Jeremiah 34:12

¹² Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah:

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Other Translations of Jeremiah 34:12

King James Version

¹² Therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

English Standard Version

¹² The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

The Message

¹² Then Jeremiah received this Message from God:

New King James Version

¹² Therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

New Living Translation

¹² So the Lord gave them this message through Jeremiah:

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 34:12

Commentary on Jeremiah 34:8-22

(Read Jeremiah 34:8-22)

A Jew should not be held in servitude above seven years. This law they and their fathers had broken. And when there was some hope that the siege was raised, they forced the servants they had released into their services again. Those who think to cheat God by dissembled repentance and partial reformation, put the greatest cheat upon their own souls. This shows that liberty to sin, is really only liberty to have the sorest judgments. It is just with God to disappoint expectations of mercy, when we disappoint the expectations of duty. And when reformation springs only from terror, it is seldom lasting. Solemn vows thus entered into, profane the ordinances of God; and the most forward to bind themselves by appeals to God, are commonly most ready to break them. Let us look to our hearts, that our repentance may be real, and take care that the law of God regulates our conduct.