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- "The LORDª also will be¹ a refugeª for the oppressed,ª a refugeª in timesª of trouble.ª" {Psa 9:9} + "Thou hast seenª° [it]; for¹ thou¹ beholdestª° mischiefª and spite,ª to requiteª° [it] with thy hand:ª the poorª committethª° himself unto¹ thee; thou¹ art¹ the helperª° of the fatherless.ª ... To judgeª° the fatherlessª and the oppressed,ª that the manª of¹ the earthª may no¹ moreª°¹ oppress.ª°" {Psa 10:14-18} + "For the oppressionª¹ of the poor,ª for the sighingª¹ of the needy,ª now¹ will I arise,ª° saithª° the LORD;ª I will setª° [him] in safetyª [from him that] puffethª° at him." {Psa 12:5} + "He shall judgeª° the poorª of the people,ª he shall saveª° the childrenª of the needy,ª and shall break in piecesª° the oppressor.ª°" {Psa 72:4} + "For¹ he shall deliverª° the needyª when he crieth;ª° the poorª also, and [him] that hath no¹ helper.ª°" {Psa 72:12} + "For¹ he shall standª° at the right handª of the poor,ª to saveª° [him] from those that condemnª°¹ his soul.ª" {Psa 109:31} + "Which executethª° judgmentª for the oppressed:ª° which givethª° foodª to the hungry.ª The LORDª loosethª° the prisoners:ª°" {Psa 146:7} + "Thou shalt not¹ oppressª° an hired servantª [that is] poorª and needy,ª [whether he be] of thy brethren,ª¹ or¹ of thy strangersª¹ that¹ [are] in thy landª within thy gates:ª ... At his dayª thou shalt giveª° [him] his hire,ª neither¹ shall the sunª go downª° upon¹ it; for¹ he¹ [is] poor,ª and settethª°¹ his heartª upon¹ it: lest¹ he cryª° against¹ thee unto¹ the LORD,ª and it be¹ sinª unto thee." {Deu 24:14-15} + "This¹ [is] the portionª of a wickedª manª with¹ God,ª and the heritageª of oppressors,ª [which] they shall receiveª° of the Almighty.ª¹ ... [Men] shall clapª° their handsª at¹ him, and shall hissª°¹ him out of his place.ª¹" {Job 27:13-23} + "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} + "Removeª° not¹ the oldª landmark;ª and enterª° not¹ into the fieldsª of the fatherless:ª" {Prv 23:10} + "That thou shalt take upª° this¹ proverbª against¹ the kingª of Babylon,ª and say,ª° How¹ hath the oppressorª° ceased!ª° the golden cityª ceased!ª° ... What¹ shall [one] then answerª° the messengersª of the nation?ª That¹ the LORDª hath foundedª° Zion,ª and the poorª of his peopleª shall trustª° in it." {Isa 14:4-32} + "[That] madeª° the worldª as a wilderness,ª and destroyedª° the citiesª thereof; [that] openedª° not¹ the houseª of his prisoners?ª ... But thou¹ art cast¹ out²° of thy graveª¹ like an abominableª° branch,ª [and as] the raimentª of those that are slain,ª° thrust throughª° with a sword,ª that go downª° to¹ the stonesª of the pit;ª as a carcaseª trodden under feet.ª°" {Isa 14:17-19} + "[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 ... [Is it] not¹ to dealª° thy breadª to the hungry,ª and that thou bringª° the poorª that are cast outª to thy house?ª when¹ thou seestª° the naked,ª that thou coverª° him; and that thou hide²° not thyself¹¹ from thine own flesh?ª¹" {Isa 58:6-7} + "[If] ye oppressª° not¹ the stranger,ª the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª and shedª° not¹ innocentª bloodª in this¹ place,ª neither¹ walk²°¹ afterª otherª godsª to your hurt:ª ... And I will cast¹ you out²° of¹¹ my sight,ª as¹ I have cast outª°¹ all¹ your brethren,ª¹ [even] the whole¹ seedª of Ephraim.ª" {Jer 7:6-15} + "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 ... Can thine heartª endure,ª° or¹ can thine handsª be strong,ª° in the daysª that¹ I¹ shall dealª° with thee? I¹ the LORDª have spokenª° [it], and will doª° [it]." {Ezk 22:12-14} + "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} + "Who hateª° the good,ª and loveª° the evil;ª who pluck offª° their skinª from off¹¹ them, and their fleshª from off¹¹ their bones;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 3:2-4} + "Butª yeª have despisedª° the¹ poor.ª Do²° notª rich menª oppressª° you,ª andª drawª²° youª beforeª the judgment seats?ª" {Jms 2:6} + "Go toª° now,ª [ye] rich men,ª weepª° and howlª° forª yourª miseriesª that shall come uponª° [you]. ... Ye have condemnedª° [and] killedª° the¹ just;ª [and] he doth²° notª resistª° you.ª¹" {Jms 5:1-6}
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