Jeremiah 34:18 meaning and explanation
And those who have transgressed My covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before Me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two in order to pass between its pieces.
Jeremiah 34:18, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD speaks through Jeremiah to King Zedekiah and the people of Jerusalem, who had solemnly pledged to free their Hebrew slaves and then reversed their promise. In verse 18 God names the ceremony they used to seal that pledge: a calf was cut in two and the parties passed between the pieces, invoking on themselves the fate of the animal if they broke faith.
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