Deuteronomy 15:2

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Summary

And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release.

Creditor that lendeth

General references

Deuteronomy 31:10

Bible References

Creditor that lendeth

Then I meditated unto myself, and I rebuked the principals and the rulers and said unto them, Does each one of you exact usury of his brother? And I set a great assembly against them.

Why have we fasted, they say, and thou dost not see? why have we afflicted our soul, and thou dost take no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find your own pleasure and exact your own estates.

Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, and cut off the poor of the land,

And set us free from our debts, as we set free our debtors.

But he not having wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, to make payment.

And if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive, what grace shall ye have? for sinners also lend to sinners to receive as much again.

And when they had nothing to pay, he released them both from their debt. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

For judgment without mercy shall be done unto the one that has shown no mercy; and mercy boasts against judgment.

General references

And Moses commanded them, saying, At the beginning of the seventh year, in the appointed time of the year of release, in the feast of the tabernacles,