- ye shall hear:
- "Neither¹ shalt thou countenanceª° a poor² man¹ in his cause.ª" {Exd 23:3} + "Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° the judgmentª of thy poorª in his cause.ª ... Keep thee farª° from a false² matter;ª¹¹ and the innocentª and righteousª slayª° thou not:¹ for¹ I will not¹ justifyª° the wicked.ª" {Exd 23:6-7} + "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} + "For¹ thou hast taken a pledgeª° from thy brotherª for nought,ª and strippedª° the nakedª of their clothing.ª ... Thou hast sent²° widows² away¹¹ empty,ª and the armsª of the fatherlessª have been broken.ª°" {Job 22:6-9} + "When¹ the earª heardª° [me], then it blessedª° me; and when the eyeª sawª° [me], it gave witnessª° to me: ... And I brakeª° the jawsª of the wicked,ª and pluckedª° the spoilª out of his teeth.ª¹" {Job 29:11-17} + "If¹ I did despiseª° the causeª of my manservantª or of my maidservant,ª when they contended²¹ with¹ me; ... If¹ I have withheldª° the poorª from [their] desire,ª¹ or have caused the eyesª of the widowª to fail;ª°" {Job 31:13-16} + "Defendª° the poorª and fatherless:ª do justiceª° to the afflictedª and needy.ª° ... Deliverª° the poorª and needy:ª ridª° [them] out of the handª¹ of the wicked.ª" {Psa 82:3-4} + "Robª° not¹ the poor,ª because¹ he¹ [is] poor:ª neither¹ oppressª° the afflictedª in the gate:ª ... For¹ the LORDª will pleadª° their cause,ª and spoilª° the soulª of¹ those that spoiledª° them." {Prv 22:22-23} + "They are waxen fat,ª° they shine:ª° yea,¹ they overpassª° the deedsª of the wicked:ª they judgeª° not¹ the cause,ª the cause¹ of the fatherless,ª yet they prosper;ª° and the rightª of the needyª do they not¹ judge.ª° ... Shall I not¹ visitª° for¹ these¹ [things]? saithª° the LORD:ª shall not¹ my soulª be avengedª° on such¹ a nationª as this?¹" {Jer 5:28-29} + "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} + "Woeª to them that deviseª° iniquity,ª and workª° evilª upon¹ their beds!ª when the morningª is light,ª they practiseª° it, because¹ it isª in the powerª of their hand.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 2:1-3} + "And I said,ª° Hear,ª° I pray you,¹ O headsª of Jacob,ª and ye princesª of the houseª of Israel;ª [Is it] not¹ for you to knowª°¹ judgment?ª ... Then¹ shall they cryª° unto¹ the LORD,ª but he will not¹ hearª° them: he will even hideª° his faceª from¹ them at that¹ time,ª as¹ they have behaved themselves illª° in their doings.ª" {Mic 3:1-4} + "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° ... The bestª of them [is] as a brier:ª the most uprightª [is sharper] than a thorn hedge:ª¹ the dayª of thy watchmenª° [and] thy visitationª cometh;ª° now¹ shall be¹ their perplexity.ª" {Mic 7:3-4} + "Forª ifª there comeª° untoª yourª assemblyª a manª with a gold ring,ª inª goodlyª apparel,ª andª there come inª° alsoª a poor manª inª vileª raiment;ª ... Are ye²° not² then² partialª°¹¹ inª yourselves,ª andª are becomeª° judgesª of evilª thoughts?ª" {Jms 2:2-4} + "Hearken,ª° myª belovedª brethren,ª Hath²° notª Godª chosenª° the¹ poorª of thisª worldª richª inª faith,ª andª heirsª of the¹ kingdomª whichª he hath promisedª° to them that loveª° him?ª" {Jms 2:5}
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