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Jeremiah 34:8, 9

Jeremiah 34:8 NIV

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

Jeremiah 34:9 NIV

Everyone was to free their Hebrew slaves, both male and female; no one was to hold a fellow Hebrew in bondage.