And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he has lent to his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother, because the release of Hashem has been proclaimed.
English: "The release, release" — It was taught: Rabbi says: The verse speaks of two releases—the release of land and the release of money. When you release the land you release money; when you do not release the land you do not release money.
On the daf / in context: Monetary shemittah is operative only when the agricultural shemittah is also in force (i.e., while the Jubilee cycle is observed).
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Gittin) — monetary shemittah depends on agricultural shemittah.
What Is Learned
The cancellation of debts applies only in an era when the land itself is subject to shemittah.