Micah 2:2 When you want a piece of land, you find a way to seize it. When you want someone’s house, you take it by fraud and violence. You cheat a man of his property,...

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New Living Translation - When you want a piece of land, you find a way to seize it. When you want someone’s house, you take it by fraud and violence. You cheat a man of his property, stealing his family’s inheritance.
新标点和合本 - 他们贪图田地就占据，贪图房屋便夺取；他们欺压人，霸占房屋和产业。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他们看上田地就占据，贪图房屋便夺取；他们欺压户主和他的家庭，霸占人和他的产业。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他们看上田地就占据，贪图房屋便夺取；他们欺压户主和他的家庭，霸占人和他的产业。
当代译本 - 他们贪图田地，就去霸占；想要房屋，就去抢夺。他们欺压人的全家，诈取别人的产业。
圣经新译本 - 他们要田地，就去抢夺；想要房屋，就去强取。他们欺压人和他的家眷，取人和人的产业。
现代标点和合本 - 他们贪图田地就占据，贪图房屋便夺取。他们欺压人，霸占房屋和产业。
和合本（拼音版） - 他们贪图田地就占据，贪图房屋便夺取。他们欺压人，霸占房屋和产业。
New International Version - They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud people of their homes, they rob them of their inheritance.
New International Reader's Version - If they want fields or houses, they take them. They cheat people out of their homes. They rob them of their property.
English Standard Version - They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them away; they oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.
Christian Standard Bible - They covet fields and seize them; they also take houses. They deprive a man of his home, a person of his inheritance.
New American Standard Bible - They covet fields, so they seize them; And houses, so they take them. They exploit a man and his house, A person and his inheritance.
New King James Version - They covet fields and take them by violence, Also houses, and seize them. So they oppress a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.
Amplified Bible - They covet fields and seize them, And houses, and take them away. They oppress and rob a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.
American Standard Version - And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
King James Version - And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
New English Translation - They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
World English Bible - They covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
新標點和合本 - 他們貪圖田地就佔據，貪圖房屋便奪取；他們欺壓人，霸佔房屋和產業。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他們看上田地就佔據，貪圖房屋便奪取；他們欺壓戶主和他的家庭，霸佔人和他的產業。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他們看上田地就佔據，貪圖房屋便奪取；他們欺壓戶主和他的家庭，霸佔人和他的產業。
當代譯本 - 他們貪圖田地，就去霸佔；想要房屋，就去搶奪。他們欺壓人的全家，詐取別人的產業。
聖經新譯本 - 他們要田地，就去搶奪；想要房屋，就去強取。他們欺壓人和他的家眷，取人和人的產業。
呂振中譯本 - 他們貪愛田地、就強奪，貪愛房屋、便奪取；他們欺壓人和人的家屬，搾取人和人的產業。
現代標點和合本 - 他們貪圖田地就占據，貪圖房屋便奪取。他們欺壓人，霸占房屋和產業。
文理和合譯本 - 彼貪田畝而奪之、貪第宅而取之、且虐待其人與家、而據其業、
文理委辦譯本 - 彼貪人田廬、而強據之、人與第宅、及凡所有、俱遭暴虐、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 貪田而奪之、貪宅而取之、待人以虐、待人以虐或作向人行強暴佔其室、據其業、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Codician campos, y se apropian de ellos; casas, y de ellas se adueñan. Oprimen al varón y a su familia, al hombre y a su propiedad.
현대인의 성경 - 그들이 남의 밭과 집을 빼앗고 남의 재산을 약탈하며 사람들을 괴롭히고 있다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Захотят чужие поля – захватят, захотят дома – отберут; обманом выживут владельца из дома и наследие отнимут.
