- to devour:
- "He that oppressethª° the poorª to increaseª° his [riches, and] he that givethª° to the rich,ª [shall] surely¹ [come] to want.ª" {Prv 22:16} + "A poorª° manª that oppressethª° the poorª [is like] a sweepingª° rainª which leaveth no¹ food.ª" {Prv 28:3} + "He sittethª° in the lurking placesª of the villages:ª in the secret placesª doth he murderª° the innocent:ª his eyesª are privily setª° against the poor.ª ... He lieth in waitª° secretlyª as a lionª in his den:ª he lieth in waitª° to catchª° the poor:ª he doth catchª° the poor,ª when he drawethª° him into his net.ª" {Psa 10:8-9} + "For the oppressionª¹ of the poor,ª for the sighingª¹ of the needy,ª now¹ will I arise,ª° saithª° the LORD;ª I will setª° [him] in safetyª [from him that] puffethª° at him." {Psa 12:5} + "Have all¹ the workersª° of iniquityª no¹ knowledge?ª° who eat upª° my peopleª [as] they eatª° bread,ª and callª° not¹ upon the LORD.ª" {Psa 14:4} + "So I¹ returned,ª° and consideredª°¹ all¹ the oppressionsª that¹ are doneª° under¹ the sun:ª and behold¹ the tearsª of [such as were] oppressed,²°¹ and they had no¹ comforter;ª° and on the sideª¹ of their oppressorsª° [there was] power;ª but they had no¹ comforter.ª°" {Ecc 4:1} + "The instrumentsª also of the churlª [are] evil:ª he¹ devisethª° wicked devicesª to destroyª° the poorª°² with lyingª words,ª even when the needyª speakethª° right.ª" {Isa 32:7} + "That pantª° after¹ the dustª of the earthª on the headª of the poor,ª and turn asideª° the wayª of the meek:ª and a manª and his fatherª will go²° in¹ unto¹ the [same] maid,ª to¹ profaneª°¹ my holyª name:ª" {Ams 2:7} + "Hearª° this¹ word,ª ye kineª of Bashan,ª that¹ [are] in the mountainª of Samaria,ª which oppressª° the poor,ª which crushª° the needy,ª which sayª° to their masters,ª Bring,ª° and let us drink.ª°" {Ams 4:1} + "Hearª° this,¹ O ye that swallow upª° the needy,ª even to make²° the poorª°² of the landª to fail,ª°" {Ams 8:4} + "Woeª to them that deviseª° iniquity,ª and workª° evilª upon¹ their beds!ª when the morningª is light,ª they practiseª° it, because¹ it isª in the powerª of their hand.ª ... And they covetª° fields,ª and take [them] by violence;ª° and houses,ª and take [them] away:ª° so they oppressª° a manª and his house,ª even a manª and his heritage.ª" {Mic 2:1-2} + "And I said,ª° Hear,ª° I pray you,¹ O headsª of Jacob,ª and ye princesª of the houseª of Israel;ª [Is it] not¹ for you to knowª°¹ judgment?ª ... Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª concerning¹ the prophetsª that make¹ my peopleª err,ª° that biteª° with their teeth,ª and cry,ª° Peace;ª and he that¹ puttethª° not¹ into¹ their mouths,ª they even prepareª° warª against¹ him." {Mic 3:1-5} + "Thou didst strike throughª° with his stavesª the headª of his villages:ª they came out as a whirlwindª° to scatterª° me: their rejoicingª [was] as¹ to devourª° the poorª secretly.ª" {Hab 3:14} + "Her princesª withinª her [are] roaringª° lions;ª her judgesª° [are] eveningª wolves;ª they gnaw not the bonesª°¹ till the morrow.ª" {Zph 3:3} + "¹ Woeª unto you,ª scribesª andª Pharisees,ª hypocrites!ª forª ye devourª° widows'ª houses,ª andª for a pretenceª make²° long² prayer:ª°¹ thereforeªª ye shall receiveª° the greater²¹ damnation.ª" {Mtt 23:14} + "Go toª° now,ª [ye] rich men,ª weepª° and howlª° forª yourª miseriesª that shall come uponª° [you]. ... Behold,ª° the¹ hireª of the¹ labourersª who² have reaped downª° yourª fields,ª which² is ofª youª kept back by fraud,ª° crieth:ª° andª the¹ cries²¹ of them which have reapedª° are enteredª° intoª the¹ earsª of the Lordª of sabaoth.ª" {Jms 5:1-4}
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