Isaiah 58:6
“[Rather] is this not the fast which I choose,
To undo the bonds of wickedness,
To tear to pieces the ropes of the yoke,
To let the oppressed go free
And break apart every [enslaving] yoke?
Nehemiah 5:10-12
And likewise I, my brothers, and my servants are lending them money and grain. Please, let us stop [charging] this interest.
Isaiah 58:9
“Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;
You will cry for help, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away from your midst the yoke [of oppression],
The finger pointed in scorn [toward the oppressed or the godly], and [every form of] wicked (sinful, unjust) speech,
Jeremiah 34:8-11
The word came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah had made a covenant (solemn pledge) with all the [Hebrew] people who were [slaves] in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty to them:
Micah 3:2-4
“You who hate good and love evil,
Who tear the skin off my people
And their flesh from their bones;
1 Timothy 6:1
All who are under the yoke as bond-servants (slaves) are to regard their own masters as worthy of honor and respect so that the name of God and the teaching [about Him] will not be spoken against.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
To loose
Ye break
General references
Bible References
To loose
“You who hate good and love evil,
Who tear the skin off my people
And their flesh from their bones;
Ye break
General references
Rescue those who are being taken away to death,
And those who stagger to the slaughter, Oh hold them back [from their doom]!
“I will declare your [hypocritical] righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not benefit you.