"Hearª° this,¹ O ye that swallow upª° the needy,ª even to make²° the poorª°² of the landª to fail,ª°" {Ams 8:4} + "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} + "And if¹ thy brotherª [that dwelleth] by¹ thee be waxen poor,ª° and be soldª° unto thee; thou shalt not¹ compel²° him to serve²¹ as a bondservant:ª¹ ... For¹ they¹ [are] my servants,ª which¹ I brought forthª° out of the landª¹ of Egypt:ª they shall not¹ be soldª° as² bondmen.ª¹" {Lev 25:39-42} + "And there was¹ a greatª cryª of the peopleª and of their wivesª against¹ their brethrenª the Jews.ª ... Yet now¹ our fleshª [is] as the fleshª of our brethren,ª our childrenª as their children:ª and, lo,¹ we¹ bring into bondageª°¹ our sonsª and our daughtersª to be servants,ª and [some] of our daughtersª¹ areª brought unto bondageª° [already]: neither¹ [is it] in our powerªª [to redeem them]; for other¹ men² have our landsª and vineyards.ª" {Neh 5:1-5} + "And I saidª° unto them, We¹ after our abilityª have redeemedª°¹ our brethrenª the Jews,ª which were soldª° unto the heathen;ª and will ye¹ even¹ sellª°¹ your brethren?ª or shall they be soldª° unto us? Then held they their peace,ª° and foundª° nothingª¹ [to answer]." {Neh 5:8} + "And they have castª° lotsª for¹ my people;ª and have givenª° a boyª for an harlot,ª° and soldª° a girlª for wine,ª that they might drink.ª°" {Jol 3:3} + "The childrenª also of Judahª and the childrenª of Jerusalemª have ye soldª° unto the Grecians,ªª that¹ ye might remove them farª° from¹¹ their border.ª" {Jol 3:6} |
