Job 20:19

The Scriptures 1998

For he has oppressed, he has forsaken the poor, he has seized a house which he did not build.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:19

“And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus said יהוה, “Have you murdered and also taken possession?” ’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus said יהוה, “In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naḇ

Job 18:15

In his tent dwells that which is none of his; brimstone is scattered on his house.

Job 22:6

For you take pledges from your brother for naught, and strip the naked of their garments.

Job 35:9

Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry out for help because of the arm of the many.

Psalm 10:18

To defend the fatherless and the downtrodden; So that man who is of the earth no longer oppresses!

Psalm 12:5

“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.”

Psalm 12:6

The Words of יהוה  are clean Words, Silver tried in a furnace of earth, Refined seven times.

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who esteems Him shows favour to the needy.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Then I looked again at all the oppression that is done under the sun: And see! The tears of the oppressed, but they have no comforter; and power on the side of their oppressors, but they have no comforter.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

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.

Lamentations 3:34

To crush under His feet All the prisoners of the earth,

Ezekiel 22:29

“The people of the land have practised oppression, and committed robbery, and have wronged the poor and needy. And they oppressed the stranger without right-ruling.

Amos 5:11

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.

Amos 5:12

For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, afflicting the righteous and accepting bribes, and turning aside the poor at the gate.

Micah 2:2

And they coveted fields and seized them, also houses, and took them away. And they oppressed a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.

Micah 2:9

“You have driven the women of My people from their pleasant houses. You have taken away My splendour from their children forever.

Deuteronomy 28:33

“A people whom you have not known eat the fruit of your land and all your labours. And you shall be only oppressed and crushed all the days.

James 2:13

For the judgment is without compassion to the one who has shown no compassion. And compassion boasts over judgment.

James 2:6

But you have shown disrespect towards the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?

James 5:4

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.