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Jeremiah 34:7-9
New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 34:7-9
New American Standard Bible 1995
7 when the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the remaining cities of Judah, that is, (A)Lachish and (B)Azekah, for they alone remained as (C)fortified cities among the cities of Judah.
8 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah had (D)made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem to (E)proclaim [a]release to them: 9 that each man should set free his male servant and each man his female servant, a (F)Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman; so that (G)no one should keep them, a Jew his brother, in bondage.
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Jeremiah 34:7-9
New International Version
Jeremiah 34:7-9
New International Version
7 while the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah that were still holding out—Lachish(A) and Azekah.(B) These were the only fortified cities left in Judah.
Freedom for Slaves
8 The word came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people(C) in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom(D) for the slaves. 9 Everyone was to free their Hebrew slaves, both male and female; no one was to hold a fellow Hebrew in bondage.(E)
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