Восточный перевод - Захотят чужие поля – захватят, захотят дома – отберут; обманом выживут владельца из дома и земельный надел отнимут.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Захотят чужие поля – захватят, захотят дома – отберут; обманом выживут владельца из дома и земельный надел отнимут.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Захотят чужие поля – захватят, захотят дома – отберут; обманом выживут владельца из дома и земельный надел отнимут.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ils convoitent des champs, ╵ils s’en emparent, des maisons, et ils s’en saisissent. Ils oppriment les gens, les dépouillant de leurs habitations ╵et de leurs terres.
リビングバイブル - その人の財産すべてなのに、人の土地や家を欲しがり、詐欺と脅しと暴力でそれを取り上げる。
Nova Versão Internacional - Cobiçam terrenos e se apoderam deles; cobiçam casas e as tomam. Fazem violência ao homem e à sua família; a ele e aos seus herdeiros.
Hoffnung für alle - Wenn ihnen ein Stück Land gefällt, dann reißen sie es an sich; sehen sie ein schönes Haus, dann gehört es schon bald ihnen. Mit Gewalt rauben sie ganzen Familien Haus und Erbe.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Khi các ngươi thèm đồng ruộng nào, thì các ngươi tìm mọi cách cướp lấy. Khi các ngươi tham muốn nhà của ai, thì các ngươi dùng bạo lực tước đoạt. Các ngươi áp bức chủ nhà lẫn người nhà để cưỡng chiếm nhà cửa, sản nghiệp họ.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เขาโลภอยากได้ที่ดินก็ยึดเอา อยากได้บ้านก็ริบไป เขาโกงบ้าน โกงมรดกของเพื่อนมนุษย์
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พวกเขาโลภอยากได้ที่นาแล้วก็ยึดไป อยากได้บ้านเรือนแล้วก็ยึดไป พวกเขากดขี่ข่มเหงและปล้นเอาบ้านของเขาไป บ้านซึ่งเป็นมรดกของเขา

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1 Kings 21:2 - One day Ahab said to Naboth, “Since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, I would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or if you prefer, I will pay you for it.”
1 Kings 21:3 - But Naboth replied, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance that was passed down by my ancestors.”
1 Kings 21:4 - So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth’s answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat!
1 Kings 21:5 - “What’s the matter?” his wife Jezebel asked him. “What’s made you so upset that you’re not eating?”
1 Kings 21:6 - “I asked Naboth to sell me his vineyard or trade it, but he refused!” Ahab told her.
1 Kings 21:7 - “Are you the king of Israel or not?” Jezebel demanded. “Get up and eat something, and don’t worry about it. I’ll get you Naboth’s vineyard!”
1 Kings 21:8 - So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and other leaders of the town where Naboth lived.
1 Kings 21:9 - In her letters she commanded: “Call the citizens together for a time of fasting, and give Naboth a place of honor.
1 Kings 21:10 - And then seat two scoundrels across from him who will accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”
1 Kings 21:11 - So the elders and other town leaders followed the instructions Jezebel had written in the letters.
1 Kings 21:12 - They called for a fast and put Naboth at a prominent place before the people.
1 Kings 21:13 - Then the two scoundrels came and sat down across from him. And they accused Naboth before all the people, saying, “He cursed God and the king.” So he was dragged outside the town and stoned to death.
1 Kings 21:14 - The town leaders then sent word to Jezebel, “Naboth has been stoned to death.”
1 Kings 21:15 - When Jezebel heard the news, she said to Ahab, “You know the vineyard Naboth wouldn’t sell you? Well, you can have it now! He’s dead!”
1 Kings 21:16 - So Ahab immediately went down to the vineyard of Naboth to claim it.
1 Kings 21:17 - But the Lord said to Elijah,
1 Kings 21:18 - “Go down to meet King Ahab of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He will be at Naboth’s vineyard in Jezreel, claiming it for himself.
1 Kings 21:19 - Give him this message: ‘This is what the Lord says: Wasn’t it enough that you killed Naboth? Must you rob him, too? Because you have done this, dogs will lick your blood at the very place where they licked the blood of Naboth!’”
