Jeremiah 34:8

Modern English Version

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty to them:

Cross References

2 Kings 11:17

Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the people of the Lord, and also between the king and the people.

2 Chronicles 23:16

And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, the people, and the king that they would be a people dedicated to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 29:10

Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel so that His burning anger might turn away from us.

Nehemiah 9:38

So on the basis of all this, we are executing a written agreement that is being sealed by our princes, Levites, and priests.

Isaiah 58:6

Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and break every yoke?

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor; He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

Jeremiah 34:17

Therefore thus says the Lord: You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming liberty, everyone to his brother and every man to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim a liberty to you, says the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Leviticus 25:10

You shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all the inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee to you, and each of you shall return to his possession, and every person shall return to his family.

Deuteronomy 15:12

If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must let him go free from you.