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- "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 22:29} + "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} + "Thou shalt neither¹ vexª° a stranger,ª nor¹ oppressª° him: for¹ ye were¹ strangersª in the landª of Egypt.ª ... Ye shall not¹ afflictª° any¹ widow,ª or fatherless child.ª" {Exd 22:21-22} + "Cursedª° [be] he that pervertethª° the judgmentª of the stranger,ª fatherless,ª and widow.ª And all¹ the peopleª shall say,ª° Amen.ª" {Deu 27:19} + "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} + "[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" {Jer 7:6} + "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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