Jeremiah 34:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Recently, you repented and did what is right in my sight by proclaiming freedom, each man for his neighbor. You made a covenant before me in the house where my name is called upon.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּ אַתֶּ֜ם הַיּ֗וֹם וַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּ אֶת־הַיָּשָׁר֙ בְּעֵינַ֔י לִקְרֹ֥א דְר֖וֹר אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ וַתִּכְרְת֤וּ בְרִית֙ לְפָנַ֔י בַּבַּ֕יִת אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָ֥א שְׁמִ֖י עָלָֽיו׃

Transliteration

And you tāšubû ʾattem the hayyôm and you taʿăśû ʾet-the hayyāšār in my ʿênay, to liqrōʾ dərôr ʾîš to his rēʿēhû, and you tikrətû bərît before me in the bayit which-niqrāʾ my šəmî upon it

Grammar Details

• *tāšubû*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd masculine plural - and you returned/repented
• *ʾattem*: pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you
• *hayyôm*: noun, masculine, singular, definite - the day
• *taʿăśû*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd masculine plural - and you did
• *hayyāšār*: adjective, masculine, singular, definite - the right
• *ʿênay*: noun, feminine, dual with 1st common singular suffix - my eyes
• *liqrōʾ*: preposition with qal infinitive construct - to proclaim
• *dərôr*: noun, masculine, singular - liberty
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine, singular - man/each
• *rēʿēhû*: noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his neighbor
• *tikrətû*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd masculine plural - and you cut/made
• *bərît*: noun, feminine, singular - covenant
• *bayit*: noun, masculine, singular, definite - the house
• *niqrāʾ*: verb, niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is called
• *šəmî*: noun, masculine, singular with 1st common singular suffix - my name

Word Meanings

• *tāšubû*: you returned/you turned back/you repented
• *taʿăśû*: you did/you made/you performed
• *hayyāšār*: the right/the upright/the straight
• *liqrōʾ*: to proclaim/to announce/to call
• *dərôr*: liberty/freedom/release
• *rēʿēhû*: his neighbor/his fellow/his friend
• *tikrətû*: you cut/you made [covenant]
• *niqrāʾ*: is called/is named/is invoked

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you had now turned and done what was right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and you had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And ye were now{H3117} turned,{H7725} and had done{H6213} that which is right{H3477} in mine eyes,{H5869} in proclaiming{H7121} liberty{H1865} every man{H376} to his neighbor;{H7453} and ye had made{H3772} a covenant{H1285} before{H6440} me in the house{H1004} which is called{H7121} by my name:{H8034}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And ye were now{H3117} turned{H7725}{(H8799)}, and had done{H6213}{(H8799)} right{H3477} in my sight{H5869}, in proclaiming{H7121}{(H8800)} liberty{H1865} every man{H376} to his neighbour{H7453}; and ye had made{H3772}{(H8799)} a covenant{H1285} before{H6440} me in the house{H1004} which is called{H7121}{(H8738)} by my name{H8034}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for you, ye were now turned, & dyd right before me, in yt ye proclamed, euery ma to let his neghboure go fre, & in yt ye made a couenaunt before me, in the temple that beareth my name:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And ye were nowe turned, and had done right in my sight in proclayming libertie, euery man to his neighbour, and ye had made a couenant before mee in the house, whereupon my Name is called.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As for you ye were nowe turned, and dyd right before me, in that ye proclaymed euery man to let his neighbour go free, and in that ye made a couenaunt before me in the temple that beareth my name.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You were now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and you had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And ye turn back, ye to-day, and ye do that which is right in Mine eyes, to proclaim liberty each to his neighbour, and ye make a covenant before Me in the house over which My name is called.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And ye were now turned, and had done that which is right in mine eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And ye were now turned, and had done that which is right in mine eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And now, turning away from evil, you had done what is right in my eyes, giving a public undertaking for every man to make his neighbour free; and you had made an agreement before me in the house which is named by my name:

• World English Bible (2000)

  You had now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and you had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Recently, however, you yourselves showed a change of heart and did what is pleasing to me. You granted your fellow countrymen their freedom and you made a covenant to that effect in my presence in the house that I have claimed for my own.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 34:8 : 8 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty to them:
• 2 Kgs 23:3 : 3 The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord to follow the Lord, to keep His commandments, His testimonies, and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to uphold the words of the covenant written in this book. All the people joined in the covenant.
• Neh 10:29 : 29 The rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to follow the Law of God, along with their wives, sons, and daughters, all who could understand—
• Jer 7:10-11 : 10 and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my name, and say, ‘We are safe,’ only to go on doing all these detestable things? 11 Has this house, which bears my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it,’ declares the LORD.
• Jer 32:34 : 34 They set up detestable idols in the house that bears My name and defiled it.
• Jer 34:10-11 : 10 And all the officials and all the people who entered into the covenant agreed to set free their male and female slaves, so that they would no longer enslave them. They obeyed and set them free. 11 But afterward they turned back and took back the men and women they had freed, and forced them to become slaves again.
• Matt 15:8 : 8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
• Ps 76:11 : 11 Surely the wrath of mankind shall bring You praise, and the survivors of wrath shall restrain themselves.
• Ps 119:106 : 106 I have sworn, and I will confirm it, to keep Your righteous judgments.
• Isa 58:2 : 2 Day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments and delight in drawing near to God.
• 1 Kgs 21:27-29 : 27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went about meekly. 28 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 'Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself, I will not bring disaster during his lifetime; but in the days of his son, I will bring disaster on his house.'
• 2 Kgs 10:30-31 : 30 The LORD said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in executing what is right in my eyes and have carried out all that was in My heart against the house of Ahab, your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation." 31 But Jehu did not walk in the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
• 2 Kgs 12:2 : 2 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah, and she was from Beersheba.
• 2 Kgs 14:3 : 3 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, though not like his ancestor David. He followed the example of his father Joash instead.