Jeremías 34:15

15 Ustedes, en cambio, al proclamar la libertad de su prójimo, se habían convertido y habían hecho lo que yo apruebo. Además, se habían comprometido con un pacto en mi presencia, en la casa que lleva mi nombre.

Jeremías 34:15 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 34:15

And ye were now turned
Or, "today indeed ye were turned" ^F18 some little time ago, indeed, it must be owned, that ye turned from the evil ways of your fathers, for which you were to be commended, as having acted a better part than they: and had done right in my sight;
what was acceptable to the Lord, approved of by him, being agreeably to his law; and it would have been well if they had continued so doing: in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour;
for a manservant, or maidservant, was his neighbour, and to be treated as such, and loved as himself, especially a Hebrew one, of the same nation and religion; and not to be used as a slave, or retained for ever in bondage: and ye made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my
name;
this circumstance is mentioned as an aggravation of the breach of the covenant they had made, to dismiss their servants according to law; it was made in a very solemn manner, in the presence of God, appealing to him as a witness; it was done in the temple, a sacred place, devoted to him and his worship; which was called by his name, the temple of the Lord, and where his name was called upon, and where were the symbols of his presence.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (Mwyh Mta wbvtw) "jam, [vel] et quidem conversi fuistis hodie", Schmidt; "reversi quidem vos hodie", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Jeremías 34:15 In-Context

13 «Así dice el SEÑOR, el Dios de Israel: “Yo hice un pacto con sus antepasados cuando los saqué de Egipto, lugar de esclavitud. Les ordené

14 que cada siete años liberaran a todo esclavo hebreo que se hubiera vendido a sí mismo con ellos. Después de haber servido como esclavo durante seis años, debía ser liberado. Pero sus antepasados no me obedecieron ni me hicieron caso.

15 Ustedes, en cambio, al proclamar la libertad de su prójimo, se habían convertido y habían hecho lo que yo apruebo. Además, se habían comprometido con un pacto en mi presencia, en la casa que lleva mi nombre.

16 Pero ahora se han vuelto atrás y han profanado mi nombre. Cada uno ha obligado a sus esclavas y esclavos que había liberado a someterse de nuevo a la esclavitud”.

17 »Por tanto, así dice el SEÑOR: “No me han obedecido, pues no han dejado en libertad a sus hermanos. Por tanto, yo proclamo contra ustedes una liberación —afirma el SEÑOR—: dejaré en libertad a la guerra, la pestilencia y el hambre, para que lo que les pase a ustedes sirva de escarmiento para todos los reinos de la tierra.