Jeremiah 34:8-17

8AfterH310 KingH4428 ZedekiahH6667 had madeH3772 a covenantH1285 withH854 allH3605 the peopleH5971 in JerusalemH3389 to proclaimH7121 libertyH1865, the wordH1697 cameH1961 toH413 JeremiahH3414 fromH854 the LORDH3068 9that each manH376 should freeH7971H2670 his HebrewH5680 slavesH5650, both male and femaleH5680H8198, and noH1115 oneH376 should holdH5647 his fellowH251 Jew in bondageH3064. 10So allH3605 the officialsH8269 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 whoH834 enteredH935 into this covenantH1285 agreedH8085 that they would freeH7971H376 their menservantsH5650H376 and maidservantsH8198 and no longerH1115 hold them in bondageH5647. They obeyedH8085 and released themH7971, 11but laterH310 they changed their mindsH7725 and took backH7725 the menservantsH5650 andH853 maidservantsH8198 they had freedH7971H2670, and they forced themH3533 to become slavesH5650 againH8198.

12Then the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 cameH1961 toH413 JeremiahH3414 from the LORDH3068, sayingH559, 13“This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, saysH559: IH595 madeH3772 a covenantH1285 withH854 your forefathersH1 whenH3117 I brought them outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, out of the houseH1004 of slaveryH5650, sayingH559: 14EveryH7093 seventhH7651 yearH8141, eachH376 of you must freeH7971 his HebrewH5680 brotherH251 whoH834 has sold himselfH4376 to you. He may serveH5647 you sixH8337 yearsH8141, but then you must let him goH7971 freeH2670. But your fathersH1H413H3808 did notH3808 listenH8085 or inclineH5186 their earH241.

15RecentlyH3117 youH859 repentedH7725 and didH6213 what pleasedH3477 MeH5869; eachH376 of you proclaimedH7121 freedomH1865 for his neighborH7453. You madeH3772 a covenantH1285 before MeH6440 in the houseH1004 thatH834 bearsH7121 My NameH8034H5921. 16But now you have changed your mindsH7725 and profanedH2490 My nameH8034. Each of youH376 has taken backH7725 the menservants and maidservantsH5650H376 whomH834 you had setH7971 at libertyH2670 to go wherever they wantedH5315, and you have again forcedH3533 themH853 to beH1961 your slavesH5650H8198.

17ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559: YouH859 have notH3808 obeyedH8085 MeH413; you have not proclaimedH7121 freedomH1865, each manH376 for his brotherH251H376 and for his neighborH7453. So nowH2005 I proclaimH7121 freedomH1865 for you, declaresH5002 the LORDH3068—freedom toH413 fall by swordH2719, byH413 plagueH1698, and byH413 famineH7458! I will make youH5414 a horrorH2113 to allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776.