Jeremiah 34:15
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:
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 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:
`And ye turn back, ye to-day, and ye do that which is right in Mine eyes, to proclaim liberty each to his neighbour, and ye make a covenant before Me in the house over which My name is called.
And now, turning away from evil, you had done what is right in my eyes, giving a public undertaking for every man to make his neighbour free; and you had made an agreement before me in the house which is named by my name:
Cross References
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not …
But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and …
Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should …
This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant …
But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I …
And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered …
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far …
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that …