Psalm 10:9
English Standard Version
9 he lurks in ambush like (A)a lion in his (B)thicket;
he (C)lurks that he may seize the poor;
he seizes the poor when he draws him into his (D)net.
Psalm 10:9
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Psalm 17:12
English Standard Version
12 He is like a lion eager to tear,
as a young lion (A)lurking in ambush.
Psalm 17:12
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Psalm 59:3
English Standard Version
3 For behold, they (A)lie in wait for my life;
fierce men (B)stir up strife against me.
(C)For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,
Psalm 59:3
New International Version
3 See how they lie in wait for me!
Fierce men conspire(A) against me
for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.
Micah 7:2
English Standard Version
2 (A)The godly has perished from the earth,
and (B)there is no one upright among mankind;
(C)they all lie in wait for blood,
and (D)each hunts the other with a net.
Psalm 35:10
English Standard Version
10 All my (A)bones shall say,
“O Lord, (B)who is like you,
delivering the poor
from him who is too strong for him,
the poor and needy from him who robs him?”
Psalm 35:10
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John 10:12
English Standard Version
12 He who is (A)a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and (B)leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and (C)scatters them.
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John 10:12
New International Version
12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.(A) Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.
Zechariah 11:3
English Standard Version
3 The sound of (A)the wail of (B)the shepherds,
for their glory is ruined!
The sound of the roar of (C)the lions,
(D)for the thicket of the Jordan is ruined!
Zechariah 11:3
New International Version
Habakkuk 3:14
English Standard Version
14 You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors,
who came like a whirlwind to scatter me,
rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret.
Habakkuk 3:14
New International Version
Nahum 2:11-12
English Standard Version
11 Where is the lions' den,
the feeding place of (A)the young lions,
where the lion and lioness went,
where his cubs were, with (B)none to disturb?
12 (C)The lion tore enough for his cubs
and (D)strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
and his dens with torn flesh.
Nahum 2:11-12
New International Version
Amos 5:11-12
English Standard Version
11 Therefore because you (A)trample on[a] the poor
and you exact taxes of grain from him,
(B)you have built houses of hewn stone,
but you shall not dwell in them;
(C)you have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.
12 For I know how many are your transgressions
and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who (D)take a bribe,
and (E)turn aside the needy (F)in the gate.
Footnotes
- Amos 5:11 Or you tax
Amos 5:11-12
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Amos 3:4
English Standard Version
4 Does a lion roar in the forest,
when he has no prey?
Does a young lion cry out from his den,
if he has taken nothing?
Amos 3:4
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Amos 2:6-7
English Standard Version
Judgment on Israel
6 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (B)they sell the righteous for (C)silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals—
7 those who trample the head of the poor (D)into the dust of the earth
and (E)turn aside the way of the afflicted;
(F)a man and his father go in to the same girl,
so that my holy name is profaned;
Amos 2:6-7
New International Version
Judgment on Israel
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not relent.(A)
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.(B)
7 They trample on the heads of the poor
as on the dust of the ground
and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
and so profane my holy name.(C)
Ezekiel 22:29
English Standard Version
29 The people of the land (A)have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and (B)have extorted from the sojourner without justice.
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Ezekiel 22:29
New International Version
29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery;(A) they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner,(B) denying them justice.(C)
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