5 occurrences in 6 translations

'Oppressive' in the Bible

But He said, “Woe to you lawyers as well, because you weigh men down with burdens [man-made rules, unreasonable requirements] which are hard to bear, and you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers [to lighten the load].

Verse ConceptsFingersLawyersBurdensHeavy BurdensNot TouchingFingers Of PeopleNo Helpweight

“In humiliation His judgment was taken away [justice was denied Him].Who will describe His generation?For His life is taken from the earth.”

Verse ConceptsForetelling Christ's DeathChrist And ShamingNo Justice

For every person will have to bear [with patience] his own burden [of faults and shortcomings for which he alone is responsible].

Verse ConceptsPersonal ResponsibilityHeavy BurdensDutyOverloadResponsibilityconsequencesweight

And giant hailstones, as heavy as a talent, fell from the sky on the people; and people reviled and spoke abusively of God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so very great.

Verse ConceptsTalentsHailSkyDisastersWeights Of Other ThingsSigns Of The End TimesEnd Timesbaseballweight

Bible Theasaurus

Burdensome (22 instances)
Malign (7 instances)
Oppressive (29 instances)
Tyrannical (3 instances)