Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Assyria » Condemned for oppressing God's people
“At first My people went down to Egypt to live there,
then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
Oppression » National, relieved
“At first My people went down to Egypt to live there,
then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
The Israelites’ cry for help has come to Me, and I have also seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.
So we called out to Yahweh, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our cry and saw our misery, hardship, and oppression.
The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He handed them over to marauders who raided them. He sold them to the enemies around them, and they could no longer resist their enemies.