- oppress:
- "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} + "Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° the judgmentª of thy poorª in his cause.ª" {Exd 23:6} + "Because¹ I deliveredª° the poorª that cried,ª° and the fatherless,ª and [him that had] none¹ to helpª° him. ... I¹ [was] a fatherª to the poor:ª and the causeª [which] I knewª° not¹ I searched out.ª°" {Job 29:12-16} + "If¹ I have withheldª° the poorª from [their] desire,ª¹ or have caused the eyesª of the widowª to fail;ª°" {Job 31:16} + "If¹ I have lifted upª° my handª against¹ the fatherless,ª when¹ I sawª° my helpª in the gate:ª" {Job 31:21} + "And oppressª° not¹ the widow,ª nor the fatherless,ª the stranger,ª nor the poor;ª and let none¹ of you imagineª° evilª¹ against² his brotherª in your heart.ª" {Zch 7:10} + "And I will come nearª° to¹ you to judgment;ª and I will be¹ a swiftª° witnessª against the sorcerers,ª° and against the adulterers,ª° and against falseª swearers,ª° and against those that oppressª° the hirelingª in [his] wages,ª the widow,ª and the fatherless,ª and that turn asideª° the strangerª [from his right], and fearª° not¹ me, saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 3:5}
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