Jeremiah 34:10
Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 34:9 gives the command to free slaves that was just obeyed in 34:10—it provides the basis for the action.
Jeremiah 34:15 restates this obedience as 'doing what is right' in God's eyes—confirming the positive nature of the initial act.
In Jeremiah 34:19, this lists the specific officials who made the covenant then broke it — the very ones who re-enslaved the freed slaves.
Jeremiah 3:10 describes Judah's insincere return to God—a direct parallel to the temporary obedience here that was later broken.
In Jeremiah 38:4, the same officials now seek Jeremiah's death—a stark reversal from their earlier compliance in 34:10.
In Jeremiah 36:24, the king shows no fear while burning God's scroll—contrasting with the initial obedience here, both exposing shallow responses.
Isaiah 29:13 condemns lip service—exactly the pattern of outward obedience without heart seen in the initial compliance here.
Exodus 14:5 records Pharaoh changing his mind after letting Israel go—a direct parallel to the reversal after freeing slaves here.