Bible Cross References
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Psalm 9:9
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a place of safety in times of trouble.
Psalm 10:14-18
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But you do see; you take notice of trouble and suffering and are always ready to help. The helpless commit themselves to you; you have always helped the needy.
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Break the power of wicked and evil people; punish them for the wrong they have done until they do it no more.
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The LORD is king forever and ever. Those who worship other gods will vanish from his land.
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You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.
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You will hear the cries of the oppressed and the orphans; you will judge in their favor, so that mortal men may cause terror no more.
Psalm 12:5
"But now I will come," says the LORD, "because the needy are oppressed and the persecuted groan in pain. I will give them the security they long for."
Psalm 72:4
May the king judge the poor fairly; may he help the needy and defeat their oppressors.
Psalm 72:12
He rescues the poor who call to him, and those who are needy and neglected.
Psalm 109:31
because he defends the poor and saves them from those who condemn them to death.
Psalm 146:7
he judges in favor of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free
Deuteronomy 24:14
"Do not cheat poor and needy hired servants, whether they are Israelites or foreigners living in one of your towns.
Deuteronomy 24:15
Each day before sunset pay them for that day's work; they need the money and have counted on getting it. If you do not pay them, they will cry out against you to the LORD, and you will be guilty of sin.
Job 27:13-23
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This is how Almighty God punishes wicked, violent people.
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They may have many sons, but all will be killed in war; their children never have enough to eat.
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Those who survive will die from disease, and even their widows will not mourn their death.
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The wicked may have too much silver to count and more clothes than anyone needs;
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but some good person will wear the clothes, and someone honest will get the silver.
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The wicked build houses like a spider's web or like the hut of a slave guarding the fields.
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One last time they will lie down rich, and when they wake up, they will find their wealth gone.
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Terror will strike like a sudden flood; a wind in the night will blow them away;
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the east wind will sweep them from their homes;
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it will blow down on them without pity while they try their best to escape.
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The wind howls at them as they run, frightening them with destructive power.
Proverbs 14:31
If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.
Proverbs 22:22
Don't take advantage of the poor just because you can; don't take advantage of those who stand helpless in court.
Proverbs 22:23
The LORD will argue their case for them and threaten the life of anyone who threatens theirs.
Proverbs 23:10
Never move an old property line or take over land owned by orphans.
Isaiah 14:4-32
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When he does this, they are to mock the king of Babylon and say: "The cruel king has fallen! He will never oppress anyone again!
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The LORD has ended the power of the evil rulers
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who angrily oppressed the peoples and never stopped persecuting the nations they had conquered.
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Now at last the whole world enjoys rest and peace, and everyone sings for joy.
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The cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon rejoice over the fallen king, because there is no one to cut them down, now that he is gone!
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"The world of the dead is getting ready to welcome the king of Babylon. The ghosts of those who were powerful on earth are stirring about. The ghosts of kings are rising from their thrones.
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They all call out to him, 'Now you are as weak as we are! You are one of us!
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You used to be honored with the music of harps, but now here you are in the world of the dead. You lie on a bed of maggots and are covered with a blanket of worms.' "
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King of Babylon, bright morning star, you have fallen from heaven! In the past you conquered nations, but now you have been thrown to the ground.
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You were determined to climb up to heaven and to place your throne above the highest stars. You thought you would sit like a king on that mountain in the north where the gods assemble.
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You said you would climb to the tops of the clouds and be like the Almighty.
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But instead, you have been brought down to the deepest part of the world of the dead.
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The dead will stare and gape at you. They will ask, "Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble?
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Is this the man who destroyed cities and turned the world into a desert? Is this the man who never freed his prisoners or let them go home?"
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All the kings of the earth lie in their magnificent tombs,
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but you have no tomb, and your corpse is thrown out to rot. It is covered by the bodies of soldiers killed in battle, thrown with them into a rocky pit, and trampled down.
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Because you ruined your country and killed your own people, you will not be buried like other kings. None of your evil family will survive.
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Let the slaughter begin! The sons of this king will die because of their ancestors' sins. None of them will ever rule the earth or cover it with cities.
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The LORD Almighty says, "I will attack Babylon and bring it to ruin. I will leave nothing---no children, no survivors at all. I, the LORD, have spoken.
