- oppression:
- "Arise,ª° O LORD;ª O God,ª lift upª° thine hand:ª forgetª° not¹ the humble.ª°²" {Psa 10:12} + "O let not¹ the oppressedª returnª° ashamed:ª° let the poorª and needyª praiseª° thy name.ª ... Arise,ª° O God,ª plead²° thine own cause:ª¹ rememberª° how¹ the foolish manª reproachethª thee daily.ª¹" {Psa 74:21-22} + "Wherefore¹ should the heathenª say,ª° Where¹ [is] their God?ª let him be knownª° among the heathenª in our sightª [by] the revengingª of the bloodª of thy servantsª [which is] shed.ª° ... Let the sighingª of the prisonerª comeª° beforeª thee; according to the greatnessª of thy powerª preserveª° thou those that are appointedª to die;ª" {Psa 79:10-11} + "Which executethª° judgmentª for the oppressed:ª° which givethª° foodª to the hungry.ª The LORDª loosethª° the prisoners:ª° ... The LORDª openethª° [the eyes of] the blind:ª the LORDª raisethª° them that are bowed down:ª° the LORDª lovethª° the righteous:ª" {Psa 146:7-8} + "And it came to pass¹ in process²² of time,ª¹¹ that the kingª of Egyptª died:ª° and the childrenª of Israelª sighedª° by reason ofª the bondage,ª and they cried,ª° and their cryª came upª° unto¹ Godª by reason of¹ the bondage.ª ... And Godª heardª°¹ their groaning,ª and Godª rememberedª°¹ his covenantª with¹ Abraham,ª with¹ Isaac,ª and with¹ Jacob.ª" {Exd 2:23-24} + "And the LORDª said,ª° I have surely²° seenª°¹ the afflictionª of my peopleª which¹ [are] in Egypt,ª and have heardª° their cryª by reason² of¹¹ their taskmasters;ª° for¹ I knowª°¹ their sorrows;ª ... Now¹ therefore, behold,¹ the cryª of the childrenª of Israelª is comeª° unto¹ me: and I have also¹ seenª°¹ the oppressionª wherewith¹ the Egyptiansª oppressª° them." {Exd 3:7-9} + "And they put awayª°¹ the strangeª godsª from amongª¹ them, and servedª°¹ the LORD:ª and his soulª was grievedª° for the miseryª of Israel.ª" {Jdg 10:16} + "He that oppressethª° the poorª reproachethª° his Maker:ª° but he that honourethª° him hath mercyª° on the poor.ª" {Prv 14:31} + "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} + "So I¹ returned,ª° and consideredª°¹ all¹ the oppressionsª that¹ are doneª° under¹ the sun:ª and behold¹ the tearsª of [such as were] oppressed,²°¹ and they had no¹ comforter;ª° and on the sideª¹ of their oppressorsª° [there was] power;ª but they had no¹ comforter.ª°" {Ecc 4:1} + "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} + "And it shall be¹ for a signª and for a witnessª unto the LORDª of hostsª in the landª of Egypt:ª for¹ they shall cryª° unto¹ the LORDª becauseª¹ of the oppressors,ª° and he shall sendª° them a saviour,ª° and a great one,ª and he shall deliverª° them." {Isa 19:20} + "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 ... Hath given forthª° upon usury,ª and hath takenª° increase:ª shall he then live?²°¹ he shall not¹ live:ª° he hath doneª°¹ all¹ these¹ abominations;ª he shall surely²° die;ª° his bloodª shall be¹ upon him." {Ezk 18:12-13} + "[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} + "Behold,ª° the¹ hireª of the¹ labourersª who² have reaped downª° yourª fields,ª which² is ofª youª kept back by fraud,ª° crieth:ª° andª the¹ cries²¹ of them which have reapedª° are enteredª° intoª the¹ earsª of the Lordª of sabaoth.ª" {Jms 5:4}
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