10 And likewise I, my brothers, and my servants are lending them money and grain. Please, let’s [a]do without this interest. 11 Please, give back to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, as well as the hundredth part of the money and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil that you are charging as interest from them.” 12 Then they said, “We (A)will give it back and (B)will require nothing from them; we will do exactly as you say.” So I called the priests and made them (C)take an oath to act in accordance with this [b]promise.

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  1. Nehemiah 5:10 Lit abandon
  2. Nehemiah 5:12 Lit word

10 I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let us stop charging interest!(A) 11 Give back to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves and houses, and also the interest(B) you are charging them—one percent of the money, grain, new wine and olive oil.”

12 “We will give it back,” they said. “And we will not demand anything more from them. We will do as you say.”

Then I summoned the priests and made the nobles and officials take an oath(C) to do what they had promised.

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The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah had (A)made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem, to (B)proclaim [a]release to them:

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  1. Jeremiah 34:8 Or liberty

Freedom for Slaves

The word came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people(A) in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom(B) for the slaves.

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