Jeremiah 34:17

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
saith	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָה֒ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hearkened	שְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם she.ma'.Tem	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
proclaiming	לִקְרֹ֣א lik.Ro'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
liberty	דְר֔וֹר de.Ror	H1865	freedom · noun, common masculine singular absolute
one	אִ֥ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
brother

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Cross-references

Matthew 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Deuteronomy 28:25 The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and s…
Jeremiah 29:18 And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms…
Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Leviticus 26:34-35 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies’ land; even then shall the land rest, and en…
Deuteronomy 28:64 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods,…
Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
Jeremiah 15:4 And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 34:8–end

We have here another prophecy upon a particular occasion, the history of which we must take notice of, as necessary to give light to the prophecy. I. When Jerusalem was closely besieged by the Chaldean army the princes and people agreed upon a reformation in one instance, and that was concerning their servants. 1. The law of God was very express, that those of their own nation should not be held in servitude above seven years, but, after they had served one apprenticeship, they should be discharged and have their liberty; yea, though they had sold themselves into servitude for the payment of their debts, or though they were sold by the judges for the punishment of their crimes. This differen…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 34:17

not . . . proclaiming liberty--Though the Jews had ostensibly emancipated their bond-servants, they virtually did not do so by revoking the liberty which they had granted. God looks not to outward appearances, but to the sincere intention. I proclaim a liberty--retribution answering to the offense (Mat 7:2; Mat 18:32-33; Gal 6:7; Jam 2:13). The Jews who would not give liberty to their brethren shall themselves receive "a liberty" calamitous to them. God will manumit them from His happy and safe service (Psa 121:3), which is real "liberty" (Psa 119:45; Joh 8:36; Co2 3:17), only to pass under the terrible bondage of other taskmasters, the "sword," &c. to be removed--The Hebrew expresses ag…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 34:17

Therefore thus saith the Lord,.... This being the case, and this their crime, which was provoking to the Lord; ye have not hearkened unto me in proclaiming liberty everyone to his brother, and everyone to his neighbour; for though they did proclaim liberty, they did not act according to it; they did not give the liberty they proclaimed, at least they did not continue so to do; as soon almost as they had granted the favour, they took it away again; and because they did not persevere in well doing, it is reckoned by the Lord as not done at all: behold, I proclaim liberty for you, saith the Lord; or rather against them; he dismissed them from his service, care, and protection, and consigned t…

Dictionary and topics

Covenant · Binding — Binding
Feast Of Sabbatical Year, The · Jews threatened for neglecting — Jews threatened for neglecting
Liberty · Proclaimed in the year of jubilee — Proclaimed in the year of jubilee
Sabbatic Year · Punishment to follow violation of the ordinances concerning — Punishment to follow violation of the ordinances concerning
Sickness · God: Abandons the wicked to — God: Abandons the wicked to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 34:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 34:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 34:17

John Gill on Jeremiah 34:17

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 34:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 34:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 34:17

John Gill on Jeremiah 34:17

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 34:17

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 34:12–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 34:17-20

Rashi on Jeremiah 34:17