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Jeremiah 34:16

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But now you have changed your minds and profaned My name. Each of you has taken back the menservants and maidservants whom you had set at liberty to go wherever they wanted, and you have again forced them to be your slaves.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 16

In this chapter we have two messages which God sent by Jeremiah. I. One to foretel the fate of Zedekiah king of Judah, that he should fall into the hands of the king of Babylon, that he should live a captive, but should at last die in peace in his captivity (Jer 34:1-7). II. Another to read the doom both of prince and people for their treacherous dealings with God, in bringing back into bondage their servants whom they had released according to the law, and so playing fast and loose with God. They had walked at all adventures with God (Jer 34:8-11), and therefore God would walk at all adventures with them, in bringing the Chaldean army upon them again when they began to hope that they had got clear of them (Jer 34:12-22).

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Strong's Concordancev. 16

שׁוּב (shûwb, H7725) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not… חָלַל (châlal, H2490) — properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane… שֵׁם (shêm, H8034) — an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority,… אִישׁ (ʼîysh, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term… עֶבֶד (ʻebed, H5650) — a servant שִׁפְחָה (shiphchâh, H8198) — a female slave (as a member of the household) שָׁלַח (shâlach, H7971) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) חׇפְשִׁי (chophshîy, H2670) — exempt (from bondage, tax or care) נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, H5315) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in… כָּבַשׁ (kâbash, H3533) — to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate

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Leviticus 19:12rank 5

You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 18:24rank 4

But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.

Ezekiel 3:20rank 4

Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.

Jeremiah 34:11rank 4

but later they changed their minds and took back the menservants and maidservants they had freed, and they forced them to become slaves again.

Exodus 20:7rank 4

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

I Samuel 15:11rank 3

“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.

Ezekiel 39:7rank 2

So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

Malachi 1:7rank 2

By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.

Ezekiel 20:39rank 2

And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.

Malachi 1:12rank 2

“But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’

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