"Ye shall not¹ therefore oppressª°¹ oneª another;ª but thou shalt fear²° thy God:ª¹¹ for¹ I¹ [am] the LORDª your God.ª" {Lev 25:17} + "Thou shalt not¹ defraudª°¹ thy neighbour,ª neither¹ robª° [him]: the wagesª of him that is hiredª shall not¹ abide²° with thee all night¹¹ until¹ the morning.ª" {Lev 19:13} + "Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° judgment;ª thou shalt not¹ respectª° persons,ª neither¹ takeª° a gift:ª for¹ a giftª doth blindª° the eyesª of the wise,ª and pervertª° the wordsª of the righteous.ª ... That which is altogether² justª shalt thou follow,ª° that¹ thou mayest live,ª° and inheritª°¹ the landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee." {Deu 16:19-20} + "And the childrenª of Israelª criedª° unto¹ the LORD:ª for¹ he had nineª hundredª chariotsª of iron;ª and twentyª yearsª he¹ mightily²¹ oppressedª°¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Jdg 4:3} + "Behold,¹ here I [am]: witnessª° against me before¹ the LORD,ª and before¹ his anointed:ª whose¹¹ oxª have I taken?ª° or whose¹ assª have I taken?ª° or whom¹ have I defrauded?ª°¹ whom¹ have I oppressed?ª° or of whose handª¹¹ have I received¹ [any] bribeª to blindª° mine eyesª therewith? and I will restoreª° it you. ... And they said,ª° Thou hast not¹ defraudedª° us, nor¹ oppressedª° us, neither¹ hast thou takenª° oughtª of any man's² hand.ª¹¹" {1Sm 12:3-4} + "Then Asaª was wrothª° with¹ the seer,²°¹ and putª° him in a prisonª house;ª for¹ [he was] in a rageª with¹ him because of¹ this¹ [thing]. And Asaª oppressedª° [some] of¹ the peopleª the same¹ time.ª" {2Ch 16:10} + "Behold,¹ we¹ [are] servantsª this day,ª and [for] the landª that¹ thou gavestª° unto our fathersª to eatª°¹ the fruitª thereof and the goodª thereof, behold,¹ we¹ [are] servantsª in¹ it: ... And it yieldeth muchª° increaseª unto the kingsª whom¹ thou hast setª° over¹ us because of our sins:ª also they have dominionª° over¹ our bodies,ª and over our cattle,ª at their pleasure,ª and we¹ [are] in greatª distress.ª" {Neh 9:36-37} + "Because¹ he hath oppressedª° [and] hath forsakenª° the poor;ª [because] he hath violently taken awayª° an houseª which he buildedª° not;¹ ... Surely¹ he shall not¹ feelª° quietnessª in his belly,ª he shall not¹ saveª° of that which he desired.ª°" {Job 20:19-20} + "To judgeª° the fatherlessª and the oppressed,ª that the manª of¹ the earthª may no¹ moreª°¹ oppress.ª°" {Psa 10:18} + "He that oppressethª° the poorª reproachethª° his Maker:ª° but he that honourethª° him hath mercyª° on the poor.ª" {Prv 14:31} + "Whoso stoppethª° his earsª at the cryª¹ of the poor,ª he also¹ shall cryª° himself,¹ but shall not¹ be heard.ª°" {Prv 21:13} + "He that oppressethª° the poorª to increaseª° his [riches, and] he that givethª° to the rich,ª [shall] surely¹ [come] to want.ª" {Prv 22:16} + "A poorª° manª that oppressethª° the poorª [is like] a sweepingª° rainª which leaveth no¹ food.ª" {Prv 28:3} + "He that by usuryª and unjust gainª increasethª° his substance,ª he shall gatherª° it for him that will pityª° the poor.ª" {Prv 28:8} + "The princeª that wantethª understandingª [is] also a greatª oppressor:ª [but] he that hatethª° covetousnessª shall prolongª° [his] days.ª" {Prv 28:16} + "If¹ thou seestª° the oppressionª of the poor,ª° and violent² perverting¹ of judgmentª and justiceª in a province,ª marvelª° not¹ at¹ the matter:ª for¹ [he that is] higherª than¹¹ the highestª regardeth;ª° and [there be] higherª than¹ they.²" {Ecc 5:8} + "Learnª° to do well;ª° seekª° judgment,ª relieveª° the oppressed,ª judgeª° the fatherless,ª pleadª° for the widow.ª" {Isa 1:17} + "[As for] my people,ª children²°¹ [are] their oppressors,ª° and womenª ruleª° over them. O my people,ª they which leadª° thee cause [thee] to err,ª° and destroyª° the wayª of thy paths.