Jeremias 34:13

13 “Assim diz o SENHOR, o Deus de Israel: Fiz uma aliança com os seus antepassados quando os tirei do Egito, da terra da escravidão. Eu disse:

Jeremias 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.

Jeremias 34:13 In-Context

11 Mas, depois disso, mudou de ideia e tomou de volta os homens e as mulheres que havia libertado e tornou a escravizá-los.

12 Então o SENHOR dirigiu a palavra a Jeremias, dizendo:

13 “Assim diz o SENHOR, o Deus de Israel: Fiz uma aliança com os seus antepassados quando os tirei do Egito, da terra da escravidão. Eu disse:

14 Ao fim de sete anos, cada um de vocês libertará todo compatriota hebreu que se vendeu a vocês. Depois que ele o tiver servido por seis anos, você o libertará. Mas os seus antepassados não me obedeceram nem me deram atenção.

15 Recentemente vocês se arrependeram e fizeram o que eu aprovo: cada um de vocês proclamou liberdade para os seus compatriotas. Vocês até fizeram um acordo diante de mim no templo que leva o meu nome.