Jeremiah 34:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them; ”

Jeremiah 34:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

It is usual with commentators to say that, the laws dealing with the emancipation of the Hebrew slaves, as also that of the land resting during the sabbatical year, were not observed. The narrative...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

[This is] the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who [were] at Jerusalem, (d) to proclaim liberty to them; (d) When the enemy was a...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Cancelled Liberation of Slaves. In the interval during which the besiegers had withdrawn ( Jeremiah 34:21 ; cf. Jeremiah 21:2 ; Jeremiah 37:5 ), Jeremiah is commissioned to condemn the brea...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

The Twenty-Eighth Prophecy of Jeremiah (see book comments for Jeremiah). a covenant. Note the illustration of the two covenants, (verses: Jeremiah 34:8-10 ) and (verses: Jeremiah 34:12-15 ),...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them; The word that...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To proclaim liberty unto them, &c.— By the law of Moses, Exodus 21:2 . Deuteronomy 15:12 the Israelites were not allowed to detain their brethren of the Hebrew race in perpetual bondage, but...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them; This is th...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah's Eighteenth Prophecy (Reign of Zedekiah). The Fate of Zedekiah. The Treatment of Hebrew Slaves Early in the campaign of Nebuchadnezzar, whose scheme of conquest included all the region a...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

After that the king Zedekiah had made» a covenant... — The remainder of the chapter brings before us an historical episode of considerable interest. The law of Moses did not allow in the case of a...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XI A BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 21:1-10 , Jeremiah 34:1-22 , Jeremiah 37:1-10 "All the princes and peoplechanged their minds and reduced to bondage again all the slaves whom they had s...
Jeremiah 34:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Chapter s thirty-four and thirty-five contain prophecies of the siege. The armies of Nebuchadnezzar were round about Jerusalem, and Jehovah declared to Zedekiah that the king of Babylon would be succ...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Concerning the law for the release of servants, we have it at large, Exodus 21:16 . And as this was a beautiful type of the Lord Jesus, in becoming Jehovah's servant for his Church and people; it wa...
Jeremiah 34:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[This is] the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord ,.... Here begins a new prophecy, which was delivered some time after the former; that was given out while the king of Babylon was besieging Je...
Jeremiah 34:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 34:8 [This is] the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which [were] at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Transient Reformation; The Servants Re-enslaved. B. C. 589. 8 This is the word that...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This verse plainly beginneth a new prophecy, but at what particular time this revelation or the publication of it was we are not told, only the occasion of it is recorded. God had made a particular l...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

SECTION 2 ( Jeremiah 26:1 to Jeremiah 45:5 ). (continued). As we have previously seen this Section of Jeremiah from Jeremiah 26:1 to Jeremiah 45:5 divides up into four main subsections, whic...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES:— 1. Chronology of the Chapter . Section I., Jeremiah 34:1-7 , is in subject connected with chap. Jeremiah 32:1-5 . These verses, however, seem slightly to antedate th...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 34:2 . Go and speak to Zedekiah. This revelation was delivered in the tenth year of his reign, and would have saved the land, when all hopes of safety were fled. Jeremiah 34:4 . Thou s...
Jeremiah 34:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This chapter must be taken in connection with Jeremiah 35:1-24 . The whole section consists of three passages, introduced with a superscription in the same form, but otherwise unrela...
Jeremiah 34:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, which he recorded as faithfully as he had received it, after that the King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jeru...
Jeremiah 34:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 15:12-15 ; 2 Chronicles 23:16 ; 2 Chronicles 29:10 ; 2 Chronicles 34:30-33 ; 2 Kings 11:17 ; 2 Kings 23:2 ; 2 Kings 23:3 ; Deuteronomy 15:12 ; Exodus 21:2-4 ; Exodus 23:10 ; E...

Jeremiah 34:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 34:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 34:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 34:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 34:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 34:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 34:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 34:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 34:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 34:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 34:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 34:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 34:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 34:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 34:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 34:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 34:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 34:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 34:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 34:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 34:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 34:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge