Jeremiah 34:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 34:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 34:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them,”
Jeremiah 34:8 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 34:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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; ”
Jeremiah 34:8 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 34:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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,”
Jeremiah 34:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 34:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The word that came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people that were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them: ”
Jeremiah 34:8 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 34:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“This is the worde that came vnto Ieremiah from the Lord, after that the King Zedekiah had made a couenant with all the people, which were at Ierusalem, to proclaime libertie vnto them,”
Jeremiah 34:8 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 34:8 in Context — Jeremiah 34
6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
7 When the king of Babylon’s army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.
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;
9 That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.
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.
What Does Jeremiah 34:8 Mean?
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