'Oppressed' in the Bible

Then the Lord said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign country. They will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.

So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, "The Lord has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now."

If the God of my father -- the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears -- had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night."

But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread. As a result the Egyptians loathed the Israelites,

But the Egyptians mistreated and oppressed us, forcing us to do burdensome labor.

You will feel your way along at noon like the blind person does in darkness and you will not succeed in anything you do; you will be constantly oppressed and continually robbed, with no one to save you.

As for the produce of your land and all your labor, a people you do not know will consume it, and you will be nothing but oppressed and crushed for the rest of your lives.

The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, because Sisera had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, and he cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

I rescued you from Egypt's power and from the power of all who oppressed you. I drove them out before you and gave their land to you.

They ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites that eighteenth year -- that is, all the Israelites living east of the Jordan in Amorite country in Gilead.

the Sidonians, Amalek, and Midian when they oppressed you? You cried out for help to me, and I delivered you from their power.

He said to the Israelites, "This is what the Lord God of Israel says, 'I brought Israel up from Egypt and I delivered you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.

Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!"

They replied, "You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone."

You deliver oppressed people, but you watch the proud and bring them down.

Jehoahaz asked for the Lord's mercy and the Lord responded favorably, for he saw that Israel was oppressed by the king of Syria.

Now King Hazael of Syria oppressed Israel throughout Jehoahaz's reign.

Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.

Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who oppressed them. But in the time of their distress they called to you, and you heard from heaven. In your abundant compassion you provided them with deliverers to rescue them from their adversaries.

For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.

Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

when they prayed: "Have mercy on me, Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

Rise up, Lord! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed!

Lord, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.

You defend the fatherless and oppressed, so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.

"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the Lord. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire."

You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the Lord is their shelter.

For you deliver oppressed people, but you bring down those who have a proud look.

For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.

Let the oppressed eat and be filled! Let those who seek his help praise the Lord! May you live forever!

Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

I will boast in the Lord; let the oppressed hear and rejoice!

This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard; he saved him from all his troubles.

With all my strength I will say, "O Lord, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them."

But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity.

Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

Why do you look the other way, and ignore the way we are oppressed and mistreated?

for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.

I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!

The oppressed look on -- let them rejoice! You who seek God, may you be encouraged!

I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O Lord, do not delay!

Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.

He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people!

Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name!

when God arose to execute judgment, and to deliver all the oppressed of the earth. (Selah)

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

A prayer of David. Listen O Lord! Answer me! For I am oppressed and needy.

I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.

The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord. O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

The Lord does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed.

Their enemies oppressed them; they were subject to their authority.

For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.

I had faith when I said, "I am severely oppressed."

I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The Lord releases the imprisoned.

The Lord lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground.

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.

So I again considered all the oppression that continually occurs on earth. This is what I saw: The oppressed were in tears, but no one was comforting them; no one delivers them from the power of their oppressors.

Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!

to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.

Nations will take them and bring them back to their own place. Then the family of Jacob will make foreigners their servants as they settle in the Lord's land. They will make their captors captives and rule over the ones who oppressed them.

How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure; the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.

He said, "You will no longer celebrate, oppressed virgin daughter Sidon! Get up, travel to Cyprus, but you will find no relief there."

It is trampled underfoot by the feet of the oppressed, by the soles of the poor."

Like a swallow or a thrush I chirp, I coo like a dove; my eyes grow tired from looking up to the sky. O sovereign master, I am oppressed; help me!

The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.

Shout for joy, O sky! Rejoice, O earth! Let the mountains give a joyful shout! For the Lord consoles his people and shows compassion to the oppressed.

So listen to this, oppressed one, who is drunk, but not from wine!

For this is what the sovereign Lord says: "In the beginning my people went to live temporarily in Egypt; Assyria oppressed them for no good reason.

No, this is the kind of fast I want. I want you to remove the sinful chains, to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke, to set free the oppressed, and to break every burdensome yoke.

I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don't turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

You must actively help the hungry and feed the oppressed. Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.

Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.

The Lord who rules over all says, "The people of Israel are oppressed. So too are the people of Judah. All those who took them captive are holding them prisoners. They refuse to set them free.

They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.

The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the foreigner who lives among them and denied them justice.

Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed under judgment, because he was determined to pursue worthless idols.