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;
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
The word that came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people that were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;
The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, after the making by the king Zedekiah of a covenant with all the people who <FI>are<Fi> in Jerusalem, to proclaim to them liberty,
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after King Zedekiah had made an agreement with all the people in Jerusalem, to give news in public that servants were to be made free;
Cross References
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto …
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and …
And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; …
At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto …
But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: …
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her …
If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free …
And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they …
And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel …