Exodus 22:23
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23 If you afflict them in any way, and they (A)cry at all to Me, I will surely (B)hear their cry;
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Luke 18:7
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7 And (A)shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?
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Psalm 18:6
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6 In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.
Job 34:28
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28 So that they (A)caused the cry of the poor to come to Him;
For He (B)hears the cry of the afflicted.
Psalm 10:17-18
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17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,
18 To [a]do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
That the man of the earth may [b]oppress no more.
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:18 vindicate
- Psalm 10:18 terrify
James 5:4
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4 Indeed (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and (B)the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of [a]Sabaoth.
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- James 5:4 Lit., in Heb., Hosts
Job 35:9
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9 “Because(A) of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;
They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty.
Deuteronomy 15:9
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9 Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,’ and your (A)eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and (B)he cry out to the Lord against you, and (C)it become sin among you.
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Psalm 146:7-9
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7 (A)Who executes justice for the oppressed,
(B)Who gives food to the hungry.
(C)The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.
8 (D)The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
(E)The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.
9 (F)The Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
(G)But the way of the wicked He [a]turns upside down.
Footnotes
- Psalm 146:9 Lit. makes crooked
Psalm 145:19
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19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.
Proverbs 23:10-11
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10 Do not remove the ancient [a]landmark,
Nor enter the fields of the fatherless;
11 (A)For their Redeemer is mighty;
He will plead their cause against you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:10 boundary
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Do not rob the (A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 (B)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
Psalm 140:12
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12 I know that the Lord will (A)maintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.
Job 31:38-39
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38 “If my land cries out against me,
And its furrows weep together;
39 If (A)I have eaten its [a]fruit without money,
Or (B)caused its owners to lose their lives;
Footnotes
- Job 31:39 Lit. strength
Deuteronomy 24:15
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15 Each day (A)you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; (B)lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you.
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