Yeremia 34:8
Konteks34:8 The Lord spoke to Jeremiah after King Zedekiah had made a covenant 1 with all the people in Jerusalem 2 to grant their slaves their freedom.
Yeremia 42:12
Konteks42:12 I will have compassion on you so that he in turn will have mercy on you and allow you to return to your land.’
Yeremia 48:46
KonteksYou people who worship Chemosh will be destroyed.
Your sons will be taken away captive.
Your daughters will be carried away into exile. 4
[34:8] 1 tn Usually translated “covenant.” See the study note on 11:2 for the rationale for the translation here.
[34:8] sn There are no details regarding the nature of this covenant, but it was probably a parity covenant in which the people agreed to free their slaves in exchange for some concessions from the king (see the study note on 11:2 for more details on the nature of ancient Near Eastern covenants). More details about this covenant are given in vv. 15, 18-19 where it is said to have been made before the
[34:8] 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[48:46] 3 tn Heb “Woe to you, Moab.” For the usage of this expression see 4:13, 31; 13:17 and the translator’s note on 4:13 and 10:19.
[48:46] 4 tn Heb “Your sons will be taken away into captivity, your daughters into exile.”