KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Jeremiah 34:15 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And ye” | אַתֶּ֜ם | Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | And ye |
| “were now” | הַיּ֗וֹם | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | now |
| “turned,” | וַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּ | To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again | turned |
| “and had done” | וַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּ | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | done |
| “right” | הַיָּשָׁר֙ | Straight (literally or figuratively) | right |
| “in my sight,” | בְּעֵינַ֔י | An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) | sight |
| “in proclaiming” | לִקְרֹ֥א | To call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) | proclaiming |
| “liberty” | דְר֖וֹר | Freedom; hence, spontaneity of outflow, and so clear | liberty |
| “every man” | אִ֣ישׁ | A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | every man |
| “to his neighbour;” | לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ | An associate (more or less close) | neighbour |
| “and ye had made” | וַתִּכְרְת֤וּ | To cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces) | made |
| “a covenant” | בְרִית֙ | A compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) | covenant |
| “before” | לְפָנַ֔י | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “me in the house” | בַּבַּ֕יִת | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | house |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “is called” | נִקְרָ֥א | To call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) | called |
| “by” | עָלָֽיו׃ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | by |
| “my name:” | שְׁמִ֖י | An appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character | name |
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13 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,
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.
15 And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:
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.
17 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
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