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Jeremiah 34:16 Cross-References

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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.

Jeremiah 34:16 (KJV)

Commentary on Jeremiah 34:16

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, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids. God's response to covenant revocation burns with righteous indignation. The verb "polluted" (techalelu) derives from chalal (profane, defile)—the freed slaves' re-enslavement desecrated God's name. Since the liberation was done invoking God's covenant, revoking it implied God's name/character could be manipulated for human convenience then discarded when no longer advantageous.The phrase "whom y...

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