Jeremiah 34:12-22

12Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414 from the LordH3068, sayingH559, 13“ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478, ‘I 1madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with your forefathersH1 in the dayH3117 that I 2broughtH3318 them out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, from the houseH1004 of bondageH5650, sayingH559, 14“3At the endH7093 of sevenH7651 yearsH8141 eachH376 of you shall setH7971 freeH7971 his HebrewH5680 brotherH251 whoH834 4has been soldH4376 to you and has servedH5647 you sixH8337 yearsH8141, you shall sendH7971 him out freeH2670 from you; but your forefathersH1 5did not obeyH8085 Me or inclineH5186 their earH241 to Me. 15Although recentlyH3117 you had turnedH7725 and 6doneH6213 whatH3477 is rightH3477 in My sightH5869, eachH376 manH376 proclaimingH7121 7releaseH1865 to his neighborH7453, and you had 8madeH3772 a covenantH1285 beforeH6440 Me 9in the houseH1004 whichH834 is calledH7121 by My nameH8034. 16Yet you 10turnedH7725 and 11profanedH2490 My nameH8034, and eachH376 manH376 12tookH7725 backH7725 his maleH5650 servantH5650 and eachH376 manH376 his femaleH8198 servantH8198 whomH834 you had setH7971 freeH2670 according to their desireH5315, and you broughtH3533 them into subjectionH3533 to be your maleH5650 servantsH5650 and femaleH8198 servantsH8198.”’

17“ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, ‘You have not obeyedH8085 Me in proclaimingH7121 13releaseH1865 eachH376 manH376 to his brotherH251 and eachH376 manH376 to his neighborH7453. BeholdH2009, I am 14proclaimingH7121 a 15releaseH1865 to you,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘to the 16swordH2719, to the pestilenceH1698 and to the famineH7458; and I will makeH5414 you a 17terrorH2113 to allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776. 18I will giveH5414 the menH376 who have 18transgressedH5674 My covenantH1285, whoH834 have not fulfilledH6965 the wordsH1697 of the covenantH1285 whichH834 they madeH3772 beforeH6440 Me, when they 19cutH3772 the calfH5695 in twoH8147 and passedH5674 betweenH996 its partsH1335-- 19the 20officialsH8269 of JudahH3063 and the officialsH8269 of JerusalemH3389, the courtH5631 officersH5631 and the priestsH3548 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 of the landH776 who passedH5674 betweenH996 the partsH1335 of the calfH5695-- 20I will giveH5414 them into the handH3027 of their enemiesH340 and into the handH3027 of those who 21seekH1245 their lifeH5315. And their 22deadH5038 bodiesH5038 will be foodH3978 for the birdsH5775 of the skyH8064 and the beastsH929 of the earthH776. 2123ZedekiahH6667 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 and his officialsH8269 I will giveH5414 into the handH3027 of their enemiesH340 and into the handH3027 of those who seekH1245 their lifeH5315, and into the handH3027 of the armyH2428 of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 which has 24goneH5927 awayH5927 from you. 22BeholdH2009, I am going to commandH6680,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘and I will bringH7725 them backH7725 to thisH2088 cityH5892; and they will fightH3898 againstH5921 it and 25takeH3920 it and burnH8313 it with fireH784; and I will makeH5414 the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 a 26desolationH8077 27withoutH369 inhabitantH3427.’”