Job 20:19 “For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he di…”

Job 20:19

For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

World English Bible

For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he will not build it up.

American Standard Version

For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

Geneva Bible 1599

For he hath vndone many: he hath forsaken the poore, and hath spoyled houses which he builded not.

Darby Translation

For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.

Young's Literal Translation

For he oppressed — he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.

Bible in Basic English

Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up;

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Cross references

“Because”

Job 35:9 Proverbs 14:31 Ezekiel 22:29 James 2:6 James 2:13 James 5:4

Job 35:9 · BSB

Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.

Proverbs 14:31 · BSB

Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

Ezekiel 22:29 · BSB

The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.

James 2:6 · BSB

But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

James 2:13 · BSB

For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 5:4 · BSB

Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

“oppressed”

Deuteronomy 28:33 Lamentations 3:34

Deuteronomy 28:33 · BSB

A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.

Lamentations 3:34 · BSB

To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,

“he hath violently”

Job 18:15 1 Kings 21:19 Micah 2:2 Micah 2:9 Job 24:2 Isaiah 5:7

Job 18:15 · BSB

Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.

1 Kings 21:19 · BSB

Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the…

Micah 2:2 · BSB

They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.

Micah 2:9 · BSB

You drive the women of My people from their pleasant homes. You take away My blessing from their children forever.

Job 24:2 · BSB

Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.

Isaiah 5:7 · BSB

For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.

20Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.

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