- devour:
- "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} + "[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 ... And comeª° and standª° beforeª me in this¹ house,ª which¹ is calledª° by¹ my name,ª and say,ª° We are delivered²° to doª°¹¹¹ all¹ these¹ abominations?ª" {Jer 7:6-10} + "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} + "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 2:7} + "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} + "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} + "Even of lateª my peopleª is risen upª° as an enemy:ª° ye pull offª° the robeª withª¹ the garmentª from them that pass²° by¹¹ securelyª as men averseª° from war.ª" {Mic 2:8} + "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} + "¹ Woeª unto you,ª scribesª andª Pharisees,ª hypocrites!ª forª ye devourª° widows'ª houses,ª andª for a pretenceª make²° long² prayer:ª°¹ thereforeªª ye shall receiveª° the greater²¹ damnation.ª" {Mtt 23:14} + "Which devourª° widows'ª houses,ª andª for a pretenceª make²° long² prayers:ª°¹ theseª shall receiveª° greaterª damnation.ª" {Mrk 12:40} + "Forª ofª this sortª are¹ they²° which creepª° intoª houses,ª andª lead captiveª° silly womenª ladenª° with sins,ª led awayª° with diversª lusts,ª" {2Tm 3:6}
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