The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;
The leaders of Judah, the officials of Jerusalem, the court servants, the priests, and all the people of the land who walked between the pieces of the sacrificed calf;
This verse lists all the people who participated in a sacred covenant ceremony by walking between the cut pieces of a sacrificed animal.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to an ancient covenant-making ritual where people would cut an animal in half and walk between the pieces, symbolically saying 'may this happen to me if I break this agreement.' In Jeremiah's time, King Zedekiah and the people of Jerusalem had made a covenant with God to free their Hebrew slaves, and this verse describes who participated in that ceremony.
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