As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
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Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBehold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
Isaiah
Major ProphetsShe considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
Joshua
HistoryTheir widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNow, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielCut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahUntil I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahHe croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
Psalms
PoetryDearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterWait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMy little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Acts
HistoryDraw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsSo shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelOh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.
Exodus
LawI have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraJoab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
Numbers
LawThen both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
Deuteronomy
LawThe righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.