Jeremías 34:11

11 Pero después se retractaron y volvieron a someter a esclavitud a los que habían liberado.

Jeremías 34:11 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 34:11

But afterwards they turned
From the law of God, and their own agreement, and returned to their former usage of their servants; they changed their minds and measures. This seems to be done, when the king of Babylon, hearing the king of Egypt was coming to break up the siege of Jerusalem, quitted it, and went forth to meet him, as appears from ( Jeremiah 34:21 ) ( 37:5 ) ; the Jews now finding themselves at liberty, and out of danger as they imagined, wickedly rebelled against the law of God; perfidiously broke their own covenant, repenting of what they had done, and returned to their former ways of oppression and cruelty; which shows they were not hearty and sincere in their covenant: and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free,
to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for
handmaids;
which was done by force, contrary to the will of their servants and handmaids, and in violation of the law of God, and their own solemn oath and covenant.

Jeremías 34:11 In-Context

9 El acuerdo estipulaba que cada israelita debía dejar libre a sus esclavas y esclavos hebreos, y que nadie debía esclavizar a un compatriota judío.

10 Todo el pueblo y los jefes que habían hecho el acuerdo liberaron a sus esclavos, de manera que nadie quedaba obligado a servirlos.

11 Pero después se retractaron y volvieron a someter a esclavitud a los que habían liberado.

12 Una vez más la palabra del SEÑOR vino a Jeremías:

13 «Así dice el SEÑOR, el Dios de Israel: “Yo hice un pacto con sus antepasados cuando los saqué de Egipto, lugar de esclavitud. Les ordené