- turn:
- "The murdererª° risingª° with the lightª killethª° the poorª and needy,ª and in the nightª is¹ as a thief.ª" {Job 24:14} + "If¹ I have withheldª° the poorª from [their] desire,ª¹ or have caused the eyesª of the widowª to fail;ª°" {Job 31:16} + "Because¹ that¹ he rememberedª° not¹ to shewª° mercy,ª but persecutedª° the poorª and needyª man,ª that he might even slayª° the brokenª° in heart.ª" {Psa 109:16} + "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} + "[There is] a generation,ª whose teethª [are as] swords,ª and their jaw teethª [as] knives,ª to devourª° the poorª from off the earth,ª¹ and the needyª from [among] men.ª¹" {Prv 30:14} + "To turn asideª° the needyª from judgment,ª¹ and to take awayª° the rightª from the poorª of my people,ª that widowsª may be¹ their prey,ª and [that] they may robª° the fatherless!ª" {Isa 10:2} + "Hath oppressedª° the poorª and needy,ª hath spoiledª° by violence,ª hath not¹ restoredª° the pledge,ª and hath lifted upª° his eyesª to¹ the idols,ª hath committedª° abomination,ª" {Ezk 18:12} + "[As for] his father,ª because¹ he cruelly² oppressed,ª°¹ spoiledª° his brotherª by violence,ª and didª° [that] which¹ [is] not¹ goodª amongª his people,ª lo,¹ even he shall dieª° in his iniquity.ª" {Ezk 18:18} + "The peopleª of the landª have used¹ oppression,ª²° and exercisedª° robbery,ª and have vexedª° the poorª and needy:ª yea, they have oppressedª° the strangerª wrongfully.ª¹" {Ezk 22:29} + "That pantª° after¹ the dustª of the earthª on the headª of the poor,ª and turn asideª° the wayª of the meek:ª and a manª and his fatherª will go²° in¹ unto¹ the [same] maid,ª to¹ profaneª°¹ my holyª name:ª" {Ams 2:7} + "Hearª° this,¹ O ye that swallow upª° the needy,ª even to make²° the poorª°² of the landª to fail,ª° ... That we may buyª° the poorª for silver,ª and the needyª for¹ a pair of shoes;ª [yea], and sellª° the refuseª of the wheat?ª" {Ams 8:4-6} + "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 ... 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" {Mic 2:1-2}
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