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Jeremiah 34:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 34:8

Verse 8 of 22

Scripture focus

[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;

Jeremiah 34:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 34:8

Theological / Devotional

To proclaim liberty. While the Mosaic law permitted the Israelites to be placed only under a limited time bondage (see on Ex. 21:2), many masters had exceeded their rights. The nobles of Judah, like those of Athens before Solon, applied the law of debt so as to place a large number of their fellows in slavery. Now, under the pressing danger of the Babylonian attack, either to assure his receiving the willing cooperative service of freemen instead of the forced help of slaves, or for some other reason, Zedekiah promised freedom to all those in slavery in Jerusalem.

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