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Jeremiah 34:10

Jeremiah 34:10
Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant,.... The king had made with the…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Jeremiah 34:8-22

It is usual with commentators to say that, the laws dealing with the emancipation of the Hebrew slaves, as also that of…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 34:8-22

We have here another prophecy upon a particular occasion, the history of which we must take notice of, as necessary to…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Jeremiah 34:10-11

The MT. is somewhat awkward, and the LXX (preferred by Co. and Du.) clearer and briefer. But we cannot accept the latter…