Jeremiah 34:8-22
made <03772> [had.]
grant <07121> [to proclaim.]
Hebrew <05680> [Hebrew.]
keep ..... enslaved <05647> [serve.]
leaders <08269> [when.]
agreed ....................... complied <08085> [then.]
made <03772> [I made.]
when <03117> [in the.]
Every <07093> [At the.]
sold <04376> [been sold. or, sold himself.]
ancestors <01> [but.]
It appears from this and several other passages, that the sabbatical year had been wholly neglected some centuries before the captivity; and the author of the second book of Chronicles (ch. 36:21) assigns this as a reason for the captivity, "that the land might enjoy her sabbaths." Now, if we reckon the seventy years' captivity as a punishment for this neglect, it will follow that the law on this subject had been disregarded for about 490 years.
Recently .......................... made <03117 03772> [ye.]
Recently <03117> [now. Heb. to-day. in proclaiming.]
made <03772> [ye had.]
granted ........................ claimed .... own <07121 08034> [which is called by my name. Heb. whereupon my name is called.]
turned right around ............. took back <07725> [ye turned.]
did not honor <02490> [polluted.]
forced <03533> [and brought.]
freedom <07121> [behold.]
When they proclaimed liberty to their slaves, God restrained the sword from cutting them off; but now having resumed their authority over them, He proclaimed liberty to these dire judgments to seize upon, and destroy them.
die ... war ... by <02719> [to the sword.]
make <05414> [I will.]
<02189> [to be removed. Heb. for a removing.]
violated .................. passed <05674> [have transgressed.]
cut <03772> [when.]
This was the ancient mode of making a covenant. (See on De 29:12 Jos 9:7.)
leaders <08269> [princes.]
court officials <05631> [the eunuchs.]
hand <03027> [and into.]
dead bodies <05038> [and their.]
Zedekiah <06667> [Zedekiah.]
withdrawn <05927> [which are.]
order <06680> [I will command.]
back <07725> [cause.]
They did return, and reinvested the city; and, after an obstinate defence, took it, plundered it, and burnt it to the ground, taking Zedekiah, his princes, and people, captive.
fight <03898> [shall fight.]
make <05414> [and I will.]
