- hath not:
- "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" {Ezk 18:12} + "Neither¹ hath oppressedª° any,ª hath not¹ withholdenª° the pledge,ª neither¹ hath spoiledª° by violence,ª [but] hath givenª° his breadª to the hungry,ª and hath coveredª° the nakedª with a garment,ª" {Ezk 18:16} + "[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} + "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 ... Behold,¹ therefore I have smittenª° mine handª at¹ thy dishonest gainª which¹ thou hast made,ª° and at¹ thy bloodª which¹ hath been¹ in the midstª of thee." {Ezk 22:12-13} + "Her princesª in the midstª thereof [are] like wolvesª raveningª° the prey,ª to shedª° blood,ª [and] to destroyª° souls,ª to¹ getª° dishonest gain.ª ... 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" {Ezk 22:27-29} + "Thou shalt neither¹ vexª° a stranger,ª nor¹ oppressª° him: for¹ ye were¹ strangersª in the landª of Egypt.ª ... And my wrathª shall wax hot,ª° and I will killª° you with the sword;ª and your wivesª shall be¹ widows,ª and your childrenª fatherless.ª" {Exd 22:21-24} + "Also thou shalt not¹ oppressª° a stranger:ª for ye¹ knowª°¹ the heartª of a stranger,ª seeingª ye were¹ strangersª in the landª of Egypt.ª" {Exd 23:9} + "Ye shall doª° no¹ unrighteousnessª in judgment:ª thou shalt not¹ respectª° the personª of the poor,ª nor¹ honourª° the personª of the mighty:ª [but] in righteousnessª shalt thou judgeª° thy neighbour.ª" {Lev 19:15} + "And if¹ thou sellª° oughtª unto thy neighbour,ª or¹ buyestª° [ought] of thy neighbour's² hand,ª¹¹ ye shall not¹ oppressª° oneª¹ another:ª" {Lev 25:14} + "Behold,¹ here I [am]: witnessª° against me before¹ the LORD,ª and before¹ his anointed:ª whose¹¹ oxª have I taken?ª° or whose¹ assª have I taken?ª° or whom¹ have I defrauded?ª°¹ whom¹ have I oppressed?ª° or of whose handª¹¹ have I received¹ [any] bribeª to blindª° mine eyesª therewith? and I will restoreª° it you. ... And they said,ª° Thou hast not¹ defraudedª° us, nor¹ oppressedª° us, neither¹ hast thou takenª° oughtª of any man's² hand.ª¹¹" {1Sm 12:3-4} + "If¹ I did despiseª° the causeª of my manservantª or of my maidservant,ª when they contended²¹ with¹ me; ... [Then] let mine armª fallª° from my shoulder blade,ª¹ and mine armª be brokenª° from the bone.ª¹" {Job 31:13-22} + "Envyª° thou not¹ the oppressor,ªª and chooseª° none¹¹ of his ways.ª" {Prv 3:31} + "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} + "Learnª° to do well;ª° seekª° judgment,ª relieveª° the oppressed,ª judgeª° the fatherless,ª pleadª° for the widow.ª" {Isa 1:17} + "For¹ the vineyardª of the LORDª of hostsª [is] the houseª of Israel,ª and the menª of Judahª his pleasantª plant:ª and he lookedª° for judgment,ª but behold¹ oppression;ª for righteousness,ª but behold¹ a cry.ª" {Isa 5:7} + "He that walkethª° righteously,ª and speakethª° uprightly;ª he that despisethª° the gainª of oppressions,ª that shakethª° his handsª from holdingª°¹ of bribes,ª that stoppethª° his earsª from hearingª°¹ of blood,ª and shuttethª° his eyesª from seeingª°¹ evil;ª" {Isa 33:15} + "[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" {Isa 58:6} + "[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 ... Then will I cause you to dwellª° in this¹ place,ª in the landª that¹ I gaveª° to your fathers,ª for² everª¹ and ever.ª¹" {Jer 7:6-7} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Israel,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they soldª° the righteousª for silver,ª and the poorª for¹ a pair of shoes;ª" {Ams 2:6} + "Hearª° this,¹ O ye that swallow upª° the needy,ª even to make²° the poorª°² of the landª to fail,ª° ... That we may buyª° the poorª for silver,ª and the needyª for¹ a pair of shoes;ª [yea], and sellª° the refuseª of the wheat?ª" {Ams 8:4-6} + "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" {Mic 2:1} + "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" {Mic 3:2} + "Thus¹ speakethª° the LORDª of hosts,ª saying,ª° Executeª° trueª judgment,ª and shewª° mercyª and compassionsª every manª to¹ his brother:ª ... But they refusedª° to hearken,ª° and pulled¹ awayª²°° the shoulder,ª and stoppedª° their ears,ª that they should not hear.ª°¹" {Zch 7:9-11} + "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} + "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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