Jeremiah 34:8

This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 34:14 quotes the law of releasing Hebrew slaves after six years — the very law this covenant sought to obey.

Jeremiah 34:17 pronounces judgment for breaking the covenant — God matches their false liberty with real liberty to sword and famine.

Jeremiah 34:15 describes the same covenant earlier, noting the people initially obeyed by proclaiming liberty.

Exodus 21:2-4 gives the original law of releasing Hebrew slaves after six years — the source for the covenant here.

Leviticus 25:10 commands proclaiming liberty in the Year of Jubilee — the same phrase 'proclaim liberty' used here.

Leviticus 25:39-46 provides the law against permanent enslavement of Hebrews, the legal basis for Jeremiah's covenant of liberty.

Deuteronomy 15:12 commands releasing Hebrew slaves after six years, the specific law Jeremiah's covenant sought to enforce.

2 Kings 11:17 records a covenant between the king and the people, mirroring the covenant renewal here where Zedekiah frees slaves.

Nehemiah 5:1-13 records a similar crisis of enslaving fellow Jews and a covenant to free them, mirroring Jeremiah's situation.

Nehemiah 5:12 shows the people's positive response to free slaves, similar to the initial success of Jeremiah's covenant.

Isaiah 58:6 Parallel

Isaiah 58:6 defines true fasting as releasing the oppressed, directly paralleling the liberty proclaimed in Jeremiah's covenant.

Isaiah 61:1 Allusion

Isaiah 61:1 proclaims liberty to captives in a messianic context, thematically echoing Jeremiah's proclamation but with a future fulfillment.

2 Kings 23:2 describes Josiah reading the covenant to the people — another king-led covenant event, though the content differs from freeing slaves.