Jeremías 34:11

11 Pero después se arrepintieron, e hicieron tornar los siervos y a las siervas que habían dejado libres, y los sujetaron por siervos y por siervas

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 que cada uno dejara su siervo, y cada uno su sierva, hebreo y hebrea, libres; que ninguno usara de los judíos sus hermanos como de siervos

10 Y cuando oyeron todos los príncipes, y todo el pueblo que había convenido en el pacto de dejar cada uno su siervo y cada uno su sierva libres, que ninguno usara más de ellos como de siervos, escucharon, y los dejaron

11 Pero después se arrepintieron, e hicieron tornar los siervos y a las siervas que habían dejado libres, y los sujetaron por siervos y por siervas

12 Y vino palabra del SEÑOR a Jeremías, diciendo

13 Así dice el SEÑOR Dios de Israel: Yo hice Pacto con vuestros padres el día que los saqué de tierra de Egipto, de casa de siervos, diciendo