Jeremiah 34:8

“The word that came to Jeremiah from YHWH, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them,”

Jeremiah 34:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 34:8, word by word

The wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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cameהָיָהhaya

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu

Jeremiah

Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּtsidkiyahu

Zedekiah

Zedekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is righteousness." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Chenaanah, who announced a false victory to Ahab (1 Kings 22), and the last king of Judah (2 Kings 24:17).

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had madeכְּרֹתkerot

make a covenant

Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.

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a covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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to proclaimקְרֹאkero

proclaim

To announce aloud.

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libertyדְּרוֹרderor

liberty

Release for slaves and debtors.

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

7while the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these were left among the cities of Judah as fortified cities.

8 · This verse (above)

9that each should let his slave and each his slave woman, the Hebrew man and the Hebrew woman, go free, so that no one should keep them as slaves, a Jew, his brother.

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