“When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse, the owner must be punished.

Here are my virgin daughter and my guest's concubine. I will send them out and you can abuse them and do to them whatever you like. But don't do such a disgraceful thing to this man!"

Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

Because deadly breakers engulfed me, while torrents of abuse from the ungodly overwhelmed me.

Therefore said Saul unto his armour-bearer, Draw out thy sword and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not, for he feared greatly, - so then Saul took the sword, and fell upon it.

Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.

Remember, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants—
in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples—

Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go away;
Even strife and dishonor will cease.

So I defiled your holy princes, and handed Jacob over to destruction, and subjected Israel to humiliating abuse."

Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who are aware of my law! Don't be afraid of the insults of men; don't be discouraged because of their abuse!

Then King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews [my former subjects] who have deserted to join the Chaldeans, for the enemy may put me into their hand and they will mock me and abuse me.”

Her priests abuse my law and have desecrated my holy things. They do not distinguish between the holy and the profane, or recognize any distinction between the unclean and the clean. They ignore my Sabbaths and I am profaned in their midst.

"Because of your undying hatred, you kept on making the Israelis experience abuse during the time of their calamity, even when they were in their final stages of punishment,