Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

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Bible References

He hath violently

Job 18:15
"There's nothing in his tent that belongs to him; sulfur is scattered all over his dwelling place.
Job 24:2
They move boundary stones, steal flocks, and pasture them.
1 Kings 21:19
Ask the king, "Did you commit murder? And now you're going to steal as well?' Also tell him, "This is what the LORD says: "Where the dogs were licking up Naboth's blood, dogs will also lick up your blood that's right yours!"'"
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden in which he delights. He looked for justice, but saw only bloodshed; he searched for righteousness, but heard only an outcry!
Micah 2:2
They covet fields and seize them; they covet houses, and grab them, too. They harass the valiant man, along with his household, an individual and his estate.

General references

Exodus 20:15
"You are not to steal.
Leviticus 25:14
So if you had sold property to a neighbor or had acquired land from your neighbor, you are not to cheat one another.

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