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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mic 2:2 — 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.
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Exd 20:17 |
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's. |
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1Ki 21:2 |
And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it [is] near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; [or], if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. |
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1Ki 21:3 |
And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. |
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1Ki 21:4 |
And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. |
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1Ki 21:5 |
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? |
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1Ki 21:6 |
And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee [another] vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. |
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Job 31:38 |
If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; |
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Isa 5:8 |
Woe unto them that join house to house, [that] lay field to field, till [there be] no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! |
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Jer 22:17 |
But thine eyes and thine heart [are] not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do [it]. |
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Amo 8:4 |
Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, |
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Hab 2:5 |
Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, [he is] a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and [is] as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: |
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Hab 2:6 |
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth [that which is] not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! |
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Hab 2:7 |
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them? |
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Hab 2:8 |
Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and [for] the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. |
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Hab 2:9 |
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! |
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1Ti 6:10 |
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. |
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Mic 3:9 |
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. |
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Exd 22:21 |
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. |
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Exd 22:22 |
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. |
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Exd 22:23 |
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; |
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Exd 22:24 |
And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. |
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2Ki 9:26 |
Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take [and] cast him into the plat [of ground], according to the word of the LORD. |
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Neh 5:1 |
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. |
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Neh 5:2 |
For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live. |
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Neh 5:3 |
[Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth. |
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Neh 5:4 |
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards. |
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Neh 5:5 |
Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards. |
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Job 24:2 |
[Some] remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed [thereof]. |
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Job 24:3 |
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge. |
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Job 24:4 |
They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together. |
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Job 24:5 |
Behold, [as] wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness [yieldeth] food for them [and] for [their] children. |
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Job 24:6 |
They reap [every one] his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked. |
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Eze 18:12 |
Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, |
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Eze 22:12 |
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD. |
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Amo 8:4 |
Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, |
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Mal 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, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in [his] wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. |
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Mat 23:14 |
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. |
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1Sa 12:3 |
Behold, here I [am]: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received [any] bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. |
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1Sa 12:4 |
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Micah 2:2," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Mic/2/2.html>.
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