Jeremiah 50:33

This is what the Lord of Hosts says:

Israelites and Judeans alike have been oppressed.
All their captors hold them fast;
they refuse to release them.

Isaiah 14:17

who turned the world into a wilderness,
who destroyed its cities
and would not release the prisoners to return home?”

Isaiah 58:6

Isn’t the fast I choose:
To break the chains of wickedness,
to untie the ropes of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free,
and to tear off every yoke?

Exodus 5:2

But Pharaoh responded, “Who is Yahweh that I should obey Him by letting Israel go? I do not know anything about Yahweh, and besides, I will not let Israel go.”

Exodus 8:2

But if you refuse to let them go, then I will plague all your territory with frogs.

Exodus 9:2-3

But if you refuse to let them go and keep holding them,

Exodus 9:17-18

You are still acting arrogantly against My people by not letting them go.

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with My people;
I profaned My possession,
and I placed them under your control.
You showed them no mercy;
you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.

Isaiah 49:24-26

Can the prey be taken from the mighty,
or the captives of the righteous be delivered?

Isaiah 51:23

I will put it into the hands of your tormentors,
who said to you:
Lie down, so we can walk over you.
You made your back like the ground,
and like a street for those who walk on it.


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Isaiah 52:4-6

For this is what the Lord God says:
“At first My people went down to Egypt to live there,
then Assyria oppressed them without cause.

Jeremiah 34:15-18

Today you repented and did what pleased Me, each of you proclaiming freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before Me at the temple called by My name.

Jeremiah 50:7

All who found them devoured them.
Their adversaries said, “We’re not guilty;
instead, they have sinned against the Lord,
their righteous grazing land,
the hope of their ancestors, the Lord.”

Jeremiah 50:17-18

Israel is a stray lamb, chased by lions.
The first who devoured him was the king of Assyria;
the last one who crushed his bones
was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:34-36

“Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has devoured me;
he has crushed me.
He has set me aside like an empty dish;
he has swallowed me like a sea monster;
he filled his belly with my delicacies;
he has vomited me out,”

Zechariah 1:15-16

I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease, for I was a little angry, but they made it worse.

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Summary

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.

Bible References

And all

Jeremiah 50:7
All who found them devoured them.
Their adversaries said, “We’re not guilty;
instead, they have sinned against the Lord,
their righteous grazing land,
the hope of their ancestors, the Lord.”
Jeremiah 51:34
“Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has devoured me;
he has crushed me.
He has set me aside like an empty dish;
he has swallowed me like a sea monster;
he filled his belly with my delicacies;
he has vomited me out,”
Isaiah 14:17
who turned the world into a wilderness,
who destroyed its cities
and would not release the prisoners to return home?”
Isaiah 47:6
I was angry with My people;
I profaned My possession,
and I placed them under your control.
You showed them no mercy;
you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.
Isaiah 49:24
Can the prey be taken from the mighty,
or the captives of the righteous be delivered?
Isaiah 51:23
I will put it into the hands of your tormentors,
who said to you:
Lie down, so we can walk over you.
You made your back like the ground,
and like a street for those who walk on it.


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Isaiah 52:4
For this is what the Lord God says:
“At first My people went down to Egypt to live there,
then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
Zechariah 1:15
I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease, for I was a little angry, but they made it worse.

They refused

Jeremiah 34:15
Today you repented and did what pleased Me, each of you proclaiming freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before Me at the temple called by My name.
Exodus 5:2
But Pharaoh responded, “Who is Yahweh that I should obey Him by letting Israel go? I do not know anything about Yahweh, and besides, I will not let Israel go.”
Exodus 8:2
But if you refuse to let them go, then I will plague all your territory with frogs.
Exodus 9:2
But if you refuse to let them go and keep holding them,
Isaiah 14:17
who turned the world into a wilderness,
who destroyed its cities
and would not release the prisoners to return home?”
Isaiah 58:6
Isn’t the fast I choose:
To break the chains of wickedness,
to untie the ropes of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free,
and to tear off every yoke?

General references

Deuteronomy 30:7
The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you.
Proverbs 23:11
for their Redeemer is strong,
and He will take up their case against you.
Jeremiah 51:24
“I will repay Babylon and all the residents of Chaldea for all their evil they have done in Zion before your very eyes.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

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