Jeremiah 34:14
At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 34 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah delivers an oracle to Zedekiah that he will die peacefully despite the city's fall. A later oracle condemns the Jerusalem leaders who freed slaves only to re-enslave them when Babylonian pressure temporarily lifted — breaking the covenant of liberation. …
Other Translations
At the end of seven years ye shall let go every man his brother that is a Hebrew, that hath been sold unto thee, and hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
At the end of seven years ye do send forth each his brother, the Hebrew, who is sold to thee, and hath served thee six years, yea, thou hast sent him forth free from thee: and your fathers hearkened not unto Me, nor inclined their ear.
At the end of seven years every man is to let go his countryman who is a Hebrew, who has become yours for a price and has been your servant for six years; you are to let him go free: but your fathers gave no attention and did not give ear.
Cross References
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, …
Thus saith the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of …
That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; …
This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant …
For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for …
They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after …
Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore …
Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.
Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even …
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the …