Jeremías 34:11

11 pero luego cambiaron de opinión. Volvieron a tomar a los hombres y a las mujeres que habían liberado y los obligaron a ser esclavos otra vez.

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 rey había ordenado que todo el pueblo dejara en libertad a sus esclavos hebreos, tanto hombres como mujeres. Nadie debía mantener a un hermano judío en esclavitud.

10 Las autoridades y todo el pueblo habían obedecido el mandato del rey,

11 pero luego cambiaron de opinión. Volvieron a tomar a los hombres y a las mujeres que habían liberado y los obligaron a ser esclavos otra vez.

12 Así que el Señor
les dio el siguiente mensaje por medio de Jeremías:

13 «Esto dice el Señor
, Dios de Israel: “Hace tiempo hice un pacto con sus antepasados cuando los rescaté de la esclavitud de Egipto.