- which oppress:
- "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 ... That pantª° after¹ the dustª of the earthª on the headª of the poor,ª and turn asideª° the wayª of the meek:ª and a manª and his fatherª will go²° in¹ unto¹ the [same] maid,ª to¹ profaneª°¹ my holyª name:ª" {Ams 2:6-7} + "Publishª° in¹ the palacesª at Ashdod,ª and in¹ the palacesª in the landª of Egypt,ª and say,ª° Assemble²° yourselves¹ upon¹ the mountainsª of Samaria,ª and beholdª° the greatª tumultsª in the midst²¹ thereof, and the oppressedª in the midst²¹ thereof. ... For they knowª° not¹ to doª° right,ª saithª° the LORD,ª who store²° up¹ violenceª and robberyª in their palaces.ª" {Ams 3:9-10} + "Forasmuchª therefore¹ as your treadingª° [is] upon¹ the poor,ª and ye takeª° from¹ him burdensª of wheat:ª ye have builtª° housesª of hewn stone,ª but ye shall not¹ dwellª° in them; ye have plantedª° pleasantª vineyards,ª but ye shall not¹ drinkª°¹ wineª of them." {Ams 5:11} + "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} + "Thou shalt neither¹ vexª° a stranger,ª nor¹ oppressª° him: for¹ ye were¹ strangersª in the landª of Egypt.ª ... If¹ thou lendª° moneyª to [any of]¹ my peopleª [that is]¹ poorª by¹ thee, thou shalt not¹ be¹ to him as an usurer,ª° neither¹ shalt thou layª° upon¹ him usury.ª" {Exd 22:21-25} + "Bewareª° that¹ there be¹ not a thoughtª in¹ thy wickedª heart,ª saying,ª° The seventhª year,ª the yearª of release,ª is at hand;ª° and thine eyeª be evilª° against thy poorª brother,ª and thou givestª° him nought;¹ and he cryª° unto¹ the LORDª against¹ thee, and it be¹ sinª unto thee. ... For¹ the poorª shall never¹ ceaseª° out ofª¹ the land:ª therefore¹¹ I¹ commandª° thee, saying,ª° Thou shalt openª°¹ thine handª wideª° unto thy brother,ª to thy poor,ª and to thy needy,ª in thy land.ª" {Deu 15:9-11} + "For the oppressionª¹ of the poor,ª for the sighingª¹ of the needy,ª now¹ will I arise,ª° saithª° the LORD;ª I will setª° [him] in safetyª [from him that] puffethª° at him." {Psa 12:5} + "I knowª° that¹ the LORDª will maintainª° the causeª of the afflicted,ª [and] the rightª of the poor.ª" {Psa 140:12} + "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} + "Removeª° not¹ the oldª landmark;ª and enterª° not¹ into the fieldsª of the fatherless:ª ... For¹ their redeemerª° [is] mighty;ª he¹ shall pleadª°¹ their causeª with¹ thee." {Prv 23:10-11} + "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} + "Learnª° to do well;ª° seekª° judgment,ª relieveª° the oppressed,ª judgeª° the fatherless,ª pleadª° for the widow.ª ... Therefore¹ saithª° the Lord,ª the LORDª of hosts,ª the mighty Oneª of Israel,ª Ah,ª I will easeª° me of mine adversaries,ª¹ and avengeª° me of mine enemies:ª°¹" {Isa 1:17-24} + "Woeª unto them that joinª° houseª to house,ª [that] layª° fieldª to field,ª till¹ [there be] noª place,ª that they may be placedª° alone¹ in the midstª of the earth!ª" {Isa 5:8} + "[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} + "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 ... Shall I not¹ visitª° for¹ these¹ [things]? saithª° the LORD:ª shall not¹ my soulª be avengedª° on such¹ a nationª as this?¹" {Jer 5:26-29} + "For¹ thus¹ hath the LORDª of hostsª said,ª° Hew ye downª° trees,ª and castª° a mountª against¹ Jerusalem:ª this¹ [is] the cityª to be visited;ª° she [is] wholly¹ oppressionª in the midstª of her." {Jer 6:6} + "[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" {Jer 7:6} + "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} + "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" {Ezk 22:12} + "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" {Ezk 22:27} + "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} + "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 ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ against¹ this¹ familyª do I deviseª° an evil,ª from¹¹ which¹ ye shall not¹ removeª° your necks;ª neither¹ shall ye go²°¹ haughtily:ª for¹ this¹ timeª [is] evil.ª" {Mic 2:1-3} + "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 ... 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 3:1-3} + "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 ... 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 7:10-11} + "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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