Jeremiah 34:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 34:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 34:9 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 34:9 — KJV
“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.”
— Jeremiah 34:9 (KJV)
Jeremiah 34:9 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 34:9
“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. hath been...: or, hath sold himself”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 34:9: every, let, hebrew
“And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 34:9: let, hebrew, free
“And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 34:9: let, manservant, maidservant
“And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: compel...: Heb. serve thyself with him with the service, etc”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 34:9: let, serve, wit
“And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 34:9: should, let, himself
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