Jeremiah 34 · Verse 13

Jeremiah 34:13

Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,
Jeremiah 34:13, King James Version

Jeremiah 34:13 in other translations

BSB“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, saying:
WEB“The LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying:
ASVThus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying,
YLT‘Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I--I made a covenant with your fathers in the day of My bringing them forth from the land of Egypt, from a house of servants, saying,
DARBYThus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying,
BBEThe Lord, the God of Israel, has said, I made an agreement with your fathers on the day when I took them out of Egypt, out of the prison-house, saying,
WebsterThus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth from the land of Egypt, out of the house of bond-men, saying,

What does Jeremiah 34:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. The last year of Zedekiah was the sabbatical year. How just the retribution, that they who, against God's law and their own covenant, enslaved their brethren, should be doomed to bondage themselves: and that the bond-servants should enjoy the sabbatical freedom at the hands of the foe (Jr 52:16) which their own countrymen denied them!

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 34:8-22

A Jew should not be held in servitude above seven years. This law they and their fathers had broken. And when there was some hope that the siege was raised, they forced the servants they had released into their services again. Those who think to cheat God by dissembled repentance and partial reformation, put the greatest cheat upon their own souls. This shows that liberty to sin, is really only liberty to have the…

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Jeremiah 34:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiIH595
כָּרַ֤תִּֽיka.Ra.tiI madeH3772
בְרִית֙ve.Rita covenantH1285
אֶת\־'et-withH854
אֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.Khemancestors yourH1
בְּי֨וֹםbe.Yomon [the] dayH3117
הוֹצִאִ֤יho.tzi.'Ibrought out IH3318
אוֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
מִבֵּ֥יתmi.Beitfrom a house ofH1004
עֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimslavesH5650
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

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Cross references for Jeremiah 34:13

  • Joshua 24:17

    For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:

  • Judges 6:8

    That the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

  • Deuteronomy 5:2-3

    The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.

  • Jeremiah 31:32

    Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:

  • Deuteronomy 5:27

    Go thou near, and hear all that the Lord our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the Lord our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.

  • Exodus 24:7-8

    And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient. And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.

  • Exodus 24:3

    And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the Lord hath said will we do.

  • Deuteronomy 24:18

    But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

  • Deuteronomy 15:15

    And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.

  • Deuteronomy 16:12

    And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

  • Exodus 13:3

    And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

  • Hebrews 8:10-11

    For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I made.
31:32; Ex 24:3,7,8; De 5:2,3,27; 29:1; Heb 8:10,11
in the.
7:22; 11:4,7; De 7:8; 15:15; 16:12; 24:18; Jos 24:17; Jud 6:8
out of.
Ex 13:3,14; De 5:6; 6:12; 8:14; 13:10; Jos 24:17; Jud 6:8

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Context

  • Jeremiah 34:12

    Therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

  • Jeremiah 34:13

    Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,

  • Jeremiah 34:14

    At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.

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Jeremiah 34:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así dice Jehová Dios de Israel: Yo hice pacto con vuestros padres el día que los saqué de tierra de Egipto, de casa de siervos, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ainsi dit l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël: J’ai fait une alliance avec vos pères, au jour où je les ai fait sortir du pays d’Égypte, de la maison de servitude, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
So spricht Jehova, der Gott Israels: Ich habe einen Bund mit euren Vätern gemacht an dem Tage, da ich sie aus dem Lande Ägypten, aus dem Hause der Knechtschaft herausführte, und gesprochen:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël: Ego percussi fœdus cum patribus vestris in die qua eduxi eos de terra Ægypti, de domo servitutis, dicens: