Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
A great cry
Their brethren
General references
Bible References
A great cry
Exodus 3:7
The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
Exodus 22:25
"If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.
Job 31:38
"If my land cried out against me and all its furrows wept together,
Job 34:28
so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.
Isaiah 5:7
Indeed Israel is the vineyard of the Lord who commands armies, the people of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got -- disobedience! He waited for fairness, but look what he got -- cries for help!
Luke 18:7
Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?
James 5:4
Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
Their brethren
Leviticus 25:35
"'If your brother becomes impoverished and is indebted to you, you must support him; he must live with you like a foreign resident.
Deuteronomy 15:7
If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the Lord your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.
Acts 7:26
The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?'
1 Corinthians 6:6
Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?
General references
Amos 8:6
We're eager to trade silver for the poor, a pair of sandals for the needy! We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!"