Verse 2

And they covet{H2530} fields,{H7704} and seize{H1497} them; and houses,{H1004} and take them away:{H5375} and they oppress{H6231} a man{H1397} and his house,{H1004} even a man{H376} and his heritage.{H5159}

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 5:8 : 8 Woe{H1945} unto them that join{H5060} house{H1004} to house,{H1004} that lay{H7126} field{H7704} to field,{H7704} till there be no{H657} room,{H4725} and ye be made to dwell{H3427} alone in the midst{H7130} of the land!{H776}
  • Amos 8:4 : 4 Hear{H8085} this, O ye that would swallow up{H7602} the needy,{H34} and cause{H7673} the poor{H6041} of the land{H776} to fail,{H7673}
  • Jer 22:17 : 17 But thine eyes{H5869} and thy heart{H3820} are not but for thy covetousness,{H1215} and for shedding{H8210} innocent{H5355} blood,{H1818} and for oppression,{H6233} and for violence,{H4835} to do{H6213} it.
  • Ezek 18:12 : 12 hath wronged{H3238} the poor{H6041} and needy,{H34} hath taken{H1497} by robbery,{H1500} hath not restored{H7725} the pledge,{H2258} and hath lifted up{H5375} his eyes{H5869} to the idols,{H1544} hath committed{H6213} abomination,{H8441}
  • Ezek 22:12 : 12 In thee have they taken{H3947} bribes{H7810} to shed{H8210} blood;{H1818} thou hast taken{H3947} interest{H5392} and increase,{H8636} and thou hast greedily gained{H1214} of thy neighbors{H7453} by oppression,{H6233} and hast forgotten{H7911} me, saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah.{H3069}
  • Mic 3:9 : 9 Hear{H8085} this, I pray you, ye heads{H7218} of the house{H1004} of Jacob,{H3290} and rulers{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel,{H3478} that abhor{H8581} justice,{H4941} and pervert{H6140} all equity.{H3477}
  • Hab 2:5-9 : 5 Yea, moreover, wine{H3196} is treacherous,{H898} a haughty{H3093} man,{H1397} that keepeth not at home;{H5115} who enlargeth{H7337} his desire{H5315} as Sheol,{H7585} and he is as death,{H4194} and cannot be satisfied,{H7646} but gathereth{H622} unto him all nations,{H1471} and heapeth{H6908} unto him all peoples.{H5971} 6 Shall not all these take up{H5375} a parable{H4912} against him, and a taunting{H4426} proverb{H2420} against him, and say,{H559} Woe{H1945} to him that increaseth{H7235} that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth{H3513} himself with pledges!{H5671} 7 Shall they not rise up{H6965} suddenly{H6621} that shall bite{H5391} thee, and awake{H3364} that shall vex{H2111} thee, and thou shalt be for booty{H4933} unto them? 8 Because thou hast plundered{H7997} many{H7227} nations,{H1471} all the remnant{H3499} of the peoples{H5971} shall plunder{H7997} thee, because of men's{H120} blood,{H1818} and for the violence{H2555} done to the land,{H776} to the city{H7151} and to all that dwell{H3427} therein. 9 Woe{H1945} to him that getteth{H1214} an evil{H7451} gain{H1215} for his house,{H1004} that he may set{H7760} his nest{H7064} on high,{H4791} that he may be delivered{H5337} from the hand{H3709} of evil!{H7451}
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near{H7126} to you to judgment;{H4941} and I will be a swift{H4116} witness{H5707} against the sorcerers,{H3784} and against the adulterers,{H5003} and against the false{H8267} swearers,{H7650} and against those that oppress{H6231} the hireling{H7916} in his wages,{H7939} the widow,{H490} and the fatherless,{H3490} and that turn aside{H5186} the sojourner{H1616} [from his right], and fear{H3372} not me, saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe{G3759} unto you,{G5213} scribes{G1122} and{G2532} Pharisees,{G5330} hypocrites!{G5273} because{G3754} ye shut{G2808} the kingdom{G932} of heaven{G3772} against{G1715} men:{G444} for{G1063} ye{G5210} enter not{G3756} in{G1525} yourselves, neither{G3756} suffer ye{G5210} them that are entering{G1525} in{G1525} to enter.
