Jeremiah 34:14
“At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
At the end of seven years,.... Not when seven years were elapsed and fully completed; but within the compass of seven…
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, 1882–1921
At the end of seven years As weshould say of six(so LXX) years. In Hebrew counting of this kind both the first and the…
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