Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich -- both end up only in poverty.
The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered: "This is why my troubled thoughts bring me back -- because of my feelings within me. When I hear a reproof that dishonors me, then my understanding prompts me to answer. read more.
"Surely you know that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed on the earth, that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment. Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds, he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say, 'Where is he?' Like a dream he flies away, never again to be found, and like a vision of the night he is put to flight. People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer. His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth. His bones were full of his youthful vigor, but that vigor will lie down with him in the dust. "If evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue, if he retains it for himself and does not let it go, and holds it fast in his mouth, his food is turned sour in his stomach; it becomes the venom of serpents within him. The wealth that he consumed he vomits up, God will make him throw it out of his stomach. He sucks the poison of serpents; the fangs of a viper kill him. He will not look on the streams, the rivers, which are the torrents of honey and butter. He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce. For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.
"Surely you know that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed on the earth, that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment. Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds, he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say, 'Where is he?' Like a dream he flies away, never again to be found, and like a vision of the night he is put to flight. People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer. His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth. His bones were full of his youthful vigor, but that vigor will lie down with him in the dust. "If evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue, if he retains it for himself and does not let it go, and holds it fast in his mouth, his food is turned sour in his stomach; it becomes the venom of serpents within him. The wealth that he consumed he vomits up, God will make him throw it out of his stomach. He sucks the poison of serpents; the fangs of a viper kill him. He will not look on the streams, the rivers, which are the torrents of honey and butter. He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce. For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.
A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.
Pitiless » Pitilessness condemned
But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.
The fatherless child is snatched from the breast, the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.
So too a Levite, when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
They put bitter poison into my food, and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.
This is what the Lord says: "Because Edom has committed three crimes -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. He chased his brother with a sword; he wiped out his allies. In his anger he tore them apart without stopping to rest; in his fury he relentlessly attacked them.
But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.
Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.
Pitilessness » Condemned
But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.
The fatherless child is snatched from the breast, the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.
So too a Levite, when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
They put bitter poison into my food, and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.
This is what the Lord says: "Because Edom has committed three crimes -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. He chased his brother with a sword; he wiped out his allies. In his anger he tore them apart without stopping to rest; in his fury he relentlessly attacked them.
But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.
Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.
Rain » Illustrative » (destructive,) of a poor man oppressing the poor
A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.
Rain » Divided into » Sweeping
A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.
Unkindness » Pitilessness condemned
But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.
The fatherless child is snatched from the breast, the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.
So too a Levite, when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
They put bitter poison into my food, and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.
This is what the Lord says: "Because Edom has committed three crimes -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. He chased his brother with a sword; he wiped out his allies. In his anger he tore them apart without stopping to rest; in his fury he relentlessly attacked them.
But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.
Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.