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I will turn Babylon into a marsh, and owls will live there. I will sweep Babylon with a broom that will sweep everything away. I, the LORD Almighty, have spoken."
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The LORD Almighty has sworn an oath: "What I have planned will happen. What I have determined to do will be done.
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I will destroy the Assyrians in my land of Israel and trample them on my mountains. I will free my people from the Assyrian yoke and from the burdens they have had to bear.
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This is my plan for the world, and my arm is stretched out to punish the nations."
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The LORD Almighty is determined to do this; he has stretched out his arm to punish, and no one can stop him.
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This is a message that was proclaimed in the year that King Ahaz died.
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People of Philistia, the rod that beat you is broken, but you have no reason to be glad. When one snake dies, a worse one comes in its place. A snake's egg hatches a flying dragon.
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The LORD will be a shepherd to the poor of his people and will let them live in safety. But he will send a terrible famine on you Philistines, and it will not leave any of you alive.
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Howl and cry for help, all you Philistine cities! Be terrified, all of you! A cloud of dust is coming from the north---it is an army with no cowards in its ranks.
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How shall we answer the messengers that come to us from Philistia? We will tell them that the LORD has established Zion and that his suffering people will find safety there.
Isaiah 14:17-19
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Is this the man who destroyed cities and turned the world into a desert? Is this the man who never freed his prisoners or let them go home?"
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All the kings of the earth lie in their magnificent tombs,
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but you have no tomb, and your corpse is thrown out to rot. It is covered by the bodies of soldiers killed in battle, thrown with them into a rocky pit, and trampled down.
Isaiah 58:6
"The kind of fasting I want is this: Remove the chains of oppression and the yoke of injustice, and let the oppressed go free.
Isaiah 58:7
Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.
Jeremiah 7:6-15
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Stop taking advantage of aliens, orphans, and widows. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop worshiping other gods, for that will destroy you.
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If you change, I will let you go on living here in the land which I gave your ancestors as a permanent possession.
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"Look, you put your trust in deceitful words.
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You steal, murder, commit adultery, tell lies under oath, offer sacrifices to Baal, and worship gods that you had not known before.
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You do these things I hate, and then you come and stand in my presence, in my own Temple, and say, 'We are safe!'
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Do you think that my Temple is a hiding place for robbers? I have seen what you are doing.
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Go to Shiloh, the first place where I chose to be worshiped, and see what I did to it because of the sins of my people Israel.
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You have committed all these sins, and even though I spoke to you over and over again, you refused to listen. You would not answer when I called you.
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And so, what I did to Shiloh I will do to this Temple of mine, in which you trust. Here in this place that I gave to your ancestors and you, I will do the same thing that I did to Shiloh.
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I will drive you out of my sight as I drove out your relatives, the people of Israel. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Ezekiel 22:7
None of you in the city honor your parents. You cheat foreigners and take advantage of widows and orphans.
Ezekiel 22:12-14
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Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me." The Sovereign LORD has spoken.
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"I will bring my fist down on your robberies and murders.
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Do you think you will have any courage left or have strength enough to lift your hand when I am finished with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I keep my word.
Micah 2:1-3
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How terrible it will be for those who lie awake and plan evil! When morning comes, as soon as they have the chance, they do the evil they planned.
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When they want fields, they seize them; when they want houses, they take them. No one's family or property is safe.
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And so the LORD says, "I am planning to bring disaster on you, and you will not be able to escape it. You are going to find yourselves in trouble, and then you will not walk so proudly any more.
Micah 3:2-4
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yet you hate what is good and you love what is evil. You skin my people alive and tear the flesh off their bones.
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You eat my people up. You strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot.
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The time is coming when you will cry out to the LORD, but he will not answer you. He will not listen to your prayers, for you have done evil.
James 2:6
But you dishonor the poor! Who are the ones who oppress you and drag you before the judges? The rich!
James 5:1-6
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And now, you rich people, listen to me! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you!
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Your riches have rotted away, and your clothes have been eaten by moths.
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Your gold and silver are covered with rust, and this rust will be a witness against you and will eat up your flesh like fire. You have piled up riches in these last days.
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You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty.
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Your life here on earth has been full of luxury and pleasure. You have made yourselves fat for the day of slaughter.
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You have condemned and murdered innocent people, and they do not resist you.