"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 she wroteª° in the letters,ª saying,ª° Proclaimª° a fast,ª and setª°¹ Nabothª on highª among the people:ª ... Behold,¹ I will bringª° evilª upon¹ thee, and will take awayª° thy posterity,ª and will cut offª° from Ahabª him that pissethª° against the wall,ª and him that is shut upª° and leftª° in Israel,ª" {1Kg 21:9-21} + "[[To the chief Musician,ª° Altaschith,ª° Michtamª of David.]]ª Do ye indeedª speakª° righteousness,ª O congregation?ª do ye judgeª° uprightly,ª O ye sonsª of men?ª ... Yea,¹ in heartª ye workª° wickedness;ª ye weighª° the violenceª of your handsª in the earth.ª" {Psa 58:1-2} + "How long¹¹ will ye judgeª° unjustly,ª and acceptª° the personsª of the wicked?ª Selah.ª ... They knowª° not,¹ neither¹ will they understand;ª° they walk²° on¹ in darkness:ª all¹ the foundations²¹ of the earthª are out of course.ª°" {Psa 82:2-5} + "They gather themselves togetherª° against¹ the soulª of the righteous,ª and condemnª° the innocentª blood.ª ... But the LORDª is¹ my defence;ª and my Godª [is] the rockª of my refuge.ª" {Psa 94:21-22} + "And judgmentª is turned awayª° backward,ª and justiceª standethª° afar off:ª¹ for¹ truthª is fallenª° in the street,ª and equityª cannotª°¹ enter.ª°" {Isa 59:14} + "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 2:2} + "That they may do evilª¹ with both handsª earnestly,ª° the princeª asketh,ª° and the judgeª° [asketh] for a reward;ª and the greatª [man], he¹ utterethª° his mischievousª desire:ª so they wrap it up.ª°" {Mic 7:3} + "Her princesª withinª her [are] roaringª° lions;ª her judgesª° [are] eveningª wolves;ª they gnaw not the bonesª°¹ till the morrow.ª" {Zph 3:3} + "Nowª the¹ chief priests,ª andª elders,ª andª allª the¹ council,ª soughtª° false witnessª againstª Jesus,ª toª put²° him² to death;ª°¹" {Mtt 26:59} + "Thenª saidª° Paulª untoª him,ª Godª shallª° smiteª° thee,ª [thou] whitedª° wall:ª forª sittestª° thouª to judgeª° meª afterª the¹ law,ª andª commandestª° meª to be smittenª° contrary to the law?ª°" {Act 23:3} + "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} |