Micah 3:9 - Listen to me, you leaders of Israel! You hate justice and twist all that is right.
2 Kings 9:26 - ‘I solemnly swear that I will repay him here on this plot of land, says the Lord, for the murder of Naboth and his sons that I saw yesterday.’ So throw him out on Naboth’s property, just as the Lord said.”
1 Samuel 12:3 - Now testify against me in the presence of the Lord and before his anointed one. Whose ox or donkey have I stolen? Have I ever cheated any of you? Have I ever oppressed you? Have I ever taken a bribe and perverted justice? Tell me and I will make right whatever I have done wrong.”
1 Samuel 12:4 - “No,” they replied, “you have never cheated or oppressed us, and you have never taken even a single bribe.”
Malachi 3:5 - “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
Job 24:2 - Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers. They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures.
Job 24:3 - They take the orphan’s donkey and demand the widow’s ox as security for a loan.
Job 24:4 - The poor are pushed off the path; the needy must hide together for safety.
Job 24:5 - Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, the poor must spend all their time looking for food, searching even in the desert for food for their children.
Job 24:6 - They harvest a field they do not own, and they glean in the vineyards of the wicked.
Job 24:7 - All night they lie naked in the cold, without clothing or covering.
Job 24:8 - They are soaked by mountain showers, and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home.
Job 24:9 - “The wicked snatch a widow’s child from her breast, taking the baby as security for a loan.
Job 24:10 - The poor must go about naked, without any clothing. They harvest food for others while they themselves are starving.
Job 24:11 - They press out olive oil without being allowed to taste it, and they tread in the winepress as they suffer from thirst.
Job 24:12 - The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the wounded cry for help, yet God ignores their moaning.
Habakkuk 2:5 - Wealth is treacherous, and the arrogant are never at rest. They open their mouths as wide as the grave, and like death, they are never satisfied. In their greed they have gathered up many nations and swallowed many peoples.
Habakkuk 2:6 - “But soon their captives will taunt them. They will mock them, saying, ‘What sorrow awaits you thieves! Now you will get what you deserve! You’ve become rich by extortion, but how much longer can this go on?’
Habakkuk 2:7 - Suddenly, your debtors will take action. They will turn on you and take all you have, while you stand trembling and helpless.
Habakkuk 2:8 - Because you have plundered many nations, now all the survivors will plunder you. You committed murder throughout the countryside and filled the towns with violence.
Habakkuk 2:9 - “What sorrow awaits you who build big houses with money gained dishonestly! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.
1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Job 31:38 - “If my land accuses me and all its furrows cry out together,
Matthew 23:13 - “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.
Exodus 20:17 - “You must not covet your neighbor’s house. You must not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.”
Nehemiah 5:1 - About this time some of the men and their wives raised a cry of protest against their fellow Jews.
Nehemiah 5:2 - They were saying, “We have such large families. We need more food to survive.”
Nehemiah 5:3 - Others said, “We have mortgaged our fields, vineyards, and homes to get food during the famine.”
Nehemiah 5:4 - And others said, “We have had to borrow money on our fields and vineyards to pay our taxes.
Nehemiah 5:5 - We belong to the same family as those who are wealthy, and our children are just like theirs. Yet we must sell our children into slavery just to get enough money to live. We have already sold some of our daughters, and we are helpless to do anything about it, for our fields and vineyards are already mortgaged to others.”
Exodus 22:21 - “You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 22:22 - “You must not exploit a widow or an orphan.
Exodus 22:23 - If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry.
Exodus 22:24 - My anger will blaze against you, and I will kill you with the sword. Then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.
Ezekiel 22:12 - There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign Lord.
Ezekiel 18:12 - oppresses the poor and helpless, steals from debtors by refusing to let them redeem their security, worships idols, commits detestable sins,
Jeremiah 22:17 - “But you! You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly.”
Amos 8:4 - Listen to this, you who rob the poor and trample down the needy!
Isaiah 5:8 - What sorrow for you who buy up house after house and field after field, until everyone is evicted and you live alone in the land.

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New Living Translation - When you want a piece of land, you find a way to seize it. When you want someone’s house, you take it by fraud and violence. You cheat a man of his property, stealing his family’s inheritance.
新标点和合本 - 他们贪图田地就占据，贪图房屋便夺取；他们欺压人，霸占房屋和产业。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他们看上田地就占据，贪图房屋便夺取；他们欺压户主和他的家庭，霸占人和他的产业。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他们看上田地就占据，贪图房屋便夺取；他们欺压户主和他的家庭，霸占人和他的产业。
当代译本 - 他们贪图田地，就去霸占；想要房屋，就去抢夺。他们欺压人的全家，诈取别人的产业。
圣经新译本 - 他们要田地，就去抢夺；想要房屋，就去强取。他们欺压人和他的家眷，取人和人的产业。
现代标点和合本 - 他们贪图田地就占据，贪图房屋便夺取。他们欺压人，霸占房屋和产业。
和合本（拼音版） - 他们贪图田地就占据，贪图房屋便夺取。他们欺压人，霸占房屋和产业。
New International Version - They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud people of their homes, they rob them of their inheritance.
New International Reader's Version - If they want fields or houses, they take them. They cheat people out of their homes. They rob them of their property.
English Standard Version - They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them away; they oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.
Christian Standard Bible - They covet fields and seize them; they also take houses. They deprive a man of his home, a person of his inheritance.
New American Standard Bible - They covet fields, so they seize them; And houses, so they take them. They exploit a man and his house, A person and his inheritance.
New King James Version - They covet fields and take them by violence, Also houses, and seize them. So they oppress a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.
Amplified Bible - They covet fields and seize them, And houses, and take them away. They oppress and rob a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.
American Standard Version - And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
King James Version - And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
New English Translation - They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
World English Bible - They covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
新標點和合本 - 他們貪圖田地就佔據，貪圖房屋便奪取；他們欺壓人，霸佔房屋和產業。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他們看上田地就佔據，貪圖房屋便奪取；他們欺壓戶主和他的家庭，霸佔人和他的產業。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他們看上田地就佔據，貪圖房屋便奪取；他們欺壓戶主和他的家庭，霸佔人和他的產業。
當代譯本 - 他們貪圖田地，就去霸佔；想要房屋，就去搶奪。他們欺壓人的全家，詐取別人的產業。
聖經新譯本 - 他們要田地，就去搶奪；想要房屋，就去強取。他們欺壓人和他的家眷，取人和人的產業。
呂振中譯本 - 他們貪愛田地、就強奪，貪愛房屋、便奪取；他們欺壓人和人的家屬，搾取人和人的產業。
現代標點和合本 - 他們貪圖田地就占據，貪圖房屋便奪取。他們欺壓人，霸占房屋和產業。
文理和合譯本 - 彼貪田畝而奪之、貪第宅而取之、且虐待其人與家、而據其業、
文理委辦譯本 - 彼貪人田廬、而強據之、人與第宅、及凡所有、俱遭暴虐、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 貪田而奪之、貪宅而取之、待人以虐、待人以虐或作向人行強暴佔其室、據其業、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Codician campos, y se apropian de ellos; casas, y de ellas se adueñan. Oprimen al varón y a su familia, al hombre y a su propiedad.
현대인의 성경 - 그들이 남의 밭과 집을 빼앗고 남의 재산을 약탈하며 사람들을 괴롭히고 있다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Захотят чужие поля – захватят, захотят дома – отберут; обманом выживут владельца из дома и наследие отнимут.
Восточный перевод - Захотят чужие поля – захватят, захотят дома – отберут; обманом выживут владельца из дома и земельный надел отнимут.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Захотят чужие поля – захватят, захотят дома – отберут; обманом выживут владельца из дома и земельный надел отнимут.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Захотят чужие поля – захватят, захотят дома – отберут; обманом выживут владельца из дома и земельный надел отнимут.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ils convoitent des champs, ╵ils s’en emparent, des maisons, et ils s’en saisissent. Ils oppriment les gens, les dépouillant de leurs habitations ╵et de leurs terres.
