James 5:4

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James 5:4

Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

Leviticus 19:13

"You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

Romans 9:29

And as Isaiah predicted, "If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah."

Jeremiah 22:13

"Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages,

"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.

Genesis 4:10

And the LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.

Exodus 2:23-24

During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God.

Exodus 3:9

And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

Exodus 22:22-24

You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

Exodus 22:27

for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

Deuteronomy 24:14-15

"You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns.

Job 24:10-11

They go about naked, without clothing; hungry, they carry the sheaves;

Job 31:38-39

"If my land has cried out against me and its furrows have wept together,

Job 34:28

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted--

Psalm 9:12

For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Isaiah 1:9

If the LORD of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have been like Sodom, and become like Gomorrah.

Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting; and he looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, an outcry!

Habakkuk 2:11

For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the beam from the woodwork respond.

Luke 18:7

And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?

Colossians 4:1

Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

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Summary

James 5:4

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

The hire

The cries

General references

1 Corinthians 6:8

Bible References

The hire

"You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

"You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns.

They go about naked, without clothing; hungry, they carry the sheaves;

"If my land has cried out against me and its furrows have wept together,

"Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages,

For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the beam from the woodwork respond.

Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

The cries

And the LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.

During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God.

And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

You shall give him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets (for he is poor and counts on it), lest he cry against you to the LORD, and you be guilty of sin.

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted--

For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?

General references

And if you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.

among the olive rows of the wicked they make oil; they tread the winepresses, but suffer thirst.

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?"

And I will stop the music of your songs, and the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more.

Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot--they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,

But you yourselves wrong and defraud--even your own brothers!