Jeremiah 34 · Verse 15

Jeremiah 34:15

And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:
Jeremiah 34:15, King James Version

Jeremiah 34:15 in other translations

BSBRecently you repented and did what pleased Me; each of you proclaimed freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before Me in the house that bears My Name.
WEBYou had now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor. You had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name;
ASVAnd ye were now turned, and had done that which is right in mine eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:
YLT‘And ye turn back, ye to-day, and ye do that which is right in Mine eyes, to proclaim liberty each to his neighbour, and ye make a covenant before Me in the house over which My name is called.
DARBYAnd you, ye had this day turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:
BBEAnd now, turning away from evil, you had done what is right in my eyes, giving a public undertaking for every man to make his neighbour free; and you had made an agreement before me in the house which is named by my name:
WebsterAnd ye had now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

What does Jeremiah 34:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. in the house ... called by my name--the usual place of making such covenants (2Ki 23:3; compare 1Ki 8:31; Ne 10:29).

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 34:15 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.

וַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuand you turned backH7725
אַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemyouH859
הַיּ֗וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
וַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.Suand you didH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.Sharthe rightH3477
בְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.Naiin view myH5869
לִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'by proclaimingH7121
דְר֖וֹרde.RorlibertyH1865
אִ֣ישׁ'isheveryoneH376
לְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huto neighbor hisH7453
וַתִּכְרְת֤וּva.tikh.re.Tuand you madeH3772
בְרִית֙ve.Rita covenantH1285
לְפָנַ֔יle.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440
בַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitin the houseH1004
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
נִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'it is calledH7121
שְׁמִ֖יshe.Miname myH8034
עָלָֽיו\׃'a.Lavon itH5921

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Cross references for Jeremiah 34:15

  • Jeremiah 34:8

    This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;

  • 2 Kings 23:3

    And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

  • Jeremiah 7:10-11

    And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the Lord.

  • Nehemiah 10:29

    They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;

  • Psalms 76:11

    Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

  • Psalms 119:106

    I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

  • 2 Kings 14:3

    And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

  • 2 Kings 10:30-31

    And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.

  • Isaiah 58:2

    Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

  • 1 Kings 21:27-29

    And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.

  • Matthew 15:8

    This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

  • Jeremiah 32:34

    But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ye.
1Ki 21:27-29; 2Ki 10:30,31; 12:2; 14:3; Isa 58:2; Mt 15:8
now. Heb. to-day. in proclaiming.
10,11
ye had.
8; 2Ki 23:3; Ne 10:29; Ps 76:11; 119:106
which is called by my name. Heb. whereupon my name iscalled.
7:10,11

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Context

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 34:15

    And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

  • Jeremiah 34:16

    But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.

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Jeremiah 34:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vosotros os habíais hoy convertido, y hecho lo recto delante de mis ojos, anunciando cada uno libertad á su prójimo; y habíais hecho concierto en mi presencia, en la casa sobre la cual es invocado mi nombre:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et vous, vous en étiez revenus aujourd’hui, et vous aviez fait ce qui est droit à mes yeux, en proclamant la liberté chacun à son prochain, et vous aviez fait une alliance devant moi, dans la maison qui est appelée de mon nom;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ihr seid heute zwar umgekehrt und habt getan, was recht ist in meinen Augen, daß ein jeder seinem Nächsten Freiheit ausrief; und ihr habt einen Bund vor mir gemacht in dem Hause, welches nach meinem Namen genannt ist;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et conversi estis vos hodie, et fecistis quod rectum est in oculis meis, ut prædicaretis libertatem unusquisque ad amicum suum: et inistis pactum in conspectu meo, in domo in qua invocatum est nomen meum super eam: