Job 35:9
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9 “Because of (A)many oppressions they cry out;
They cry for help because of the arm (B)of many oppressors.
Psalm 12:5
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5 “Because of the (A)devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now (B)I will arise,” says Yahweh; “I will (C)set him in the [a]safety for which he [b]longs.”
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- Psalm 12:5 Or salvation, cf. 12:1
- Psalm 12:5 Lit breathes
Ecclesiastes 3:16
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16 Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is (A)wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
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Ecclesiastes 5:8
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The Vanity of Riches
8 If you see (A)oppression of the poor and (B)robbery of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be (C)astonished over the [a]matter; for a lofty one keeps watch over another lofty one, and there are loftier ones over them.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit delight
Isaiah 5:7
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7 For the (A)vineyard of Yahweh of hosts is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He hoped for justice, but behold, (B)bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
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