Job 29:15). Now, behold, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them. For oppression makes a wise man mad,And a bribe corrupts the heart. Ephraim [is] oppressed [and] broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment. All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him. He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself. When they are diminished and bowed downThrough oppression, misery and sorrow. And Asa oppressed [some] of the people the same time. God sees the hearts and minds of men and will judge all men. World English Bible "Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who distress the righteous and accept bribes, descendants would be aliens in a foreign land, and that they would, be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor, He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives. The rich rules over the poor,And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave. So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror. So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very mighty. “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and oppressed.” Proverbs 29:7 (NIV) “The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.” There are also stories of advocacy throughout the Bible — think of Moses, Daniel, and Esther. “Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty. "For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; He has seized a house which he has not built. “In righteousness you will be established; You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear; And from terror, for it will not come near you. Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other was named Puah; and he said, "When you are helping the Hebrew women to give birth and see them upon the birthstool, if it is a son, then you shall put him to death; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live." Luke 10:19 - Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. "All your sons will be taught of the LORD; And the well-being of your sons will be great. “Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter;I moan like a dove;My eyes look wistfully to the heights;O Lord, I am oppressed, be my security. "O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And your foundations I will lay in sapphires. "The eye which saw him sees him no longer, And his place no longer beholds him. I encourage you to read any verse or even book of the Bible in the context of all of Scripture. Do not trust in oppressionAnd do not vainly hope in robbery;If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them. Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.”. And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save [thee]. He cares for the people who feel crushed and are treated unfairly every day. "His bones are full of his youthful vigor, But it lies down with him in the dust. ", and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “, But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your, And whatever nation to which they will be in bondage I Myself will judge, But you have dishonored the poor man. Because of the voice of the enemy,Because of the pressure of the wicked;For they bring down trouble upon meAnd in anger they bear a grudge against me. And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave. He who oppresses the poor to make more for himselfOr who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. We love the way Jesus showed us how to care for the poor and oppressed. New Heart English Bible Learn to do well. "Then you will say in your heart, 'Who has begotten these for me, Since I have been bereaved of my children And am barren, an exile and a wanderer? For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. 'Therefore all who devour you will be devoured; And all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity; And those who plunder you will be for plunder, And all who prey upon you I will give for prey. His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth. Psalm 12:5 and they made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar and bricks and at all kinds of labor in the field, all their labors which they rigorously imposed on them. read more. He will rescue their life from oppression and violence,And their blood will be precious in his sight; So as to deprive the needy of justiceAnd rob the poor of My people of their rights,So that widows may be their spoilAnd that they may plunder the orphans. "In righteousness you will be established; You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear; And from terror, for it will not come near you. How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the LORD his God, Who made heaven and earth, The sea and all that is in them; Who keeps faith forever; Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry The LORD sets the prisoners free. Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. read more. "In righteousness you will be established; You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear; And from terror, for it will not come near you. And hath not oppressed any, [but] hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination. “Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”. And in anger they bear a grudge against me. An integrated digital Bible study library - including complete notes from the NIV Study Bible and the NKJV MacArthur Study Bible - … and I will restore it you. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. "For your waste and desolate places and your destroyed land-- Surely now you will be too cramped for the inhabitants, And those who swallowed you will be far away. "Though evil is sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue, Though he desires it and will not let it go, But holds it in his mouth, Yet his food in his stomach is changed To the venom of cobras within him. God is merciful but Scripture also tells us that He is a just God who will judge injustice and wrongs. A people whom you do not know shall eat up the produce of your ground and all your labors, and you will never be anything but oppressed and crushed continually. Isaiah 1:17 To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror. Psalms 106:42 | View whole chapter | See verse in context "Do you know this from of old, From the establishment of man on earth, That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary? When feeling oppressed, here are five Bible verses to lift you up and remind you that God is on your side. His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth. "Moreover, I will make your battlements of rubies, And your gates of crystal, And your entire wall of precious stones. read more. Bible Verses About Oppression Bible verses related to Oppression from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance - Sort By Book Order Psalms 9:9 - The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed… You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save [thee]. "He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; Even like a vision of the night he is chased away. The Lord performs righteous deedsAnd judgments for all who are oppressed. To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed. "Thus says the LORD, 'Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob And have compassion on his dwelling places; And the city will be rebuilt on its ruin, And the palace will stand on its rightful place. / Defend the oppressed. Verse 8. New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom! “You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns. Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, [but] hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment. For thus says the Lord God, “My people went down at the first into Egypt to reside there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your power; do to her what is good in your sight.” So Sarai treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence. He was oppressed and He was afflicted,Yet He did not open His mouth;Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,So He did not open His mouth. Like a crane [or] a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail [with looking] upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me. That means two things: 1. "He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; Even like a vision of the night he is chased away. "The children of whom you were bereaved will yet say in your ears, 'The place is too cramped for me; Make room for me that I may live here.' "He returns what he has attained And cannot swallow it; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy them. If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them. “Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty. New Heart English Bible "Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations. But you have dishonored the poor man. But turmoil to the inhabitants of Babylon. Psalm 55:3 KJV 'Their children also will be as formerly, And their congregation shall be established before Me; And I will punish all their oppressors. And all those who despised you will bow themselves at the soles of your feet; And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers. But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel. Proverbs 14:31 – He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. O My people! 2. to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? "For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; He has seized a house which he has not built. “He delivers the afflicted in their affliction. But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live. “You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt. 1) Psalm 9:9 "The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble." Surely, thus says the LORD, "Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away, And the prey of the tyrant will be rescued; For I will contend with the one who contends with you, And I will save your sons. Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel,“Since you have rejected this wordAnd have put your trust in oppression and guile, and have relied on them. And who has reared these? ... news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisonersand recovery of sight for the blind,to set the oppressed free, Popular Bible Verse Topics. By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due? --In the Greek structure the name stands in apposition with the "word" in the two previous verses--"Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him." But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel. and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’. Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth. The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife can get to them." Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Even these may forget, but I will not forget you. For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me? “If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, 10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. Do not rob the poor because he is poor,Or crush the afflicted at the gate; “Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts. "In an outburst of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on you," Says the LORD your Redeemer. NET Bible Learn to do what is right! He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. I can’t help but see, both in this account, but also throughout the Hebrew Bible and the rest of the New Testament, how God stands with the marginalized and the oppressed. And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 'Their children also will be as formerly, And their congregation shall be established before Me; And I will punish all their oppressors. Reflect on these Bible verses and pray for children, families, and communities in need. "He sucks the poison of cobras; The viper's tongue slays him. "He does not look at the streams, The rivers flowing with honey and curds. Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "Every son who is born you are to cast into the Nile, and every daughter you are to keep alive. 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