H6231 ʻâshaq

“I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.”

“A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.”

““Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.”

““If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor”

““You have not cheated us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.””

“You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.”

“Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.””

“Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.”

“and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.”