Jeremiah 34:13

“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, saying:

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD speaks through Jeremiah to the people of Judah at the moment they are being confronted for refusing to release Hebrew slaves after six years of service.

The words — כָּרַתִּי (ka.Ra.ti) translates literally as "I made," and בְרִית (ve.Rit) means "a covenant," denoting the formal agreement established when God delivered Israel from Egypt.

The thread — This declaration of divine deliverance and covenant formation appears in Joshua 24:17 and Judges 6:8, where the same historical rescue grounds subsequent commands.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that present obligations are anchored in a past divine act, demanding compliance with the original terms rather than selective adherence.

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The Hebrew words

כֹּֽה־koh-thus אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe says יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael אָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiI כָּרַ֤תִּֽיka.Ra.tiI made בְרִית֙ve.Rita covenant אֶת־'et-with אֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei./Khemancestors/ your בְּי֨וֹםbe./Yomon/ [the] day הוֹצִאִ֤יho.tzi.'/Ibrought out/ I אוֹתָם֙'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them מֵאֶ֣רֶץme./'E.retzfrom/ [the] land of מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt מִבֵּ֥יתmi./Beitfrom/ a house of עֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.Dimslaves לֵאמֹֽר׃le./Mor<to>/ saying

King James Version

Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,

Cross-references

Joshua 24:17 For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.
Judges 6:8 He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Exodus 24:3 When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”
Exodus 24:7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
Deuteronomy 5:2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.
Deuteronomy 5:27 Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you; we will listen and obey.”
Jeremiah 31:32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.
Exodus 13:3 So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
Exodus 13:14 In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Exodus 20:2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.