf in twain, meant the same thing.

Jeremiah 34:21

Which are gone up from you - i. e., which have departed for the present, and have raised the siege.