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“Because of (A)many oppressions they cry out;
They cry for help because of the arm (B)of many oppressors.

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“Because of the (A)devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now (B)I will arise,” says Yahweh; “I will (C)set him in the [a]safety for which he [b]longs.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:5 Or salvation, cf. 12:1
  2. Psalm 12:5 Lit breathes

16 Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is (A)wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

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The Vanity of Riches

If you see (A)oppression of the poor and (B)robbery of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be (C)astonished over the [a]matter; for a lofty one keeps watch over another lofty one, and there are loftier ones over them.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit delight

For the (A)vineyard of Yahweh of hosts is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He hoped for justice, but behold, (B)bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.

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