For he has oppressed, he has forsaken the poor, he has seized a house which he did not build.
James 2:6 - The Scriptures 2009 But you have shown disrespect towards the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But you [in contrast] have insulted (humiliated, dishonored, and shown your contempt for) the poor. Is it not the rich who domineer over you? Is it not they who drag you into the law courts? American Standard Version (1901) But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats? Common English Bible But you have dishonored the poor. Don’t the wealthy make life difficult for you? Aren’t they the ones who drag you into court? Catholic Public Domain Version But you have dishonored the poor. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you through power? And are not they the ones who drag you to judgment? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But you have dishonoured the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you by might? and do not they draw you before the judgment seats? |
For he has oppressed, he has forsaken the poor, he has seized a house which he did not build.
And he crouches, he lies low, And the helpless fall under his strength.
Rĕsh You have seen it, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay with Your hand. The poor commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
In arrogance the wrongdoer hotly pursues the poor; They are caught by the schemes which they devised.
He sits in the hiding places of the villages; In the secret places he kills the innocent; Ayin His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless.
Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, I now arise, says יהוה, “I set in safety – he pants for it.”
You would put to shame the counsel of the poor, But יהוה is his refuge.
He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who esteems Him shows favour to the needy.
He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity does not go unpunished.
One oppresses the poor to increase his wealth, Another gives to the rich, only to come to poverty.
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
If you see the oppression of the poor, and denial of right-ruling and righteousness in a province, do not be astonished at the matter. For a higher than the high is guarding, and there are higher ones over them.
despised and rejected by men, a man of pains and knowing sickness. And as one from whom the face is hidden, being despised, and we did not consider Him.
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Shomeron, who are oppressing the poor, who are crushing the needy, who are saying to their masters, “Bring wine, let us drink!”
Therefore, because you trample on the poor and take grain taxes from him – you have built houses of hewn stone but you are not going to dwell in them, you have planted pleasant vineyards but not drink wine from them.
You shall pierce with his own arrows The head of his leaders. They stormed along to scatter me, Rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret.
“Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the stranger or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
יהושע answered, “I do not have a demon, but I value My Father, and you do not value Me.
But the Yehuḏim stirred up the worshipping and noble women and the chief men of the city, and raised up persecution against Sha’ul and Barnaḇa, and threw them out of their borders.
But not finding them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers to the city rulers, crying out, “They who have turned the world upside down have come here too,
And when Gallion was proconsul of Achaia, the Yehuḏim with one mind rose up against Sha’ul and brought him to the judgment seat,
But Sha’ul was ravaging the assembly, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, putting them in prison.
Have you not houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the assembly of Elohim and shame those who have not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise!
and you pay attention to the one wearing the splendid robe and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor one, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here by my feet,”
See, the wages of the workmen who mowed your fields, which you kept back, cry out. And the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of יהוה of hosts.
You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous – he does not resist you.