Jeremiah 34:8
ContextNETBible | The Lord spoke to Jeremiah after King Zedekiah had made a covenant 1 with all the people in Jerusalem 2 to grant their slaves their freedom. |
XREF | Ex 21:2-4; Ex 23:10,11; Le 25:10,39-46; De 15:12; 2Ki 11:17; 2Ki 23:2,3; 2Ch 15:12-15; 2Ch 23:16; 2Ch 29:10; 2Ch 34:30-33; Ne 5:1-13; Ne 9:38; Ne 10:1-27; Isa 61:1; Jer 34:14,17 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Usually translated “covenant.” See the study note on 11:2 for the rationale for the translation here. sn There are no details regarding the nature of this covenant, but it was probably a parity covenant in which the people agreed to free their slaves in exchange for some concessions from the king (see the study note on 11:2 for more details on the nature of ancient Near Eastern covenants). More details about this covenant are given in vv. 15, 18-19 where it is said to have been made before the 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4. |