  • 1 Tim 6:10 : 10 For{G1063} the love of money{G5365} is{G2076} a root{G4491} of all{G3956} kinds of evil:{G2556} which{G3739} {G3713} some{G5100} reaching after{G3713} have been led astray{G635} from{G575} the faith,{G4102} and{G2532} have pierced{G4044} themselves{G1438} through{G4044} with many{G4183} sorrows.{G3601}
  • Exod 20:17 : 17 Thou shalt not covet{H2530} thy neighbor's{H7453} house,{H1004} thou shalt not covet{H2530} thy neighbor's{H7453} wife,{H802} nor his man-servant,{H5650} nor his maid-servant,{H519} nor his ox,{H7794} nor his ass,{H2543} nor anything that is thy neighbor's.{H7453}
  • Exod 22:21-24 : 21 And a sojourner{H1616} shalt thou not wrong,{H3238} neither shalt thou oppress{H3905} him: for ye were sojourners{H1616} in the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714} 22 Ye shall not afflict{H6031} any widow,{H490} or fatherless child.{H3490} 23 If{H518} thou afflict{H6031} them at all,{H6817} and they cry{H6817} at all{H6817} unto me, I will surely{H8085} hear{H8085} their cry;{H6818} 24 and my wrath{H639} shall wax hot,{H2734} and I will kill{H2026} you with the sword;{H2719} and your wives{H802} shall be widows,{H490} and your children{H1121} fatherless.{H3490}
  • 1 Sam 12:3-4 : 3 Here I am: witness{H6030} against me before Jehovah,{H3068} and before his anointed:{H4899} whose ox{H7794} have I taken?{H3947} or whose ass{H2543} have I taken?{H3947} or whom have I defrauded?{H6231} whom have I oppressed?{H7533} or of whose hand{H3027} have I taken a ransom{H3724} to blind{H5956} mine eyes{H5869} therewith? and I will restore{H7725} it you. 4 And they said,{H559} Thou hast not defrauded{H6231} us, nor oppressed{H7533} us, neither hast thou taken{H3947} aught{H3972} of any man's{H376} hand.{H3027}
  • 1 Kgs 21:2-9 : 2 And Ahab{H256} spake{H1696} unto Naboth,{H5022} saying,{H559} Give{H5414} me thy vineyard,{H3754} that I may have it for a garden{H1588} of herbs,{H3419} because it is near{H7138} unto{H681} my house;{H1004} and I will give{H5414} thee for it a better{H2896} vineyard{H3754} than it: or, if it seem good{H2896} to thee,{H5869} I will give{H5414} thee the worth{H4242} of it in money.{H3701} 3 And Naboth{H5022} said{H559} to Ahab,{H256} Jehovah{H3068} forbid{H2486} it me, that I should give{H5414} the inheritance{H5159} of my fathers{H1} unto thee. 4 And Ahab{H256} came{H935} into his house{H1004} heavy{H5620} and displeased{H2198} because of the word{H1697} which Naboth{H5022} the Jezreelite{H3158} had spoken{H1696} to him; for he had said,{H559} I will not give{H5414} thee the inheritance{H5159} of my fathers.{H1} And he laid him down{H7901} upon his bed,{H4296} and turned away{H5437} his face,{H6440} and would eat{H398} no bread.{H3899} 5 But Jezebel{H348} his wife{H802} came{H935} to him, and said{H1696} unto him, Why is thy spirit{H7307} so sad,{H5620} that thou eatest{H398} no bread?{H3899} 6 And he said{H1696} unto her, Because I spake{H1696} unto Naboth{H5022} the Jezreelite,{H3158} and said{H559} unto him, Give{H5414} me thy vineyard{H3754} for money;{H3701} or else, if it please{H2655} thee, I will give{H5414} thee [another] vineyard{H3754} for it: and he answered,{H559} I will not give{H5414} thee my vineyard.