10 Even I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending them money and grain. Please, let’s stop charging this interest.[a] 11 Return their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses to them immediately, along with the percentage[b] of the money, grain, new wine, and fresh oil(A) that you have been assessing them.”

12 They responded, “We will return these things and require nothing more from them.(B) We will do as you say.”

So I summoned the priests and made everyone take an oath(C) to do this.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:10 Or us forgive these debts
  2. 5:11 Lit hundred

At that time, when you call, the Lord will answer;(A)
when you cry out, he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you get rid of the yoke among you,
the finger-pointing and malicious speaking,(B)

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The People and Their Slaves

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(A) to them.

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