Psalm 10:9
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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 17:12
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12 He is like a lion eager to tear,
as a young lion (A)lurking in ambush.
Psalm 59:3
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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,
Micah 7:2
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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
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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?”
John 10:12
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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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Zechariah 11:3
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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!
Habakkuk 3:14
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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.
Nahum 2:11-12
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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.
Amos 5:11-12
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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 3:4
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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 2:6-7
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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;
Ezekiel 22:29
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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 19:3-6
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3 And she brought up one of her cubs;
(A)he became a young lion,
(B)and he learned to catch prey;
he devoured men.
4 The nations heard about him;
(C)he was caught in their pit,
(D)and they brought him with hooks
to the land of Egypt.
5 When she saw that she waited in vain,
that her hope was lost,
(E)she took another of her cubs
and made him a young lion.
6 He prowled among the lions;
he became a young lion,
and he learned to catch prey;
he devoured men,
Lamentations 3:10
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10 (A)He is a bear lying in wait for me,
a lion in hiding;
Isaiah 32:7
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7 As for the scoundrel—(A)his devices are evil;
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.
Isaiah 3:15
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15 What do you mean by (A)crushing my people,
by grinding the face of the poor?”
declares the Lord God of hosts.
Proverbs 28:15
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Proverbs 22:16
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16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, (A)will only come to poverty.
Proverbs 14:31
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31 Whoever oppresses a poor man (A)insults his (B)Maker,
(C)but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
Psalm 140:5
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5 The arrogant have (A)hidden a trap for me,
and with cords they have spread (B)a net;[a]
beside the way they have set (C)snares for me. Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 140:5 Or they have spread cords as a net
Psalm 12:5
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5 “Because (A)the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
(B)I will now arise,” says the Lord;
“I will place him in the (C)safety for which he longs.”
Job 5:15-16
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15 But he (A)saves the needy from the sword of their mouth
and from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the poor have hope,
and (B)injustice shuts her mouth.
Acts 23:21
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21 But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him, who (A)have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for your consent.”
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Habakkuk 1:15
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15 (A)He[a] brings all of them up (B)with a hook;
he drags them out with his net;
he gathers them in his dragnet;
so he rejoices and is glad.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:15 That is, the wicked foe
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