Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see oppression of the poor
Psalm 12:5
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun.
Psalm 82:1
A psalm of Asaph.
He judges among the gods:
Ecclesiastes 3:16
I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgment and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.
1 Kings 21:19-20
Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Have you murdered
1 Chronicles 21:15-16
Then God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it, but when the angel was about to destroy the city,
Job 20:19-29
he seized a house he did not build.
Job 27:8-23
when God takes away his life?
Psalm 10:17-18
You will strengthen their hearts.
You will listen carefully,
Psalm 55:9
for I see violence and strife in the city;
Psalm 58:10-11
when he sees the retribution;
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalm 83:18
whose name is Yahweh—
are the Most High over all the earth.
Psalm 95:3
a great King above all gods.
Psalm 140:11-12
Let evil relentlessly
Proverbs 8:17
and those who search for me find me.
Isaiah 3:15
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.
Isaiah 5:7
is the house of Israel,
and the men
the plant He delighted in.
He looked for justice
but saw injustice,
for righteousness,
but heard cries of wretchedness.
Isaiah 10:5-7
the staff in their hands is My wrath.
Isaiah 10:12
But when the Lord finishes all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I
Isaiah 37:36
Then
Isaiah 46:10-11
and from long ago what is not yet done,
saying: My plan will take place,
and I will do all My will.
Isaiah 57:15
who lives forever, whose name is Holy
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.
Isaiah 59:13-16
turning away from following our God,
speaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.
Jeremiah 22:17-19
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.
Ezekiel 22:6-14
“Look, every prince of Israel
Amos 5:12
and your sins innumerable.
They oppress the righteous,
and deprive the poor of justice
Amos 6:2-6
go from there to great Hamath;
then go down to Gath
Are you better than these kingdoms?
Is their territory larger than yours?
Amos 6:12
does anyone plow there with oxen?
Yet you have turned justice into poison
and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood
Amos 8:4-7
and do away with the poor of the land,
Micah 2:1-3
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
Micah 2:9
out of their comfortable homes,
and you take My blessing
from their children forever.
Micah 3:1-4
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?
Micah 3:9-12
you rulers of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice
and pervert everything that is right,
Micah 6:10-13
and the accursed short measure
in the house of the wicked?
Habakkuk 1:2-3
and You do not listen
or cry out to You about violence
and You do not save?
Habakkuk 1:12-13
My Holy One,
Lord, You appointed them to execute judgment;
my Rock,
Zechariah 7:9-13
“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions.
Zechariah 8:6
The Lord of Hosts says this: “Though it may seem incredible to the remnant of this people in those days, should it also seem incredible to Me?”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
Malachi 3:5
“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner.
Matthew 13:41-42
Luke 1:32
and will be called the Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give Him
the throne of His father David.
Luke 1:35
The angel replied to her:
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore, the holy One to be born
will be called the Son of God.
Luke 1:76
a prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord
to prepare His ways,
Acts 4:27-28
“For, in fact, in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people
Acts 12:7-10
Suddenly an angel of the Lord
Acts 12:23
At once an angel of the Lord
Romans 11:33
both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God!
How unsearchable His judgments
and untraceable His ways!
James 2:13
For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn’t shown mercy.
James 5:2-7
Your wealth is ruined and your clothes are moth-eaten.
1 Peter 4:12
Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal
1 John 3:13
Do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates
Revelation 17:6-7
Then I saw that the woman was drunk on the blood of the saints and on the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thou seest
Regardeth
Higher than they
General references
Bible References
Thou seest
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”
for I see violence and strife in the city;
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth!”
and those who search for me find me.
and You do not listen
or cry out to You about violence
and You do not save?
Marvel
Matter
the staff in their hands is My wrath.
and from long ago what is not yet done,
saying: My plan will take place,
and I will do all My will.
My Holy One,
Lord, You appointed them to execute judgment;
my Rock,
both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God!
How unsearchable His judgments
and untraceable His ways!
For
who lives forever, whose name is Holy
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.
and will be called the Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give Him
the throne of His father David.
Regardeth
he seized a house he did not build.
when God takes away his life?
You will strengthen their hearts.
You will listen carefully,
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”
when he sees the retribution;
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
He judges among the gods:
whose name is Yahweh—
are the Most High over all the earth.
Let evil relentlessly
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.
is the house of Israel,
and the men
the plant He delighted in.
He looked for justice
but saw injustice,
for righteousness,
but heard cries of wretchedness.
turning away from following our God,
speaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.
and your sins innumerable.
They oppress the righteous,
and deprive the poor of justice
go from there to great Hamath;
then go down to Gath
Are you better than these kingdoms?
Is their territory larger than yours?
and do away with the poor of the land,
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?
and the accursed short measure
in the house of the wicked?
Higher than they
a great King above all gods.
General references
Why do You tolerate
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.