リビングバイブル - その人の財産すべてなのに、人の土地や家を欲しがり、詐欺と脅しと暴力でそれを取り上げる。
Nova Versão Internacional - Cobiçam terrenos e se apoderam deles; cobiçam casas e as tomam. Fazem violência ao homem e à sua família; a ele e aos seus herdeiros.
Hoffnung für alle - Wenn ihnen ein Stück Land gefällt, dann reißen sie es an sich; sehen sie ein schönes Haus, dann gehört es schon bald ihnen. Mit Gewalt rauben sie ganzen Familien Haus und Erbe.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Khi các ngươi thèm đồng ruộng nào, thì các ngươi tìm mọi cách cướp lấy. Khi các ngươi tham muốn nhà của ai, thì các ngươi dùng bạo lực tước đoạt. Các ngươi áp bức chủ nhà lẫn người nhà để cưỡng chiếm nhà cửa, sản nghiệp họ.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เขาโลภอยากได้ที่ดินก็ยึดเอา อยากได้บ้านก็ริบไป เขาโกงบ้าน โกงมรดกของเพื่อนมนุษย์
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พวกเขาโลภอยากได้ที่นาแล้วก็ยึดไป อยากได้บ้านเรือนแล้วก็ยึดไป พวกเขากดขี่ข่มเหงและปล้นเอาบ้านของเขาไป บ้านซึ่งเป็นมรดกของเขา

1 Kings 21:2 - One day Ahab said to Naboth, “Since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, I would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or if you prefer, I will pay you for it.”
1 Kings 21:3 - But Naboth replied, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance that was passed down by my ancestors.”
1 Kings 21:4 - So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth’s answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat!
1 Kings 21:5 - “What’s the matter?” his wife Jezebel asked him. “What’s made you so upset that you’re not eating?”
1 Kings 21:6 - “I asked Naboth to sell me his vineyard or trade it, but he refused!” Ahab told her.
1 Kings 21:7 - “Are you the king of Israel or not?” Jezebel demanded. “Get up and eat something, and don’t worry about it. I’ll get you Naboth’s vineyard!”
1 Kings 21:8 - So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and other leaders of the town where Naboth lived.
1 Kings 21:9 - In her letters she commanded: “Call the citizens together for a time of fasting, and give Naboth a place of honor.
1 Kings 21:10 - And then seat two scoundrels across from him who will accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”
1 Kings 21:11 - So the elders and other town leaders followed the instructions Jezebel had written in the letters.
1 Kings 21:12 - They called for a fast and put Naboth at a prominent place before the people.
1 Kings 21:13 - Then the two scoundrels came and sat down across from him. And they accused Naboth before all the people, saying, “He cursed God and the king.” So he was dragged outside the town and stoned to death.
1 Kings 21:14 - The town leaders then sent word to Jezebel, “Naboth has been stoned to death.”
1 Kings 21:15 - When Jezebel heard the news, she said to Ahab, “You know the vineyard Naboth wouldn’t sell you? Well, you can have it now! He’s dead!”
1 Kings 21:16 - So Ahab immediately went down to the vineyard of Naboth to claim it.
1 Kings 21:17 - But the Lord said to Elijah,
1 Kings 21:18 - “Go down to meet King Ahab of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He will be at Naboth’s vineyard in Jezreel, claiming it for himself.
1 Kings 21:19 - Give him this message: ‘This is what the Lord says: Wasn’t it enough that you killed Naboth? Must you rob him, too? Because you have done this, dogs will lick your blood at the very place where they licked the blood of Naboth!’”
Micah 3:9 - Listen to me, you leaders of Israel! You hate justice and twist all that is right.
