But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free of this oath of mine; only do not take my son back there.”

then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’

But if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not leave as a free man,’

But if he will not do these three things for her, then she shall go free for nothing, without payment of money.

However, he shall let the live bird go free outside the city into the open field. So he shall make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.”

The man, moreover, will be free of guilt, but that woman shall bear the consequences of her guilt.’”

“It shall not seem difficult for you when you set him free, because he has given you six years with double the service of a hired worker; so the Lord your God will bless you in whatever you do.

For the Lord will vindicate His people, And will have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their strength is gone, And there is none remaining, bond or free.

She said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and said, “I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had departed from him.

And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel. And it will be that the king will make the man who kills him wealthy with great riches, and will give him his daughter and make his father’s house free in Israel.”

therefore behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and I will eliminate from Jeroboam every male person, both bond and free in Israel, and I will make a clean sweep of the house of Jeroboam, just as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone.

Behold, I am bringing disaster upon you, and I will utterly sweep you away, and will eliminate from Ahab every male, both bond and free in Israel;

For the entire house of Ahab shall perish, and I will eliminate from Ahab every male person both slave and free in Israel.

Job Despairs of God’s Dealings

“I am disgusted with my own life; I will express my complaint freely; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Your people will volunteer freely on the day of Your power; In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.

He has given freely to the poor, His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted in honor.

How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let the ox and the donkey out freely.

I have stirred him in righteousness, And I will make all his ways smooth. He will build My city and let My exiles go free, Without any payment or reward,” says the Lord of armies.

Saying to those who are bound, ‘Go free,’ To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the roads, And their pasture will be on all bare heights.

The exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking.

You generation, look to the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of thick darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; We will no longer come to You’?

The Lord said, “I will certainly set you free for purposes of good; I will certainly make the enemy plead with you In a time of disaster and a time of distress.

For behold, I am beginning to inflict disaster on this city which is called by My name, so should you be completely free from punishment? You will not be free from punishment, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth,” declares the Lord of armies.’

But now, behold, I am setting you free today from the chains that are on your hands. If you would prefer to come with me to Babylon, come along, and I will look after you; but if you would prefer not to come with me to Babylon, do not come. Look, the whole land is before you; go wherever it seems good and right for you to go.”

I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely, Because My anger has turned away from them.