If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safet
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and th
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness th
The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at t
Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice l
O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the
“Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit
“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing ex
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, sayin
So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of As
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “If this is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, sho
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute j
I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and a
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him
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
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all th
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calami
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms an
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers
In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel again
You drive the women of My people from their pleasant homes. You take away My blessing from their children forever.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy
Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies
How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?
Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?
So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to yo