2 Kings 9:26 - ‘I solemnly swear that I will repay him here on this plot of land, says the Lord, for the murder of Naboth and his sons that I saw yesterday.’ So throw him out on Naboth’s property, just as the Lord said.”
1 Samuel 12:3 - Now testify against me in the presence of the Lord and before his anointed one. Whose ox or donkey have I stolen? Have I ever cheated any of you? Have I ever oppressed you? Have I ever taken a bribe and perverted justice? Tell me and I will make right whatever I have done wrong.”
1 Samuel 12:4 - “No,” they replied, “you have never cheated or oppressed us, and you have never taken even a single bribe.”
Malachi 3:5 - “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
Job 24:2 - Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers. They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures.
Job 24:3 - They take the orphan’s donkey and demand the widow’s ox as security for a loan.
Job 24:4 - The poor are pushed off the path; the needy must hide together for safety.
Job 24:5 - Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, the poor must spend all their time looking for food, searching even in the desert for food for their children.
Job 24:6 - They harvest a field they do not own, and they glean in the vineyards of the wicked.
Job 24:7 - All night they lie naked in the cold, without clothing or covering.
Job 24:8 - They are soaked by mountain showers, and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home.
Job 24:9 - “The wicked snatch a widow’s child from her breast, taking the baby as security for a loan.
Job 24:10 - The poor must go about naked, without any clothing. They harvest food for others while they themselves are starving.
Job 24:11 - They press out olive oil without being allowed to taste it, and they tread in the winepress as they suffer from thirst.
Job 24:12 - The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the wounded cry for help, yet God ignores their moaning.
Habakkuk 2:5 - Wealth is treacherous, and the arrogant are never at rest. They open their mouths as wide as the grave, and like death, they are never satisfied. In their greed they have gathered up many nations and swallowed many peoples.
Habakkuk 2:6 - “But soon their captives will taunt them. They will mock them, saying, ‘What sorrow awaits you thieves! Now you will get what you deserve! You’ve become rich by extortion, but how much longer can this go on?’
Habakkuk 2:7 - Suddenly, your debtors will take action. They will turn on you and take all you have, while you stand trembling and helpless.
Habakkuk 2:8 - Because you have plundered many nations, now all the survivors will plunder you. You committed murder throughout the countryside and filled the towns with violence.
Habakkuk 2:9 - “What sorrow awaits you who build big houses with money gained dishonestly! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.
1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Job 31:38 - “If my land accuses me and all its furrows cry out together,
Matthew 23:13 - “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.
Exodus 20:17 - “You must not covet your neighbor’s house. You must not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.”
Nehemiah 5:1 - About this time some of the men and their wives raised a cry of protest against their fellow Jews.
Nehemiah 5:2 - They were saying, “We have such large families. We need more food to survive.”
Nehemiah 5:3 - Others said, “We have mortgaged our fields, vineyards, and homes to get food during the famine.”
Nehemiah 5:4 - And others said, “We have had to borrow money on our fields and vineyards to pay our taxes.
Nehemiah 5:5 - We belong to the same family as those who are wealthy, and our children are just like theirs. Yet we must sell our children into slavery just to get enough money to live. We have already sold some of our daughters, and we are helpless to do anything about it, for our fields and vineyards are already mortgaged to others.”
Exodus 22:21 - “You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 22:22 - “You must not exploit a widow or an orphan.
Exodus 22:23 - If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry.
Exodus 22:24 - My anger will blaze against you, and I will kill you with the sword. Then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.
Ezekiel 22:12 - There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign Lord.
Ezekiel 18:12 - oppresses the poor and helpless, steals from debtors by refusing to let them redeem their security, worships idols, commits detestable sins,
Jeremiah 22:17 - “But you! You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly.”
Amos 8:4 - Listen to this, you who rob the poor and trample down the needy!
Isaiah 5:8 - What sorrow for you who buy up house after house and field after field, until everyone is evicted and you live alone in the land.