1. Leviticus 25:10 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What announcement accompanies the year of Jubilee?

Leviticus 25:10 (ESV)

10 And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, when each of you shall return to his property and each of you shall return to his clan.

The Jubilee year is a proclamation of liberty. The term liberty (dᵉrôr) is derived from a Hebrew verb that means to flow freely. The same word is used of kings who announce a general release by official edict.