70 verses contain “oppressed” (in the KJV: 45, in the BSB: 52) — showing 1–70
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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 thou shalt
grope at
noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not
prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only
oppressed and
spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
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.
Sidonians,
Amalekites, and Maonites
oppressed you and you
cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?
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.”
And
Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD
hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria
oppressed them.
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.
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.
Asa was
angry with the
seer and became so
enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time
Asa oppressed some of the people.
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.
Because he hath
oppressed and hath
forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
For he has
oppressed and
forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
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.
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
The LORD is a refuge for the
oppressed, a
stronghold 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.
You sinners
frustrate the plans of the
oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.
My soul shall make her
boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be
glad.
My soul boasts in the LORD; let the
oppressed hear and
rejoice.
He will take
pity on the poor and
needy and save the lives of the
oppressed.
O let not the
oppressed return
ashamed: let the poor and
needy praise thy name.
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.
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless;
uphold the rights of the
afflicted and
oppressed.
The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
Their enemies oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.
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,
All the days of the
afflicted are evil: but he that is of a
merry heart hath a continual feast.
All the days of the
oppressed are bad, but a
cheerful heart has a continual feast.
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.
there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are
knives,
devouring the
oppressed from 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.
Learn to do well; seek judgment,
relieve the
oppressed, judge the fatherless,
plead for the widow.
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.
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 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.
Feet
trample it down— the feet of the
oppressed, the steps of the poor.
Like a
crane or a
swallow, so did I
chatter: I did
mourn as a
dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am
oppressed; undertake for me.
I
chirp like a
swallow or
crane; I
moan like a
dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am
oppressed; be my security.”
For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down
aforetime into Egypt to
sojourn there; and the Assyrian
oppressed them without cause.
For this is what the Lord GOD says: “At first My people went down to Egypt to live, then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
He was
oppressed, and he was
afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is
dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
He was
oppressed and
afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth
eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a
contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the
contrite ones.
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits
eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the
oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the
contrite.
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to
undo the heavy burdens, and to let the
oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to
untie the cords of the yoke, to set the
oppressed free and
tear off every yoke?
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were
oppressed together: and all that took them
captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.
And hath not
oppressed any, but hath restored to the
debtor his
pledge, hath
spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the
hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
He does not
oppress another, but restores the
pledge to the
debtor. He does not commit
robbery, but gives his bread to the
hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
Hath
oppressed the poor and
needy, hath
spoiled by violence, hath not restored the
pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed
abomination,
He oppresses the poor and
needy; he commits
robbery and does not restore a
pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.
Neither hath
oppressed any, hath not
withholden the
pledge, neither hath
spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the
hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
He does not
oppress another, or retain a
pledge, or commit
robbery. He gives his bread to the
hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
As for his father, because he cruelly
oppressed,
spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.
As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced
extortion,
robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.
In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they
vexed the fatherless and the widow.
Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised
robbery, and have
vexed the poor and
needy:
yea, they have
oppressed the stranger
wrongfully.
The people of the land have practiced
extortion and committed
robbery. They have
oppressed the poor and
needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine
iniquities by
shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a
lengthening of thy tranquility.
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your
iniquities by showing mercy to the
oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
Ephraim is
oppressed,
crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
Publish in the palaces at
Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say,
Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the
oppressed in the midst thereof.
Proclaim to the citadels of
Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “
Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”
For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no
shepherd.
For idols speak
deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people
wander like sheep,
oppressed for lack of a
shepherd.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath
anointed me to
preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to
heal the brokenhearted, to
preach deliverance to the
captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are
bruised,
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has
anointed Me to
preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to
proclaim liberty to the
captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the
oppressed,
The same dealt
subtilly with our kindred, and evil
entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
He exploited our people and
oppressed our fathers, forcing them to
abandon their infants so they would die.
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and
avenged him that was
oppressed, and
smote the Egyptian:
And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his
defense and
avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was
oppressing him.
How God
anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and
healing all that were
oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
how God
anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and
healing all who were
oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
And there were gathered unto them out of the other nations of the land, and they erected the altar upon his own place, because all the nations of the land were at
enmity with them, and
oppressed them; and they offered sacrifices according to the time, and burnt offerings to the Lord both morning and evening.
For thy power standeth not in multitude nor thy might in strong men: for thou art a God of the
afflicted, an helper of the
oppressed, an
upholder of the weak, a
protector of the
forlorn, a saviour of them that are without hope.
In the
covetousness of such as
oppressed him she stood by him, and made him rich.
And left him not in bonds, till she brought him the
sceptre of the kingdom, and power against those that
oppressed him: as for them that had accused him, she shewed them to be liars, and gave him perpetual glory.
She delivered the righteous people and
blameless seed from the nation that
oppressed them.
He will not accept any person against a poor man, but will hear the prayer of the oppressed.
