Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness th
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished
For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He look
Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfor
But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvest
I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safet
rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies
I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made you
My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers
She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her f
Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction
you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place
Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed
A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their
Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.
Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
“When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it
You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
No straw has been given to your servants, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but the
Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I foun
A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and
I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter y
About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.
And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no l
All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but th
All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.