Jeremiah

Jeremiah 34:7–11

7as the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the remaining cities of Judah— against Lachish and Azekah. For these were the only fortified cities remaining in Judah.

8After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD 9that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage. 10So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them, 11but later they changed their minds and took back the menservants and maidservants they had freed, and they forced them to become slaves again.

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Jeremiah 34:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
as the armyוְחֵ֣ילwə·ḥêlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לbā·ḇelNoun - proper - feminine singularH894 Babel, Babylon
was fightingנִלְחָמִים֙nil·ḥā·mîmVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralH3898 fight, do battle
againstעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
and the remainingהַנּֽוֹתָר֑וֹתhan·nō·w·ṯā·rō·wṯArticle; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine pluralH3498 remain over
citiesעָרֵ֥י‘ā·rêNoun - feminine plural constructH5892 excitement
of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
againstאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Lachishלָכִישׁ֙lā·ḵîšNoun - proper - feminine singularH3923 Lakish
and Azekahעֲזֵקָ֔ה‘ă·zê·qāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH5825 Azekah
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
these were the onlyהֵ֗נָּהhên·nāhPronoun - third person feminine pluralH2007 they
fortifiedמִבְצָֽר׃פmiḇ·ṣārNoun - masculine singularH4013 fortification
citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbə·‘ā·rêPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural constructH5892 excitement
remainingנִשְׁאֲר֛וּniš·’ă·rūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7604 remain, be left over
in Judahיְהוּדָ֖הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah

Jeremiah 34:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Afterאַחֲרֵ֡י’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּṣiḏ·qî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH6667 Tsidkijah
had madeכְּרֹת֩kə·rōṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3772 cut off, cut down
a covenantבְּרִ֗יתbə·rîṯNoun - feminine singularH1285 covenant
withאֶת־’eṯ-PrepositionH854 with
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the peopleהָעָם֙hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םbî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
to proclaimלִקְרֹ֥אliq·rōPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7121 call, proclaim, read
libertyדְּרֽוֹר׃də·rō·wrNoun - masculine singularH1865 a flowing; free run, liberty
the wordהַדָּבָ֛רhad·dā·ḇārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
cameהָיָ֥הhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
toאֶֽל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir·mə·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH3414 Jirmejah
fromמֵאֵ֣תmê·’êṯPreposition-m; Direct object markerH854 with
the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Jeremiah 34:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
that each manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
should freeלְ֠שַׁלַּחlə·šal·laḥPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH7971 send
his Hebrewהָעִבְרִ֥יhā·‘iḇ·rîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5680 Hebrew
slavesעַבְדּ֞וֹ‘aḇ·dōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
and femaleוְהָעִבְרִיָּ֖הwə·hā·‘iḇ·rî·yāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5680 Hebrew
and noלְבִלְתִּ֧יlə·ḇil·tîPreposition-lH1115 not, except
oneוְאִ֧ישׁwə·’îšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
should holdעֲבָד־‘ă·ḇāḏ-Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5647 work, serve
his fellowאָחִ֖יהוּ’ā·ḥî·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
Jewבִּיהוּדִ֥יbî·hū·ḏîPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3064 Jewish

Jeremiah 34:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So allכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֨יםhaś·śā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
and allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the peopleהָעָ֜םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
whoאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
enteredבָּ֣אוּbā·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
into this covenantבַבְּרִ֗יתḇab·bə·rîṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH1285 covenant
agreedוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩way·yiš·mə·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8085 hear
that they would freeלְ֠שַׁלַּחlə·šal·laḥPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH7971 send
their menservantsעַבְדּ֞וֹ‘aḇ·dōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
and maidservantsשִׁפְחָתוֹ֙šip̄·ḥā·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8198 maid, maid-servant
and no longerלְבִלְתִּ֥יlə·ḇil·tîPreposition-lH1115 not, except
hold them in bondageעֲבָד־‘ă·ḇāḏ-Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5647 work, serve
They obeyedוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּway·yiš·mə·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8085 hear
and released themוַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃way·šal·lê·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7971 send

Jeremiah 34:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
but laterאַחֲרֵי־’a·ḥă·rê-PrepositionH310 behind
they changed their mindsוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙way·yā·šū·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7725 turn back, return
and took backוַיָּשִׁ֗בוּway·yā·ši·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7725 turn back, return
the menservantsהָֽעֲבָדִים֙hā·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5650 slave, servant
andוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
maidservantsהַשְּׁפָח֔וֹתhaš·šə·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH8198 maid, maid-servant
they had freedשִׁלְּח֖וּšil·lə·ḥūVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralH7971 send
and they forced themוַיַּכְבִּישׁוּםway·yaḵ·bī·šūmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine pluralH3533 subdue, bring into bondage
to become slavesלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH5650 slave, servant
againוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃סwə·liš·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine pluralH8198 maid, maid-servant

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 34:7 Joshua 10:3 · Joshua 15:35 · Jeremiah 4:5 · 2 Chronicles 11:5–10 · 2 Kings 18:13–14

Jeremiah 34:8 Leviticus 25:10 · 2 Kings 11:17 · Jeremiah 34:17 · 2 Kings 23:2–3 · Isaiah 61:1 · Nehemiah 5:1–13 · Leviticus 25:39–46

Jeremiah 34:10 Jeremiah 26:10 · Jeremiah 26:16

Jeremiah 34:11 2 Peter 2:20–22 · Ecclesiastes 8:11 · Proverbs 26:11 · Matthew 12:43–45

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.