{H3754} 7 And Jezebel{H348} his wife{H802} said{H559} unto him, Dost thou now govern{H6213} the kingdom{H4410} of Israel?{H3478} arise,{H6965} and eat{H398} bread,{H3899} and let thy heart{H3820} be merry:{H3190} I will give{H5414} thee the vineyard{H3754} of Naboth{H5022} the Jezreelite.{H3158} 8 So she wrote{H3789} letters{H5612} in Ahab's{H256} name,{H8034} and sealed{H2856} them with his seal,{H2368} and sent{H7971} the letters{H5612} unto the elders{H2205} and to the nobles{H2715} that were in his city,{H5892} [and] that dwelt{H3427} with Naboth.{H5022} 9 And she wrote{H3789} in the letters,{H5612} saying,{H559} Proclaim{H7121} a fast,{H6685} and set{H3427} Naboth{H5022} on high{H7218} among the people:{H5971} 10 and set{H3427} two{H8147} men,{H582} base{H1100} fellows,{H1121} before him, and let them bear witness{H5749} against him, saying,{H559} Thou didst curse{H1288} God{H430} and the king.{H4428} And then carry him out,{H3318} and stone{H5619} him to death.{H4191} 11 And the men{H582} of his city,{H5892} even the elders{H2205} and the nobles{H2715} who dwelt{H3427} in his city,{H5892} did{H6213} as Jezebel{H348} had sent{H7971} unto them, according as it was written{H3789} in the letters{H5612} which she had sent{H7971} unto them. 12 They proclaimed{H7121} a fast,{H6685} and set{H3427} Naboth{H5022} on high{H7218} among the people.{H5971} 13 And the two{H8147} men,{H582} the base{H1100} fellows,{H1121} came{H935} in and sat{H3427} before him: and the base{H1100} fellows{H582} bare witness{H5749} against him, even against Naboth,{H5022} in the presence of the people,{H5971} saying,{H559} Naboth{H5022} did curse{H1288} God{H430} and the king.{H4428} Then they carried him forth{H3318} out{H2351} of the city,{H5892} and stoned{H5619} him to death{H4191} with stones.{H68} 14 Then they sent{H7971} to Jezebel,{H348} saying,{H559} Naboth{H5022} is stoned,{H5619} and is dead.{H4191} 15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel{H348} heard{H8085} that Naboth{H5022} was stoned,{H5619} and was dead,{H4191} that Jezebel{H348} said{H559} to Ahab,{H256} Arise,{H6965} take possession{H3423} of the vineyard{H3754} of Naboth{H5022} the Jezreelite,{H3158} which he refused{H3985} to give{H5414} thee for money;{H3701} for Naboth{H5022} is not alive,{H2416} but dead.{H4191} 16 And it came to pass, when Ahab{H256} heard{H8085} that Naboth{H5022} was dead,{H4191} that Ahab{H256} rose up{H6965} to go down{H3381} to the vineyard{H3754} of Naboth{H5022} the Jezreelite,{H3158} to take possession{H3423} of it. 17 And the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} came to Elijah{H452} the Tishbite,{H8664} saying,{H559} 18 Arise,{H6965} go down{H3381} to meet{H7125} Ahab{H256} king{H4428} of Israel,{H3478} who dwelleth in Samaria:{H8111} behold, he is in the vineyard{H3754} of Naboth,{H5022} whither he is gone down{H3381} to take possession{H3423} of it. 19 And thou shalt speak{H1696} unto him, saying,{H559} Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} Hast thou killed{H7523} and also taken possession?{H3423} And thou shalt speak{H1696} unto him, saying,{H559} Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} In the place{H4725} where dogs{H3611} licked{H3952} the blood{H1818} of Naboth{H5022} shall dogs{H3611} lick{H3952} thy blood,{H1818} even thine.
