Psalm 12:5
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5 “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
Psalm 34:6
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6 This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
Proverbs 14:31
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31 (A)He who oppresses the poor reproaches (B)his Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
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
Micah 7:8-9
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Israel’s Confession and Comfort
8 (A)Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
(B)When I fall, I will arise;
When I sit in darkness,
The Lord will be a light to me.
9 (C)I will bear the indignation of the Lord,
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my (D)case
And executes justice for me.
He will bring me forth to the light;
I will see His righteousness.
Isaiah 33:10
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Impending Judgment on Zion
10 “Now(A) I will rise,” says the Lord;
“Now I will be exalted,
Now I will lift Myself up.
Psalm 10:12
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Job 5:15
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15 But (A)He saves the needy from the sword,
From the mouth of the mighty,
And from their hand.
Job 5:21
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21 (A)You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
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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Ezekiel 18:12-13
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12 If he has oppressed the poor and needy,
Robbed by violence,
Not restored the pledge,
Lifted his eyes to the idols,
Or (A)committed abomination;
13 If he has exacted usury
Or taken increase—
Shall he then live?
He shall not live!
If he has done any of these abominations,
He shall surely die;
(B)His blood shall be upon him.
Isaiah 19:20
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20 And (A)it will be for a sign and for a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of the oppressors, and He will send them a (B)Savior and a Mighty One, and He will deliver them.
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Psalm 74:21-22
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21 Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed!
Let the poor and needy praise Your name.
22 Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man [a]reproaches You daily.
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- Psalm 74:22 reviles or taunts
Exodus 3:7-9
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7 And the Lord said: (A)“I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry (B)because of their taskmasters, (C)for I know their [a]sorrows. 8 So (D)I have come down to (E)deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land (F)to a good and large land, to a land (G)flowing with milk and honey, to the place of (H)the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites. 9 Now therefore, behold, (I)the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the (J)oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
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- Exodus 3:7 pain
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Do not rob the (A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 (B)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
Psalm 79:10-11
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10 (A)Why should the [a]nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight
The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed.
11 Let (B)the groaning of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your [b]power
Preserve those who are appointed to die;
Footnotes
- Psalm 79:10 Gentiles
- Psalm 79:11 Lit. arm
Ezekiel 18:18
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18 “As for his father,
Because he cruelly oppressed,
Robbed his brother by violence,
And did what is not good among his people,
Behold, (A)he shall die for his iniquity.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
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The Vanity of Gain and Honor
8 If you (A)see the oppression of the poor, and the violent [a]perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for (B)high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:8 wresting
Ecclesiastes 4:1
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The Uselessness of Selfish Toil
4 Then I returned and considered all the (A)oppression that is done under the sun:
And look! The tears of the oppressed,
But they have no comforter—
[a]On the side of their oppressors there is power,
But they have no comforter.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 Lit. At the hand
Psalm 10:18
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18 To [a]do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
That the man of the earth may [b]oppress no more.
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:18 vindicate
- Psalm 10:18 terrify
Psalm 10:5
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5 His ways [a]are always prospering;
Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:5 Lit. are strong
Judges 10:16
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16 (A)So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord. And (B)His soul could no longer endure the misery of Israel.
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