ª ... What mean ye¹ [that] ye beat²° my people² to pieces,ª°¹ and grindª° the facesª of the poor?ª saithª° the Lordª GOD²¹ of hosts.ª" {Isa 3:12-15} + "For¹ the vineyardª of the LORDª of hostsª [is] the houseª of Israel,ª and the menª of Judahª his pleasantª plant:ª and he lookedª° for judgment,ª but behold¹ oppression;ª for righteousness,ª but behold¹ a cry.ª" {Isa 5:7} + "He that walkethª° righteously,ª and speakethª° uprightly;ª he that despisethª° the gainª of oppressions,ª that shakethª° his handsª from holdingª°¹ of bribes,ª that stoppethª° his earsª from hearingª°¹ of blood,ª and shuttethª° his eyesª from seeingª°¹ evil;ª" {Isa 33:15} + "[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} + "But¹ thine eyesª and thine heartª [are] not¹ but for¹¹¹ thy covetousness,ª and for¹ to shedª° innocentª blood,ª and for¹ oppression,ª and for¹ violence,ª to doª° [it]." {Jer 22:17} + "In thee have they set lightª° by fatherª and mother:ª in the midstª of thee have they dealtª° by oppressionª with the stranger:ª in thee have they vexedª° the fatherlessª and the widow.ª" {Ezk 22:7} + "In thee have they takenª° giftsª to¹ shedª° blood;ª thou hast takenª° usuryª and increase,ª and thou hast greedily gainedª° of thy neighboursª by extortion,ª and hast forgottenª° me, saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª ... Behold,¹ therefore I have smittenª° mine handª at¹ thy dishonest gainª which¹ thou hast made,ª° and at¹ thy bloodª which¹ hath been¹ in the midstª of thee." {Ezk 22:12-13} + "Forasmuchª therefore¹ as your treadingª° [is] upon¹ the poor,ª and ye takeª° from¹ him burdensª of wheat:ª ye have builtª° housesª of hewn stone,ª but ye shall not¹ dwellª° in them; ye have plantedª° pleasantª vineyards,ª but ye shall not¹ drinkª°¹ wineª of them. ... For¹ I knowª° your manifoldª transgressionsª and your mightyª sins:ª they afflictª° the just,ª they takeª° a bribe,ª and they turn asideª° the poorª in the gateª [from their right]." {Ams 5:11-12} + "Hearª° this,¹ O ye that swallow upª° the needy,ª even to make²° the poorª°² of the landª to fail,ª° ... The LORDª hath swornª° by the excellencyª of Jacob,ª Surely¹ I will neverª forgetª° any¹ of their works.ª" {Ams 8:4-7} + "And they covetª° fields,ª and take [them] by violence;ª° and houses,ª and take [them] away:ª° so they oppressª° a manª and his house,ª even a manª and his heritage.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ against¹ this¹ familyª do I deviseª° an evil,ª from¹¹ which¹ ye shall not¹ removeª° your necks;ª neither¹ shall ye go²°¹ haughtily:ª for¹ this¹ timeª [is] evil.ª" {Mic 2:2-3} + "Are thereª yet¹ the treasuresª of wickednessª°² in the houseª of the wicked,ª and the scantª measureª [that is] abominable?ª° ... For¹ the rich menª thereof are fullª° of violence,ª and the inhabitantsª° thereof have spokenª° lies,ª and their tongueª [is] deceitfulª in their mouth.ª" {Mic 6:10-12} + "That they may do evilª¹ with both handsª earnestly,ª° the princeª asketh,ª° and the judgeª° [asketh] for a reward;ª and the greatª [man], he¹ utterethª° his mischievousª desire:ª so they wrap it up.ª°" {Mic 7:3} + "Andª the soldiersª° likewiseª demandedª° of him,ª saying,ª° Andª whatª shall we²¹ do?ª° Andª he saidª° untoª them,ª Do violenceª° to no man,ª neitherª accuse [any] falsely;ª° andª be contentª° with yourª wages.ª" {Lke 3:14} + "Nay,ª yeª do wrong,ª° andª defraud,ª° andª thatª [your] brethren.ª" {1Co 6:8} + "Go toª° now,ª [ye] rich men,ª weepª° and howlª° forª yourª miseriesª that shall come uponª° [you]. ... Ye have lived in pleasureª° onª the¹ earth,ª andª been wanton;ª° ye have nourishedª° yourª hearts,ª as² inª a dayª of slaughter.ª" {Jms 5:1-5} |
