Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and people, that they should be the Lord’s people; also between the king and the people.
Jeremiah 34:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 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, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [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: 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; Common English Bible Jeremiah received the LORD’s word after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty for their slaves: Catholic Public Domain Version The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after king Zedekiah had struck a pact with all the people in Jerusalem, proclaiming Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, after that king Sedecias had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem making a proclamation: |
Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and people, that they should be the Lord’s people; also between the king and the people.
Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king that they should be the Lord’s people.
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
Because of all this we make a firm agreement in writing, and on that sealed document are inscribed the names of our officials, our Levites, and our priests.
Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners,
Therefore, thus says the Lord: You have not obeyed me by granting a release to your neighbors and friends; I am going to grant a release to you, says the Lord—a release to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine. I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
And you shall hallow the fiftieth year, and you shall proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you: you shall return, every one of you, to your property and every one of you to your family.
“If a member of your community, whether a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and works for you six years, in the seventh year you shall set that person free.