Jer 34:15-16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 34:15-16: 34:15-16 The slaveholders had done what was right in releasing their slaves; they had obeyed God’s command . But their covenant had been made in the Temple , and when they broke their covenant, they defiled God’s name and treated it with contempt (in violation of Deut 5:11 ).

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bDeut 5:11►

‏ Jeremiah 34:15-16

Summary for Jer 34:15-16: 34:15-16 ^a The slaveholders had done what was right in releasing their slaves; they had obeyed God’s command. But their covenant had been made in the Temple, and when they broke their covenant, they defiled God’s name and treated it with contempt (in violation of Deut 5:11 ^b).