- was with rigour:
- "And the Egyptiansª made²°¹ the childrenª of Israelª to serveª° with rigour:ª" {Exd 1:13} + "Ye shall no¹ moreª° giveª° the peopleª strawª to makeª° brick,ª as heretofore:ªª let them¹ go²°¹ and gatherª° strawª for themselves. ... And they saidª° unto¹ them, The LORDª lookª° upon¹ you, and judge;ª° because¹ ye have made¹ our savourª to be abhorredª° in the eyesª of Pharaoh,ª and in the eyesª of his servants,ª to putª° a swordª in their handª to slayª° us." {Exd 5:7-21} + "I¹ [am] the LORDª thy God,ª which¹ have brought²° thee out¹ of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª out of the houseª¹ of bondage.ª" {Exd 20:2} + "Thou shalt not¹ ruleª° over him with rigour;ª but shalt fear²° thy God.ª¹¹" {Lev 25:43} + "And ye shall take them as an inheritanceª°¹ for your childrenª afterª you, to inheritª° [them for] a possession;ª they shall be your bondmenª° for ever:ª but over your brethrenª the childrenª of Israel,ª ye shall not¹ ruleª° oneª over anotherª with rigour.ª" {Lev 25:46} + "[And] as a yearlyª hired servantª shall he be¹ with¹ him: [and the other] shall not¹ rule²° with rigour² over¹¹ him in thy sight.ª" {Lev 25:53} + "He who smoteª° the peopleª in wrathª with a continual²² stroke,ª¹¹ he that ruledª° the nationsª in anger,ª is persecuted,ª [and] noneª hindereth.ª°" {Isa 14:6} + "But I will putª° it into the handª of them that afflictª° thee; which¹ have saidª° to thy soul,ª Bow down,ª° that we may go over:ª° and thou hast laidª° thy bodyª as the ground,ª and as the street,ª to them that went over.ª°" {Isa 51:23} + "Now¹ therefore, what¹ have I here,¹ saithª° the LORD,ª that¹ my peopleª is taken awayª° for nought?ª they that rule²° over¹ them make them to howl,ª° saithª° the LORD;ª and my nameª continuallyª every¹ dayª [is] blasphemed.ª°" {Isa 52:5} + "[Is] not¹ this¹ the fastª that I have chosen?ª° to looseª° the bandsª of wickedness,ª to undoª° the heavyª burdens,ª and to let the oppressedª° goª° free,ª and that ye breakª° every¹ yoke?ª" {Isa 58:6} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª The childrenª of Israelª and the childrenª of Judahª [were] oppressedª° together:ª and all¹ that took them captivesª° held them fast;ª° they refusedª° to let them go.ª° ... Their Redeemerª° [is] strong;ª the LORDª of hostsª [is] his name:ª he shall throughly²° pleadª°¹ their cause,ª that¹ he may give restª°¹ to the land,ª and disquietª° the inhabitantsª° of Babylon.ª" {Jer 50:33-34} + "Who¹ also eatª° the fleshª of my people,ª and flayª° their skinª from off¹¹ them; and they breakª° their bones,ª and chop them in pieces,ª° as¹ for the pot,ª and as fleshª withinª the caldron.ª" {Mic 3:3}
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