  • 2 Kgs 9:26 : 26 Surely I have seen{H7200} yesterday{H570} the blood{H1818} of Naboth,{H5022} and the blood{H1818} of his sons,{H1121} saith{H5002} Jehovah;{H3068} and I will requite{H7999} thee in this plat,{H2513} saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068} Now therefore take{H5375} and cast{H7993} him into the plat{H2513} [of ground], according to the word{H1697} of Jehovah.{H3068}
  • Neh 5:1-5 : 1 Then there arose a great{H1419} cry{H6818} of the people{H5971} and of their wives{H802} against their brethren{H251} the Jews.{H3064} 2 For there were{H3426} that said,{H559} We, our sons{H1121} and our daughters,{H1323} are many:{H7227} let us get{H3947} grain,{H1715} that we may eat{H398} and live.{H2421} 3 Some also there were{H3426} that said,{H559} We are mortgaging{H6148} our fields,{H7704} and our vineyards,{H3754} and our houses:{H1004} let us get{H3947} grain,{H1715} because of the dearth.{H7458} 4 There were{H3426} also that said,{H559} We have borrowed{H3867} money{H3701} for the king's{H4428} tribute{H4060} [upon] our fields{H7704} and our vineyards.{H3754} 5 Yet now our flesh{H1320} is as the flesh{H1320} of our brethren,{H251} our children{H1121} as their children:{H1121} and, lo, we bring into bondage{H3533} our sons{H1121} and our daughters{H1323} to be servants,{H5650} and some of our daughters{H1323} are{H3426} brought into bondage{H3533} [already]: neither is it in our power{H410} to help it; for other men{H312} have our fields{H7704} and our vineyards.{H3754}
  • Job 24:2-9 : 2 There are that remove{H5381} the landmarks;{H1367} They violently take away{H1497} flocks,{H5739} and feed{H7462} them. 3 They drive away{H5090} the ass{H2543} of the fatherless;{H3490} They take{H2254} the widow's{H490} ox{H7794} for a pledge.{H2254} 4 They turn{H5186} the needy{H34} out of the way:{H1870} The poor{H6041} of the earth{H776} all{H3162} hide{H2244} themselves. 5 Behold, as wild asses{H6501} in the desert{H4057} They go forth{H3318} to their work,{H6467} seeking diligently{H7836} for food;{H2964} The wilderness{H6160} [yieldeth] them bread{H3899} for their children.{H5288} 6 They cut{H7114} their provender{H1098} in the field;{H7704} And they glean{H3953} the vintage{H3754} of the wicked.{H7563} 7 They lie all night{H3885} naked{H6174} without clothing,{H3830} And have no covering{H3682} in the cold.{H7135} 8 They are wet{H7372} with the showers{H2230} of the mountains,{H2022} And embrace{H2263} the rock{H6697} for want of a shelter.{H4268} 9 There are that pluck{H1497} the fatherless{H3490} from the breast,{H7699} And take a pledge{H2254} of the poor;{H6041} 10 [ So that] they go{H1980} about naked{H6174} without clothing,{H3830} And being hungry{H7457} they carry{H5375} the sheaves.{H6016} 11 They make oil{H6671} within{H996} the walls{H7791} of these men; They tread{H1869} [their] winepresses,{H3342} and suffer thirst.{H6770} 12 From out of the populous city{H5892} men{H4962} groan,{H5008} And the soul{H5315} of the wounded{H2491} crieth out:{H7768} Yet God{H433} regardeth{H7760} not the folly.{H8604}
  • Job 31:38 : 38 If my land{H127} crieth{H2199} out against me, And{H3162} the furrows{H8525} thereof weep{H1058} together;