Ezekiel 22:29
Bible › Ezekiel › Chapter 22 › Verse 29
The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.
In other translations
The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.
Hebrew words
עַם'am[the] people ofH5971הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776עָשְׁקוּ'ashekuthey have oppressedH6231עֹשֶׁק'oshekoppressionH6233וְגָזְלוּvegazeluand they have robbedH1497גָּזֵלgazelrobberyH1498וְעָנִיve'aniand [the] poorH6041וְאֶבְיוֹןve'evyonand [the] needyH34הוֹנוּhonuthey have maltreatedH3238וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַגֵּרhagerthe sojournerH1616עָשְׁקוּ'ashekuthey have oppressedH6231בְּלֹאbelo'with notH3808מִשְׁפָּט׃mishpatjusticeH4941
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Related verses
- Ezekiel 22:7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
- Exodus 23:9Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- Leviticus 19:33And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
- Psalm 94:6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
- Exodus 22:21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
- Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
- Isaiah 10:2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.
- Amos 3:10For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”
- Ezekiel 18:12Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.
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