176 verses contain “Oppress” (in the KJV: 127, in the BSB: 139) — showing 1–100
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Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to
afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh
treasure cities,
Pithom and Raamses.
So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to
oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built
Pithom and
Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
But the more they
afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were
grieved because of the children of Israel.
But the more they were
oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to
dread the Israelites.
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the
affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the
affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their
oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the
oppression wherewith the Egyptians
oppress them.
And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are
oppressing them.
Thou shalt neither
vex a stranger, nor
oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
You must not
exploit or
oppress a foreign resident, for you
yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Do not
oppress a foreign resident, since you
yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
And if a stranger
sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not
vex him.
When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
If you make a sale to your
neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.
Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.
Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.
And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that
oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an
alarm with the
trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
When you enter into battle in your land against an
adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the
trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.
He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him.
Thou shalt not
oppress an
hired servant that is poor and
needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
Do not
oppress a
hired hand who is poor and
needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
And when we
cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our
affliction, and our labour, and our
oppression:
So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our
affliction,
toil, and
oppression.
and at
noon you will
grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not
prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be
oppressed and
plundered, with no one to save you.
The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only
oppressed and
crushed alway:
A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your
toil. All your days you will be
oppressed and
crushed.
And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it
repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that
oppressed them and
vexed them.
Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to
pity by their
groaning under those who
oppressed them and
afflicted them.
And the children of Israel
cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred
chariots of iron; and twenty years he
mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
Then the Israelites
cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred
chariots of iron, and he had harshly
oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that
oppressed you, and
drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;
I delivered you out of the hands of Egypt and all your oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you their land.
And that year they
vexed and
oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the
Amorites, which is in
Gilead.
who that very year
harassed and
oppressed the Israelites, and did so for eighteen years to all the Israelites on the other side of the Jordan in
Gilead, the land of the
Amorites.
The Zidonians also, and the
Amalekites, and the Maonites, did
oppress you; and ye
cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.
So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians,
tranquil and
unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no
oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with
anyone.
And
Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have
drunken neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
“No, my lord,”
Hannah replied. “I am a woman
oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that
oppressed you:
and said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I
rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that
oppressed you.’
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.
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His
anointed: Whose ox or
donkey have I taken? Whom have I
cheated or
oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a
bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
And they said, Thou hast not
defrauded us, nor
oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.
“You have not wronged us or
oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”
Moreover I will
appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness
afflict them any more, as
beforetime,
And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
Then
Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD
listened to him because He saw the
oppression that the king of
Aram had inflicted on Israel.
He suffered no man to do them wrong:
yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
He let no man
oppress them; He
rebuked kings on their behalf:
Also I will
ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,
And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
Then
Asa was
wroth with the
seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a
rage with him because of this thing. And
Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver;
yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
The governors before me had
heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine
plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also
oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who
vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they
cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy
manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who
oppressed them, and in their time of distress they
cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great
compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.
There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the
oppressor.
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest
oppress, that thou shouldest
despise the work of thine hands, and
shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Does it please You to
oppress me, to
reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the
oppressor.
A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the
ruthless.
Because he hath
oppressed and hath
forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the
heritage of
oppressors, which they shall receive of the
Almighty.
By reason of the multitude of
oppressions they make the
oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Men cry out under great
oppression; they
plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
He delivereth the poor in his
affliction, and openeth their ears in
oppression.
Touching the
Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in
plenty of justice: he will not
afflict.
The
Almighty is beyond our reach; He is
exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not
oppress.
The LORD also will be a refuge for the
oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
For the
needy shall not
alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he
doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
He lies in wait like a lion in a
thicket; he lurks to seize the
oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
To judge the fatherless and the
oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more
oppress.
to
vindicate the fatherless and
oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
For the
oppression of the poor, for the
sighing of the
needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
“For the cause of the
oppressed and for the
groaning of the
needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
My soul shall make her
boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be
glad.
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I
mourning because of the
oppression of the enemy?
I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”
For thou art the God of my strength: why
dost thou cast me off? why go I
mourning because of the
oppression of the enemy?
For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our
affliction and our
oppression?
For strangers are risen up against me, and
oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them.
Selah.
For strangers rise up against me, and
ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God.
SelahBecause of the voice of the enemy, because of the
oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they
hate me.
at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release
disaster upon me and
revile me in their anger.
Wickedness is in the midst thereof:
deceit and
guile depart not from her streets.
Destruction is within;
oppression and
deceit never leave the streets.
Be
merciful unto me, O God: for man would
swallow me up; he fighting daily
oppresseth me.
Be
merciful to me, O God, for men are
hounding me; all day they press their attack.
Trust not in
oppression, and become not vain in
robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Place no trust in
extortion, or false hope in
stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
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
redeem their soul from
deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
He will
redeem them from
oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning
oppression: they speak
loftily.
Do not let the
oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and
needy praise Your name.
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the
afflicted and
needy.
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness
afflict him.
No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are
oppressed.
The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the
oppressed.
He suffered no man to do them wrong:
yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
He let no man
oppress them; He
rebuked kings on their behalf:
Their enemies also
oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
Their enemies
oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.
Again, they are minished and brought low through
oppression,
affliction, and sorrow.
When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
Be
surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud
oppress me.
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
Redeem me from the
oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
Which executeth judgment for the
oppressed: which giveth food to the
hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
He executes justice for the
oppressed and gives food to the
hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
Do not
envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
All the days of the
afflicted are evil: but he that is of a
merry heart hath a continual feast.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither
oppress the
afflicted in the gate:
Do not
rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not
crush the
afflicted at the gate,
A poor man that
oppresseth the poor is like a
sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
The poor and the
deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
The poor man and the
oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as
knives, to
devour the poor from off the earth, and the
needy from among men.
lest they drink and
forget what is decreed, depriving all the
oppressed of justice.
So I returned, and considered all the
oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were
oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their
oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
Again I looked, and I considered all the
oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the
oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their
oppressors, and there was no comforter.
If thou seest the
oppression of the poor, and violent
perverting of judgment and justice in a province,
marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
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.
Surely
oppression maketh a wise man
mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the
oppressor. Defend the fatherless and
plead the case of the widow.”
And the people shall be
oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall
behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
The people will
oppress one another, man against man,
neighbor against
neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
As for my people, children are their
oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to
err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
For the
vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold
oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
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 looked for justice, but saw
bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his
oppressor, as in the day of
Midian.
For as in the day of
Midian You have
shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their
oppressor.
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write
grievousness which they have prescribed;
To turn aside the
needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may
rob the fatherless!
to deprive the poor of fair treatment and
withhold justice from the
oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their
plunder.
And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them
captives, whose
captives they were; and they shall rule over their
oppressors.
The nations will
escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make
captives of their captors and rule over their
oppressors.
That thou shalt take up this
proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the
oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the
oppressor has ceased, and how his
fury has ended!
Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a
covert to them from the face of the
spoiler: for the
extortioner is at an end, the
spoiler ceaseth, the
oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Let my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.” When the
oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the
oppressors have
vanished from the land,
And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their
oppressors, He will send them a
savior and defender to
rescue them.
And he said, Thou shalt no more
rejoice, O thou
oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to
Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
He said, “You shall
rejoice no more, O
oppressed Virgin Daughter of
Sidon. Get up and cross over to
Cyprus— even there you will find no rest.”
The foot shall
tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the
needy.
