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Jeremiah 34:11

34:10 Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.
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.

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but afterwards 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.

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.

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. ¶

34:12 Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

What does Jeremiah 34:11 mean?

Jeremiah 34:11 is a verse in the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אַחַר (ʼachar), שׁוּב (shûwb), עֶבֶד (ʻebed). It connects to 11 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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But
afterwardאַחַרʼachar/akh-ar'/H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
they
turned,שׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
and
caused
the
servantsעֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
and
the
handmaids,שִׁפְחָהshiphchâh/shif-khaw'/H8198a female slave (as a member of the household)
whom
they
had
let
goשָׁלַחshâlach/shaw-lakh'/H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
free,חׇפְשִׁיchophshîy/khof-shee'/H2670exempt (from bondage, tax or care)
to
return,שׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
and
brought
them
into
subjectionכָּבַשׁkâbash/kaw-bash'/H3533to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
for
servantsעֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
and
for
handmaids.שִׁפְחָהshiphchâh/shif-khaw'/H8198a female slave (as a member of the household)

Commentary on Jeremiah 34:11

HENRY_FULL · Jeremiah 34:11
were reckoned with either as spiteful enemies or deceitful friends to the people of God; but now let Jerusalem hear her own doom. This chapter concerns, I. The city of Jerusalem itself and the neighbourhood depending upon it. Here is, 1. A prophecy of the grievous distress they should shortly be brought into by Sennacherib's invasion of the country and laying siege to the city, ver. 1-7 . 2. A reproof given them for their misconduct in that distress, in two things:—(1.) Not having an eye to God in the use of the means of their preservation, ver. 8-11 . (2.) Not humbling themselves under his mighty hand, ver. 12-14 . II. The court of Hezekiah, and the officers of that court. 1. The displacing of Shebna, a bad man, and turning him out of the treasury, ver. 15-19 , 25 . 2. The preferring of Eliakim, who should do his country better service, to his place, ver. 20-24 . The Consternation of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 718.) 1 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? 2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultu

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 14:18

If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. go about: or, make merchandise against a land, and men acknowledge it not

Jeremiah 23:7

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

Jeremiah 32:13

And I charged Baruch before them, saying,

Jeremiah 34:12

Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

Jeremiah 34:13

Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,

Jeremiah 38:2

Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.

Jeremiah 52:6

And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

Lamentations 2:20

Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? of a span: or, swaddled with their hands?

Lamentations 4:9

They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. pine: Heb. flow out

Lamentations 4:10

The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Amos 6:3

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; seat: or, habitation

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Jeremiah 34:11.

Genesis 20:14

And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

Genesis 32:5

And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

Genesis 12:16

And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

Genesis 14:17

And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.

Genesis 18:10

And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

Genesis 18:5

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. comfort: Heb. stay are: Heb. you have passed

Genesis 24:35

And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 24:5

And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

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What does Jeremiah 34:11 say?

Jeremiah 34:11 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Jeremiah 34:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Jeremiah 34:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Jeremiah.

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