Jeremiah 34:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

every man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.

go free. See note on Jeremiah 34:8, and compare verses: Jeremiah 34:21; Jeremiah 34:22, which show that this covenant was made during. temporary withdrawal of the besiegers, on account of the Egyptians (Jeremiah 37:5).

serve himself of them. use them as bondservants.

Jeremiah 34:9

9 That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.