Jeremiah 34:11

The Passion Translation

But afterward, they went back on their word and forced the men and women whom they had set free back into slavery.

Cross References

Psalm 125:5

But those who turn away from truth— them you will turn away from you, to follow their crooked ways. You will give them just what they deserve. May Israel experience peace and prosperity!

Psalm 36:3

Their wicked words are nothing but lies. Wisdom is far from them. Goodness is both forgotten and forsaken.

Proverbs 26:11

Fools are famous for repeating their errors, like dogs are known to return to their vomit.

Jeremiah 34:10

All the leaders and all the people made an agreement that everyone should free their slaves, men or women, and no longer keep them enslaved, so they set every slave free.

Jeremiah 34:12

Then Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah, saying,

Jeremiah 34:16

But now you have broken your promise and dishonored my name by forcing your former slaves back into slavery. From those whom you once set free to live as they please, you have taken their freedom away again to please yourselves.

Jeremiah 34:21

These enemies are the king of Babylon and his army. They have stopped attacking Jerusalem for now, but they still want to kill King Zedekiah of Judah and his officials. So, I will command them to return and attack again. This time they will conquer the city and burn it to the ground. I will hand over King Zedekiah and all his officials. I will also turn the towns of Judah into an inhabitable wasteland.”

Jeremiah 37:5

Meanwhile, Pharaoh and his Egyptian army were on the move. And when the Babylonians who had besieged Jerusalem heard that the Egyptians were on the move against them, they withdrew from the city.)