Bible Verses About Oppression

`And now, lo, the cry of the sons of Israel hath come in unto Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them,

`And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

`Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;

if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;

and Mine anger hath burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans.

`Thou dost not shut up a servant unto his lord, who is delivered unto thee from his lord;

with thee he doth dwell, in thy midst, in the place which he chooseth within one of thy gates, where it is pleasing to him; thou dost not oppress him.

`Thou dost not oppress a hireling, poor and needy, of thy brethren or of thy sojourner who is in thy land within thy gates;

in his day thou dost give his hire, and the sun doth not go in upon it, for he is poor, and unto it he is lifting up his soul, and he doth not cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee--sin.

and we cry unto Jehovah, God of our fathers, and Jehovah heareth our voice, and seeth our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression;

And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He giveth them into the hand of spoilers, and they spoil them, and He selleth them into the hand of their enemies round about, and they have not been able any more to stand before their enemies;

and speaketh unto them, according to the counsel of the lads, saying, `My father made your yoke heavy, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I--I chastise you with scorpions;'

This is the portion of wicked man with God, And the inheritance of terrible ones From the Mighty they receive.

If his sons multiply--for them is a sword. And his offspring are not satisfied with bread.

His remnant in death are buried, And his widows do not weep.

If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,

He prepareth--and the righteous putteth it on, And the silver the innocent doth apportion.

He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.

Rich he lieth down, and he is not gathered, His eyes he hath opened, and he is not.

Overtake him as waters do terrors, By night stolen him away hath a whirlwind.

Take him up doth an east wind, and he goeth, And it frighteneth him from his place,

And it casteth at him, and doth not spare, From its hand he diligently fleeth.

It clappeth at him its hands, And it hisseth at him from his place.

And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.

The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,