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;
He hath violently
General references
Bible References
He hath violently
Job 18:15
Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling.
Job 24:2
The wicked remove landmarks. They seize flocks and pasture them.
1 Kings 21:19
Say to him: 'Jehovah says: Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage?' Then say: 'Jehovah says: Your blood will become the drink of dogs! You will go to the same place where the dogs drink the blood of Naboth.'
Isaiah 5:7
I am Jehovah of Hosts (All Powerful)! Israel is the vineyard, and Judah is the garden I tended with care. I had hoped for honesty and for justice, but dishonesty and cries for mercy were all I found.
Micah 2:2
They covet fields and seize them. They covet houses and confiscate them! They oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
General references
Exodus 20:15
Do not steal.
Leviticus 25:14
In the business of trading goods for money, do no wrong to one another.