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- "Whoso stoppethª° his earsª at the cryª¹ of the poor,ª he also¹ shall cryª° himself,¹ but shall not¹ be heard.ª°" {Prv 21:13} + "And when David'sª young menª came,ª° they spakeª° to¹ Nabalª according to all¹ those¹ wordsª in the nameª of David,ª and ceased.ª° ... Shall I then takeª°¹ my bread,ª and my water,ª and my fleshª that¹ I have killedª° for my shearers,ª° and giveª° [it] unto men,²¹ whom¹ I knowª° not¹ whence¹¹¹ they¹ [be]?" {1Sm 25:9-11} + "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°" {Jer 5:28} + "Shalt thou reign,ª° because¹ thou¹ closestª° [thyself] in cedar?ª did not¹ thy fatherª eatª° and drink,ª° and doª° judgmentª and justice,ª [and] then¹ [it was] wellª with him? ... But¹ thine eyesª and thine heartª [are] not¹ but for¹¹¹ thy covetousness,ª and for¹ to shedª° innocentª blood,ª and for¹ oppression,ª and for¹ violence,ª to doª° [it]." {Jer 22:15-17} + "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} + "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 ... Therefore have I poured outª° mine indignationª upon¹ them; I have consumedª° them with the fireª of my wrath:ª their own wayª have I recompensedª° upon their heads,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:29-31} + "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}
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