Jeremiah 34:13

Jeremiah 34:14 →

Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,

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Interpretation

A Jew should not be held in servitude above seven years. This law they and their fathers had broken.

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This thought runs through Jeremiah 34:12-16.

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Glossary

Egypt Place: The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.