Jeremías 34:13

13 Así dice el SEÑOR, Dios de Israel: "Yo hice un pacto con vuestros padres el día que los saqué de la tierra de Egipto, de la casa de servidumbre, diciendo:

Jeremías 34:13 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 34:13

Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel
The covenant God of Israel, their Creator, Redeemer, and Benefactor: I made a covenant with your fathers;
gave them a system of laws, among which was that of release of servants: in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt;
that is, at that time, quickly after, when they were come to Mount Sinai; this shows what fathers are meant, the Jewish ancestors that came out of Egypt, brought from thence by the mighty hand of God, and indulged with many favours by him, both in the wilderness, and in the land of Canaan, where he brought and settled them: out of the house of bondmen;
where they were bondmen, servants, and slaves: this is mentioned, to put them in mind of their former state and condition; to observe unto them the foundation and ground of the law concerning servants, how equitable and merciful it was, and to aggravate their sin; who though their fathers had been bondmen, and they must have been so too, had they not been released, yet acted such a cruel part to their servants, who were their brethren, in not discharging them in due time: saying;
giving out the following law, as a part of the covenant made with their fathers.

Jeremías 34:13 In-Context

11 Pero después se arrepintieron y volvieron a tomar a los siervos y a las siervas a quienes habían dejado en libertad, y los redujeron a servidumbre como siervos y como siervas.

12 Entonces vino la palabra del SEÑOR a Jeremías, diciendo:

13 Así dice el SEÑOR, Dios de Israel: "Yo hice un pacto con vuestros padres el día que los saqué de la tierra de Egipto, de la casa de servidumbre, diciendo:

14 'Al cabo de siete años cada uno de vosotros pondrá en libertad al hermano hebreo que le fue vendido y que le ha servido por seis años, y lo enviará libre de junto a sí; pero vuestros padres no me escucharon, ni inclinaron su oído.

15 'Aunque recientemente os habíais arrepentido y habíais hecho lo que es recto ante mis ojos, cada uno proclamando libertad a su prójimo, habiendo hecho un pacto delante de mí en la casa que es llamada por mi nombre,