Jeremiah 34:16
“But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But ye turned and polluted my name,.... Changed their minds, and turned from their resolutions they had entered into,…
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 their pleasure lit. according to their soul. See on Jer 22:27.
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