Jeremiah 34:8

Zedekiah's Covenant Concerning Slaves

⁷ while the king of Babylon’s army was attacking Jerusalem and all of Judah’s remaining cities—against Lachish and Azekah, for they were the only ones left of Judah’s fortified cities. ⁸ This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom to them, ⁹ so each man would free his male and female Hebrew slaves and no one would enslave his Judean brother.

From the Lord

Proclaim Liberty

Proclaim Freedom

Proclaim Release

Made A Covenant

Jehovah

Jeremiah

Jerusalem

Zedekiah

Leviticus 25:10

You are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim freedom in the land for all its inhabitants. It will be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and each of you to his clan.

2 Kings 11:17

Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people that they would be the Lord’s people and another covenant between the king and the people.

Jeremiah 34:17

“Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed Me by proclaiming freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. I hereby proclaim freedom for you”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“to the sword, to plague, and to famine! I will make you a horror to all the earth’s kingdoms.

Leviticus 25:39-46

“If your brother among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, you must not force him to do slave labor.

2 Kings 23:2-3

Then the king went to the Lord’s temple with all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people from the youngest to the oldest. As they listened, he read all the words of the book of the covenant that had been found in the Lord’s temple.

Nehemiah 5:1-13

There was a widespread outcry from the people and their wives against their Jewish countrymen.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me,
because the Lord has anointed Me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners;

Exodus 21:2-4

“When you buy a Hebrew slave, he is to serve for six years; then in the seventh he is to leave as a free man without paying anything.

Exodus 23:10-11

“Sow your land for six years and gather its produce.

Deuteronomy 15:12

“If your fellow Hebrew, a man or woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, you must set him free in the seventh year.

2 Chronicles 15:12-15

Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their ancestors with all their mind and all their heart.

2 Chronicles 23:16

Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, the king, and the people that they would be the Lord’s people.

2 Chronicles 29:10

It is in my heart now to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel so that His burning anger may turn away from us.

2 Chronicles 34:30-33

The king went up to the Lord’s temple with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people from great to small. He read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that had been found in the Lord’s temple.

Nehemiah 9:38-27

In view of all this, we are making a binding agreement in writing on a sealed document containing the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.

Jeremiah 34:14-15

At the end of seven years, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must send him out free from you. But your ancestors did not obey Me or pay any attention.