And allthe officialsand allthe peopleobeyedwhohad enteredinto the covenantthat eachmanshould setfreehis maleservantand eachmanhis femaleservant,so that nooneshould keepthem anylongerin bondage;they obeyed,and set[them free].
"Ifyou buya Hebrewslave,he shall servefor sixyears;but on the seventhhe shall goout as a freemanwithoutpayment.
Then the Lordsaid,"Becausethispeopledrawnearwith their wordsAnd honorMe with their lipservice,But they removetheir heartsfarfrom Me, And their reverencefor Me consistsof traditionlearned[by rote],
When the officialsof Judahheardthesethings,they cameup from the king'shouseto the houseof the LORDand satin the entranceof the NewGateof the LORD'S[house].
Then the officialsand allthe peoplesaidto the priestsand to the prophets,"Nodeathsentencefor thisman!For he has spokento us in the nameof the LORDour God."
But afterwardthey turnedaroundand tookbackthe maleservantsand the femaleservantswhomthey had setfree,and broughtthem into subjectionfor maleservantsand for femaleservants.
the officialsof Judahand the officialsof Jerusalem,the courtofficersand the priestsand allthe peopleof the landwho passedbetweenthe partsof the calf--
he wentdownto the king'shouse,into the scribe'schamber.And behold,allthe officialswere sittingthere--Elishamathe scribe,and Delaiahthe sonof Shemaiah,and Elnathanthe sonof Achbor,and Gemariahthe sonof Shaphan,and Zedekiahthe sonof Hananiah,and allthe [other] officials.
Then the officialssaidto the king,"Nowlet thismanbe putto death,inasmuchas he is discouragingthe menof warwho are leftin thiscityand allthe people,by speakingsuchwordsto them; for thismanis not seekingthe well-beingof thispeoplebut rathertheir harm."
You shall thus consecratethe fiftiethyearand proclaima releasethrough the landto allits inhabitants.It shall be a jubileefor you, and eachof you shall returnto his own property,and eachof you shall returnto his family.
for Herodwas afraidof John,knowingthat he was a righteousand holyman,and he kept him safe.And when he heardhim, he was veryperplexed;but he used to enjoylisteningto him.
