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Jeremiah 22:13
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Jeremiah 22:13
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13 Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness
and his upper rooms by injustice,
who makes his neighbors work for nothing
and does not give them their wages,(A)
Jeremiah 22:13
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Jeremiah 22:13
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James 5:4
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James 5:4
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4 Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.(A)
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James 5:4
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James 5:4
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4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(A) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(B) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(C)
Micah 3:10
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Micah 3:10
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10 who build Zion with blood
and Jerusalem with wrong!(A)
Micah 3:10
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Micah 3:10
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Leviticus 19:13
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Leviticus 19:13
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13 “You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning.(A)
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Leviticus 19:13
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Leviticus 19:13
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13 “‘Do not defraud or rob(A) your neighbor.(B)
“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker(C) overnight.(D)
Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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14 “You shall not withhold the wages of poor and needy laborers, whether other Israelites or aliens who reside in your land in one of your towns.(A) 15 You shall pay them their wages daily before sunset, because they are poor and their livelihood depends on them; otherwise they might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt.(B)
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Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.(A) 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor(B) and are counting on it.(C) Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.(D)
Malachi 3:5
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Malachi 3:5
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5 Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow, and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Malachi 3:5
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Malachi 3:5
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5 “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers,(A) adulterers(B) and perjurers,(C) against those who defraud laborers of their wages,(D) who oppress the widows(E) and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners(F) among you of justice, but do not fear(G) me,” says the Lord Almighty.
Habakkuk 2:9-11
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Habakkuk 2:9-11
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9 “Alas for you who get evil gain for your house,
setting your nest on high
to be safe from the reach of harm!”(A)
10 You have devised shame for your house
by cutting off many peoples;
you have forfeited your life.(B)
11 The very stones will cry out from the wall,
and the rafter will respond from the woodwork.
Habakkuk 2:9-11
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Habakkuk 2:9-11
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9 “Woe to him who builds(A) his house by unjust gain,(B)
setting his nest(C) on high
to escape the clutches of ruin!
10 You have plotted the ruin(D) of many peoples,
shaming(E) your own house and forfeiting your life.
11 The stones(F) of the wall will cry out,
and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.
Jeremiah 22:18
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Jeremiah 22:18
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18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah:
They shall not lament for him, saying,
“Alas, my brother!” or “Alas, sister!”
They shall not lament for him, saying,
“Alas, lord!” or “Alas, his majesty!”(A)
Jeremiah 22:18
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Jeremiah 22:18
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18 Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
“They will not mourn(A) for him:
‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’
They will not mourn for him:
‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
Job 24:10-11
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Job 24:10-11
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10 They go about naked, without clothing;
though hungry, they carry the sheaves;
11 between their terraces[a] they press out oil;
they tread the winepresses but suffer thirst.
Footnotes
- 24.11 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Job 24:10-11
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Job 24:10-11
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2 Chronicles 36:4
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2 Chronicles 36:4
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4 The king of Egypt made his brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed his name to Jehoiakim, but Neco took his brother Jehoahaz and carried him to Egypt.
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2 Chronicles 36:4
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2 Chronicles 36:4
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4 The king of Egypt made Eliakim, a brother of Jehoahaz, king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Necho(A) took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.(B)
2 Kings 23:35-37
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2 Kings 23:35-37
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35 Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land in order to meet Pharaoh’s demand for money. He exacted the silver and the gold from the people of the land, from all according to their assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.(A)
Jehoiakim Reigns over Judah
36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.(B) 37 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, just as all his ancestors had done.
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2 Kings 23:35-37
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2 Kings 23:35-37
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35 Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh Necho the silver and gold he demanded. In order to do so, he taxed the land and exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land according to their assessments.(A)
Jehoiakim King of Judah(B)
36 Jehoiakim(C) was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. 37 And he did evil(D) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done.
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