King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken the poor; [because] he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
Complete Jewish Bible:
"For he crushed and abandoned the poor, seizing houses he did not build,
Berean Standard Bible:
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
American Standard Version:
For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Because he hath oppressed{H7533} and hath forsaken{H5800} the poor{H1800}; because he hath violently taken away{H1497} an house{H1004} which he builded{H1129} not;
Cross-References (KJV):
Job 35:9
- ¶ By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make [the oppressed] to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Proverbs 14:31
- ¶ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Job 31:38
- If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
Job 31:39
- If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
1 Samuel 12:3
- Behold, here I [am]: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received [any] bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
1 Samuel 12:4
- And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.
Lamentations 3:34
- To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
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Commentary for Job 20:19
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H7533
There are 18 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רָצַץ
Transliteration: râtsats
Pronunciation: raw-tsats'
Description: a primitive root; to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively; break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together. - Strong's Number: H5800
There are 206 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָזַב
Transliteration: ʻâzab
Pronunciation: aw-zab'
Description: a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.; commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely. - Strong's Number: H1800
There are 46 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דַּל
Transliteration: dal
Pronunciation: dal
Description: from דָּלַל; properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin; lean, needy, poor (man), weaker. - Strong's Number: H1497
There are 30 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גָּזַל
Transliteration: gâzal
Pronunciation: gaw-zal'
Description: a primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob; catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear. - Strong's Number: H1004
There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בַּיִת
Transliteration: bayith
Pronunciation: bah'-yith
Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out). - Strong's Number: H1129
There are 345 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בָּנָה
Transliteration: bânâh
Pronunciation: baw-naw'
Description: a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.