Jeremiah 34:17 meaning and explanation
Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
Jeremiah 34:17, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Jeremiah 34:17 comes from a moment when Babylon's army was besieging Jerusalem. Zedekiah and the people had made a covenant to free their Hebrew slaves, as the law required every seventh year, but they later took them back.
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