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Jeremiah 34:16 Explained in Context
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Verse 16. 16But 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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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Jeremiah turns or qualifies the movement with “But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid…” at Jeremiah 34:16 inside “The Exodus Release Law Judges Re-Enslavement.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 34:12–16
Read Jeremiah 34:16 with 34:12–16. By itself, “But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Jeremiah recalls the seventh-year release command and says the temporary reform honored the divine name before its reversal profaned it.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “A Covenant Frees Enslaved Judeans and Is Reversed” into “The Exodus Release Law Judges Re-Enslavement.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: Jeremiah recalls the seventh-year release command and says the temporary reform honored the divine name before its reversal profaned it. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic word through Jeremiah turns or qualifies the movement with “But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid…” at Jeremiah 34:16 inside “The Exodus Release Law Judges Re-Enslavement.”
What Remains True
Public authority is answerable for rescue, fair labor, due process, and the conditions it creates. In Jeremiah 34:16, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah turns or qualifies the movement with “But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid…” at Jeremiah 34:16 inside “The Exodus Release Law Judges Re-Enslavement.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Audit power with affected people, protect rights and consent, and repair rather than spiritualize material harm. This response follows Jeremiah 34:12–16's specific concern, “The Exodus Release Law Judges Re-Enslavement.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah turns or qualifies the movement with “But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid…” at Jeremiah 34:16 inside “The Exodus Release Law Judges Re-Enslavement.”
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