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Jeremiah 34:11

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34:11But later18 they had changed their minds. They had taken back their male and female slaves that they had freed and forced them to be slaves again.19

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  1. 18 Most commentators are agreed that the incident referred to here occurred during the period of relief from the siege provided by the Babylonians going off to fight against the Egyptians who were apparently coming to Zedekiah’s aid (compare vv. 21–22 with 37:5, 7). The freeing of the slaves had occurred earlier, under the crisis of the siege while the people were more responsive to the Lord due to the threat of destruction (cf. v. 15).
  2. 19 Heb “they had brought them into subjection for male and female slaves.” However, the qualification of “male and female” is already clear from the preceding and is unnecessary to the English sentence.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But afterward they turned around and took back the male and female slaves they had set free, and brought them into subjection as slaves.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But afterward they changed their minds and took back the slaves they had freed and enslaved them again.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Afterward, however, they changed their minds and took back their male and female slaves they had let go free and forced them to become slaves again.

NLTNew Living Translation

but later they changed their minds. They took back the men and women they had freed, forcing them to be slaves again.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But afterward they turned back and they brought back the male slaves and the female slaves whom they had let go free, and they subdued them as male slaves and female slaves.

KJV 1900King James Version

But afterward they turned, 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.