27 Bible Verses about God Freeing Captives
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The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah has anointed me to announce good news to the lowly and meek. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners.
He heard the groaning of the prisoner, to set free those who were doomed to death.
On that day, declares Jehovah of Hosts, I will break the yokes off your necks and tear off your ropes. Foreigners will no longer make you serve them.
Then the trees in the field will produce fruit, the land will yield crops, and my sheep will live safely in their land. Then they will know that I am Jehovah, because I will break off the bars on their yokes and rescue them from the people who made them slaves.
At Tahpanhes the day will turn dark when I break Egypt's power. Egypt's strong army will be defeated. Clouds will cover Egypt, and people from its villages will go into exile.'
As in the day of Midian's defeat, you have shattered the yoke of his burdens: the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor.
I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. I lifted the yoke from their neck and bent down to feed them.
God sets the lonely in families. He frees the prisoners who are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
He said: Look, I see four men walking in the midst of the fire. They are not hurt! The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!
He brought them out of the dark, out of death's shadow. He broke apart their chains.
O Jehovah, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have freed me from my chains.
He executes justice for the oppressed. He gives food to the hungry. Jehovah sets the prisoners free.
This is what the Lord Jehovah says: 'I am against the magic charms that you use to trap people like birds. I will tear them from your arms and free the people that you have trapped.
I set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. This is because of the blood of your covenant!
Who has let the wild donkey go free? Who has loosed the bonds of the swift donkey?
God resurrected him, loosing the pains of death. This is because it was not possible that he should be held fast by it.
Release me from prison so that I may praise your name. Righteous people will surround me because you are good to me.
Suddenly God's angel came to him. A light shined in the prison. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up saying: Get up quickly. And his chains fell off of his hands.
Suddenly there was a massive earthquake. It was so great the foundations of the prison-house were shaken. All the doors were opened and everyone's bands came off.
Suddenly God's angel came to him. A light shined in the prison. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up saying: Get up quickly. And his chains fell off of his hands. The angel said: Dress yourself and put on sandals. Put on your coat and follow me. So Peter did as he was told. Peter followed him out of the prison. He did not know what the angel was doing was really happening. He thought he saw a vision.read more.
They went past the first and second guard to the Iron Gate that leads to the city. The gate opened and went out on the street. The angel then departed from him.
Peter motioned for them to be quiet. Then he told them how God brought him out of the prison. He said: Tell James and the brothers. Then he went away to another place.
Say to those who are bound: Go forth, to those in the darkness and show yourselves. They will feed along the roads and their pasture is on all bare heights.
