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
Leviticus 19:13
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13 (A)‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. (B)The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.
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Jeremiah 22:13
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13 “Woe(A) to him who builds his house by unrighteousness
And his [a]chambers by injustice,
(B)Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages
And gives him nothing for his work,
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- Jeremiah 22:13 Lit. roof chambers, upper chambers
Malachi 3:5
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5 And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
(A)Against perjurers,
Against those who (B)exploit wage earners and (C)widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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14 “You shall not (A)oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates. 15 Each day (B)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; (C)lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you.
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Romans 9:29
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29 And as Isaiah said before:
(A)“Unless the Lord of [a]Sabaoth had left us a seed,
(B)We would have become like Sodom,
And we would have been made like Gomorrah.”
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- Romans 9:29 Lit., in Heb., Hosts
Job 24:10-11
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10 They cause the poor to go naked, without (A)clothing;
And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.
11 They press out oil within their walls,
And tread winepresses, yet suffer thirst.
Exodus 22:27
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27 For that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am (A)gracious.
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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 9:12
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- Psalm 9:12 afflicted
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.
Exodus 3:9
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9 Now therefore, behold, (A)the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the (B)oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
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Genesis 4:10
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10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood (A)cries out to Me from the ground.
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Colossians 4:1
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Christian Graces; Final Greetings
4 Masters,(A) give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
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Habakkuk 2:11
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11 For the stone will cry out from the wall,
And the beam from the timbers will answer it.
Isaiah 5:7
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7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel,
And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant.
He looked for justice, but behold, oppression;
For righteousness, but behold, [a]a cry for help.
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- Isaiah 5:7 wailing
Isaiah 1:9
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9 (A)Unless the Lord of hosts
Had left to us a very small remnant,
We would have become like (B)Sodom,
We would have been made like Gomorrah.
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;
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- Job 31:39 Lit. strength
Exodus 2:23-24
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23 Now it happened (A)in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel (B)groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and (C)their cry came up to God because of the bondage. 24 So God (D)heard their groaning, and God (E)remembered His (F)covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
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Exodus 22:22-24
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22 (A)“You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you afflict them in any way, and they (B)cry at all to Me, I will surely (C)hear their cry; 24 and My (D)wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; (E)your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
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