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(for King Zedekiah had ordered everyone to free his Hebrew slaves, both men and women. He had said that no Jew should be the master of another Jew for all were brothers. 10 The princes and all the people had obeyed the king’s command and freed their slaves, but the action was only temporary. 11 They changed their minds and made their servants slaves again.[a]

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  1. Jeremiah 34:11 They changed their minds and made their servants slaves again. When the siege was temporarily lifted (37:6-11), they became bold and returned to their sins.

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