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14 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.

15 `And ye turn back, ye to-day, and ye do that which is right in Mine eyes, to proclaim liberty each to his neighbour, and ye make a covenant before Me in the house over which My name is called.

16 And -- ye turn back, and pollute My name, and ye cause each his man-servant and each his maid-servant, whom he had sent forth free, (at their pleasure,) to return, and ye subdue them to be to you for men-servants and for maid-servants.

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14 ‘Every seventh year each of you must free any fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. After they have served you six years, you must let them go free.’[a](A) Your ancestors, however, did not listen to me or pay attention(B) to me. 15 Recently you repented and did what is right in my sight: Each of you proclaimed freedom to your own people.(C) You even made a covenant before me in the house that bears my Name.(D) 16 But now you have turned around(E) and profaned(F) my name; each of you has taken back the male and female slaves you had set free to go where they wished. You have forced them to become your slaves again.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 34:14 Deut. 15:12