Jeremiah 34:17
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.”
שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
דְּרוֹר
liberty
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דְּרוֹר
Release, liberty, freedom. Deror. To proclaim liberty to the captives. The deepest freedom is freedom from sin guilt and fear through Christ.
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קָרָא
am about to proclaim
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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כֹּה
thus
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כֹּה
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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מַמְלָכָה
the kingdoms of
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מַמְלָכָה
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
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הֵן
here/ I
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הֵן
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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