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A long time passed, during which the king of Egypt died. Still the Israelites groaned and cried out because of their slavery. As their cry for release went up to God, (Exodus 2, 23)
When their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we shall say to them, 'Release them to us as a kindness, since we did not take a woman apiece in the war. Had you yourselves given them these wives, you would now be guilty.'" (Judges 21, 22)
But the boy's mother cried out: "As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not release you." So he started to go back with her. (2 Kings 4, 30)
If he breaks a thing down, there is no rebuilding; if he imprisons a man, there is no release. (Job 12, 14)
To attend to the groaning of the prisoners, to release those doomed to die." (Psalms 102, 21)
Jonathan learned of this and sent ambassadors to make peace with him and to obtain the release of the prisoners. (1 Maccabees 9, 70)
From this day on we grant them release from payment of all other things that would henceforth be due to us, that is, of tithes and tribute and of the tax on the salt pans and the crown tax. (1 Maccabees 11, 35)
Therefore, if you send us a hundred talents of silver, and two of his sons as hostages to guarantee that when he is set free he will not revolt against us, we will release him." (1 Maccabees 13, 16)
Simon also sent chosen men to King Demetrius with the request that he grant the land a release from taxation, for all that Trypho did was to plunder the land. (1 Maccabees 13, 34)
We have received the gold crown and the palm branch that you sent. We are willing to be on most peaceful terms with you and to write to our official to grant you release from tribute. (1 Maccabees 13, 37)
Who made the world a desert, razed its cities, and gave his captives no release? (Isaiah 14, 17)
The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners, (Isaiah 61, 1)