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Jeremiah 34:8

NETBible	The Lord spoke to Jeremiah after King Zedekiah had made a covenant¹ with all the people in Jerusalem² to grant their slaves their freedom.
NIV © biblegateway Jer 34:8	The word came to Jeremiah from the LORD after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom for the slaves.
NASB © biblegateway Jer 34:8	The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem to proclaim release to them:
NLT © biblegateway Jer 34:8	This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD after King Zedekiah made a covenant with the people, proclaiming freedom for the slaves.
MSG © biblegateway Jer 34:8	GOD delivered a Message to Jeremiah after King Zedekiah made a covenant with the people of Jerusalem to decree freedom
BBE © SABDAweb Jer 34:8	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;
NRSV © bibleoremus Jer 34:8	The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to make a proclamation of liberty to them,
NKJV © biblegateway Jer 34:8	This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem to proclaim liberty to them:
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KJV	[This is] the word <01697> that came unto Jeremiah <03414> from the LORD <03068>_, after <0310> that the king <04428> Zedekiah <06667> had made <03772> (8800) a covenant <01285> with all the people <05971> which [were] at Jerusalem <03389>_, to proclaim <07121> (8800) liberty <01865> unto them;
NASB © biblegateway Jer 34:8	The word <01697> which <0834> came <01961> to Jeremiah <03414> from the LORD <03068> after <0310> King <04428> Zedekiah <06667> had made <03772> a covenant <01285> with all <03605> the people <05971> who <0834> were in Jerusalem <03389> to proclaim <07121> release <01865> to them:
LXXM	(41:8) o <3588> T-NSM logov <3056> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM genomenov <1096> V-AMPNS prov <4314> PREP ieremian <2408> N-ASM para <3844> PREP kuriou <2962> N-GSM meta <3326> PREP to <3588> T-ASN suntelesai <4931> V-AAN ton <3588> T-ASM basilea <935> N-ASM sedekian {N-ASM} diayhkhn <1242> N-ASF prov <4314> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM laon <2992> N-ASM tou <3588> T-GSN kalesai <2564> V-AAN afesin <859> N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	The Lord <03069> spoke to <0413> Jeremiah <03414> after <0310> King <04428> Zedekiah <06667> had made <03772> a covenant <01285> with <0854> all <03605> the people <05971> in Jerusalem <03389> to grant <07121> their <01992> slaves their freedom <01865> .
HEBREW	rwrd <01865> Mhl <01992> arql <07121> Mlswryb <03389> rsa <0834> Meh <05971> lk <03605> ta <0854> tyrb <01285> whyqdu <06667> Klmh <04428> trk <03772> yrxa <0310> hwhy <03069> tam <0853> whymry <03414> la <0413> hyh <01961> rsa <0834> rbdh (34:8) <01697>

NETBible

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah after King Zedekiah had made a covenant¹ with all the people in Jerusalem² to grant their slaves their freedom.

NET Notes

¹tn Usually translated “covenant.” See the study note on 11:2 for the rationale for the translation here.

¹sn There are no details regarding the nature of this covenant, but it was probably a parity covenant in which the people agreed to free their slaves in exchange for some concessions from the king (see the study note on 11:2 for more details on the nature of ancient Near Eastern covenants). More details about this covenant are given in vv. 15, 18-19 where it is said to have been made before the Lord in the temple and involved passing between the pieces of a cut-up calf. Hence it involved their swearing an oath invoking the Lord’s name (cf. Gen 21:23; 31:51-53; 1 Sam 20:42) and pronouncing self-maledictory curses on themselves calling down on themselves a fate similar to that of the dead calf if they failed to keep it. (This latter practice is illustrated in treaty documents from the ancient Near East and is reflected in the covenant ceremony in Gen 15:8-16.)

²map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.