Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,

Bible References

Hear

Amos 7:16
Now hear the word of the Lord: you are saying, ‘You shall not prophesy against Israel nor shall you speak against the house of Isaac.’
1 Kings 22:19
Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
Isaiah 1:10
Hear the word of the Lord,
You rulers of Sodom;
Give ear to the instruction of our God,
You people of Gomorrah.
Isaiah 28:14
Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, O scoffers,
Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,
Jeremiah 5:21
‘Now hear this, O foolish and senseless people,
Who have eyes but do not see;
Who have ears but do not hear.
Jeremiah 28:15
Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.

General references

Exodus 20:15
You shall not steal.
Leviticus 25:14
If you make a sale, moreover, to your friend or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not wrong one another.
Deuteronomy 24:14
You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns.
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
Ezekiel 22:8
You have despised My holy things and profaned My sabbaths.
Ezekiel 45:10
“You shall have just balances, a just ephah and a just bath.
Amos 8:6
So as to buy the helpless for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”