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He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

He shall judge {H8199}{H8799)} the poor {H6041} of the people {H5971}, he shall save {H3467}{H8686)} the children {H1121} of the needy {H34}, and shall break in pieces {H1792}{H8762)} the oppressor {H6231}{H8802)}.

May he defend the oppressed among the people, save the needy and crush the oppressor.

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 11:4 (7 votes)

    But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  • Ezekiel 34:15 (5 votes)

    I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

  • Ezekiel 34:16 (5 votes)

    I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up [that which was] broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

  • Zechariah 9:8 (4 votes)

    And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

  • Zechariah 9:10 (4 votes)

    And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion [shall be] from sea [even] to sea, and from the river [even] to the ends of the earth.

  • Psalms 109:31 (4 votes)

    For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save [him] from those that condemn his soul.

  • Isaiah 51:12 (3 votes)

    I, [even] I, [am] he that comforteth you: who [art] thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man [that] shall die, and of the son of man [which] shall be made [as] grass;