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'Oppressions' in the Bible

“Because of the multitudes of oppressions the people cry out;They cry for help because of the [violent] arm of the mighty.

Then I looked again and considered all the acts of oppression that were being practiced under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.

The Lord enters into judgment with the elders of His people and their princes,“For it is you who have devoured the vineyard [with your oppression, you have robbed the people and ruined the country];The plunder of the poor is in your houses.

A harsh vision has been shown to me;The treacherous one deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys.Go up, Elam! Lay siege, Media!All the groaning [caused by Babylon’s ruthless oppressions] I [the Lord] have brought to an end.

Proclaim on the fortresses in Ashdod (Philistia) and on the citadels in the land of Egypt, and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great confusion within her and the oppressions and abuse of authority in her midst.

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עשׁק 
`osheq 
Usage: 15

ינה 
Yanah 
Usage: 19

לחץ 
Lachats 
Usage: 12

מעשׁקּה 
Ma`ashaqqah 
Usage: 2

משׂפּח 
Mispach 
Usage: 1

עצר 
`otser 
Usage: 3

עשׁק עשׁוּק 
`ashuwq 
Usage: 4

עשׁק 
`ashaq 
Usage: 36

שׁוד שׁד 
Shod 
Usage: 25