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. Treasury of Scripture they covet. Exodus 20:17 You shall not covet your neighbor's house, you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant... 1 Kings 21:2-19 And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near to my house... Job 31:38 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; Isaiah 5:8 Woe to them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place... Jeremiah 22:17 But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence... Amos 8:4 Hear this, O you that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, Habakkuk 2:5-9 Yes also, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither keeps at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death... 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith... so. Micah 3:9 Hear this, I pray you, you heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment... Exodus 22:21-24 You shall neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt... 2 Kings 9:26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, said the LORD; and I will requite you in this plat... Nehemiah 5:1-5 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews... Job 24:2-12 Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof... Ezekiel 18:12 Has oppressed the poor and needy, has spoiled by violence, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols... Ezekiel 22:12 In you have they taken gifts to shed blood; you have taken usury and increase... Amos 8:4 Hear this, O you that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, Malachi 3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers... Matthew 23:14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer... oppress. or, defraud. 1 Samuel 12:3,4 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken...
Context Woe to the Oppressors
1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil on their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand. 2And 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. 3Therefore thus said the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which you shall not remove your necks; neither shall you go haughtily: for this time is evil. 4In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he has changed the portion of my people: how has he removed it from me! turning away he has divided our fields. 5Therefore you shall have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD. Parallel Verses 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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they have coveted fields, and taken them by violence, and houses they have forcibly taken away: and oppressed a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.
Darby Bible Translation
And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
King James Bible
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.
Young's Literal Translation
And they have desired fields, And they have taken violently, And houses, and they have taken away, And have oppressed a man and his house, Even a man and his inheritance.
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