Jeremiah 34:10
Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 34 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah delivers an oracle to Zedekiah that he will die peacefully despite the city's fall. A later oracle condemns the Jerusalem leaders who freed slaves only to re-enslave them when Babylonian pressure temporarily lifted — breaking the covenant of liberation. …
Other Translations
And all the princes and all the people obeyed, that had entered into the covenant, that every one should let his man-servant, and every one his maid-servant, go free, that none should make bondmen of them any more; they obeyed, and let them go:
and hearken do all the heads, and all the people who have come in to the covenant to send forth each his man-servant and each his maid-servant free, so as not to lay service on them any more, yea, they hearken, and send them away;
And this was done by all the rulers and the people who had taken part in the agreement, and every one let his man-servant and his servant-girl go free, not to be used as servants any longer; they did so, and let them go.
Cross References
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