Story · 5 parts

Zedekiah's Broken Covenant

During Babylon's siege, Zedekiah and Jerusalem's leaders free Hebrew slaves then re-enslave them, prompting Yahweh to condemn the betrayal and doom king and city to Babylon's sword.

Jeremiah

The road

1. 1 · Yahweh declares Jerusalem's fall and Zedekiah's captivity in BabylonJeremiah 34:1–3
2. 2 · Jeremiah delivers the word to Zedekiah amid the siege of JerusalemJeremiah 34:4–7
3. 3 · Zedekiah and the people covenant to free Hebrew slaves but then re-enslave themJeremiah 34:8–11
4. 4 · Yahweh condemns Judah for breaking the slave-release covenant rooted in the ExodusJeremiah 34:12–16
5. 5 · Yahweh pronounces liberty to sword, famine, and plague on the covenant-breakersJeremiah 34:17–22

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