Thematic Bible: Oppressive


Thematic Bible



Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to Me, did I not deliver you from their power?

you will sing this song of contempt about the king of Babylon and say:

How the oppressor has quieted down,
and how the raging has become quiet!
Verse ConceptsBabylon, History OfCessationStopping Fighting

They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them. Verse ConceptsFingersYokesBindingJoining ThingsShouldersHeavy BurdensFingers Of PeopleNo Helprelaxationweight

He continues to stumble.
Indeed, each falls over the other.
They say, “Get up! Let’s return to our people
and to the land of our birth,
away from the sword that oppresses.”
Verse ConceptsPeople StumblingSaying Repeatedly

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