- people:
- "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} + "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} + "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} + "To turn asideª° the needyª from judgment,ª¹ and to take awayª° the rightª from the poorª of my people,ª that widowsª may be¹ their prey,ª and [that] they may robª° the fatherless!ª" {Isa 10:2} + "For¹ your handsª are defiledª° with blood,ª and your fingersª with iniquity;ª your lipsª have spokenª° lies,ª your tongueª hath mutteredª° perverseness.ª ... Their feetª runª° to evil,ª and they make hasteª° to shedª° innocentª blood:ª their thoughtsª [are] thoughtsª of iniquity;ª wastingª and destructionª [are] in their paths.ª" {Isa 59:3-7} + "For¹ among my peopleª are foundª° wickedª [men]: they lay wait,ª° as he that settethª° snares;ª they setª° a trap,ª they catchª° men.²¹ ... 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 5:26-28} + "The prophetsª prophesyª° falsely,ª and the priestsª bear ruleª° by¹ their means;ª and my peopleª loveª° [to have it] so:¹ and what¹ will ye doª° in the endª thereof?" {Jer 5:31} + "For¹ from the leastª¹ of them even unto¹ the greatestª of them every one¹ [is] given²° to¹ covetousness;ª and from the prophetª¹ even unto¹ the priestª every one¹ dealethª° falsely.ª" {Jer 6:13} + "For they knowª° not¹ to doª° right,ª saithª° the LORD,ª who store²° up¹ violenceª and robberyª in their palaces.ª" {Ams 3:10} + "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} + "Who¹ also eatª° the fleshª of my people,ª and flayª° their skinª from off¹¹ them; and they breakª° their bones,ª and chop them in pieces,ª° as¹ for the pot,ª and as fleshª withinª the caldron.ª" {Mic 3:3} + "Behold,ª° the¹ hireª of the¹ labourersª who² have reaped downª° yourª fields,ª which² is ofª youª kept back by fraud,ª° crieth:ª° andª the¹ cries²¹ of them which have reapedª° are enteredª° intoª the¹ earsª of the Lordª of sabaoth.ª" {Jms 5:4}
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