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 say:

Do not prophesy against Israel;
do not preach against the house of Isaac.
1 Kings 22:19
Then Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and the whole heavenly host was standing by Him at His right hand and at His left hand.
Isaiah 1:10
Hear the word of the Lord,
you rulers of Sodom!
Listen to the instruction of our God,
you people of Gomorrah!
Isaiah 28:14
Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you mockers
who rule this people in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 5:21
Hear this,
you foolish and senseless people.
They have eyes, but they don’t see.
They have ears, but they don’t hear.
Jeremiah 28:15
The prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you, but you have led these people to trust in a lie.

General references

Exodus 20:15
Do not steal.
Leviticus 25:14
If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another.
Deuteronomy 24:14
“Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether one of your brothers or one of the foreigners residing within a town in your land.
Proverbs 4:17
They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
Ezekiel 22:8
You despise My holy things and profane My Sabbaths.
Ezekiel 45:10
“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.
Amos 8:6
We can buy the poor with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals
and even sell the chaff!”

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