Jeremiah 22:13

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Wo to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:13 : 13 `Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning.
  • Mic 3:10 : 10 Building up Zion with blood, And Jerusalem with iniquity.
  • Jas 5:4 : 4 lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;
  • Deut 24:14-15 : 14 `Thou dost not oppress a hireling, poor and needy, of thy brethren or of thy sojourner who is in thy land within thy gates; 15 in his day thou dost give his hire, and the sun doth not go in upon it, for he `is' poor, and unto it he is lifting up his soul, and he doth not cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee -- sin.
  • Hab 2:9-9 : 9 Wo `to' him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil, 10 Thou hast counselled a shameful thing to thy house, To cut off many peoples, and sinful `is' thy soul. 11 For a stone from the wall doth cry out, And a holdfast from the wood answereth it.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.
  • 2 Kgs 23:35-37 : 35 And the silver and the gold hath Jehoiakim given to Pharaoh; only he valued the land to give the silver by the command of Pharaoh; from each, according to his valuation, he exacted the silver and the gold, from the people of the land, to give to Pharaoh-Nechoh. 36 A son of twenty and five years `is' Jehoiakim in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Zebudah daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah, 37 and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did.
  • 2 Chr 36:4 : 4 and the king of Egypt causeth Eliakim his brother to reign over Judah and Jerusalem, and turneth his name to Jehoiakim; and Jehoahaz his brother hath Necho taken, and bringeth him in to Egypt.
  • Job 24:10-11 : 10 Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry -- have taken away a sheaf. 11 Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.
  • Jer 22:18 : 18 Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: They do not lament for him, Ah, my brother, and Ah, sister, They do not lament for him, Ah, lord, and Ah, his honour.

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    84%

    14Who is saying, `I build for myself a large house, And airy upper chambers,' And he hath cut out for himself its windows, Ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermillion.

    15Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father -- did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then `it is' well with him.

  • Hab 2:9-13
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    80%

    9Wo `to' him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,

    10Thou hast counselled a shameful thing to thy house, To cut off many peoples, and sinful `is' thy soul.

    11For a stone from the wall doth cry out, And a holdfast from the wood answereth it.

    12Wo `to' him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity.

    13Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary?

  • Job 20:18-19
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    79%

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    19For he oppressed -- he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.

  • Amos 5:11
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    11Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

  • Job 27:18
    75%

    18He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.

  • Isa 5:8-9
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    8Wo `to' those joining house to house, Field to field they bring near, till there is no place, And ye have been settled by yourselves In the midst of the land!

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  • Deut 24:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14`Thou dost not oppress a hireling, poor and needy, of thy brethren or of thy sojourner who is in thy land within thy gates;

    15in his day thou dost give his hire, and the sun doth not go in upon it, for he `is' poor, and unto it he is lifting up his soul, and he doth not cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee -- sin.

  • Zeph 1:13
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    13And their wealth hath been for a spoil, And their houses for desolation, And they have built houses, and do not inhabit, And they have planted vineyards, And they do not drink their wine.

  • Eccl 10:18
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    18By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

  • Prov 24:27
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    27Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

  • Isa 3:11
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    11Wo to the wicked -- evil, Because the deed of his hand is done to him.

  • Ezek 18:12-13
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    12The afflicted and needy he hath oppressed, Plunder he hath taken violently away, A pledge he doth not return, And unto the idols he hath lifted up his eyes, Abomination he hath done!

    13In usury he hath given, and increase taken, And he liveth: he doth not live, All these abominations he hath done, He doth surely die, his blood is on him.

  • Hab 2:6
    72%

    6Do not these -- all of them -- against him a simile taken up, And a moral of acute sayings for him, And say, Wo `to' him who is multiplying `what is' not his? Till when also is he multiplying to himself heavy pledges?

  • Ezek 22:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!

    13And lo, I have smitten My hand, Because of thy dishonest gain that thou hast gained, And for thy blood that hath been in thy midst.

  • Prov 11:18
    72%

    18The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.

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  • Amos 6:11
    72%

    11For lo, Jehovah is commanding, And He hath smitten the great house `with' breaches, And the little house `with' clefts.

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    72%

    13Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

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    72%

    8Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.

  • Job 15:28
    72%

    28And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps.

  • Prov 28:8
    72%

    8Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

  • Prov 11:29
    72%

    29Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant `is' the fool to the wise of heart.

  • Mic 2:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1Wo `to' those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is -- to God.

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  • Prov 5:10
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    10Lest strangers be filled `with' thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,

  • Lev 19:13
    72%

    13`Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning.

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
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    6to artificers, and to builders, and `to repairers of' the wall, and to buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the house;

  • Prov 22:27
    71%

    27If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

  • Job 20:28
    71%

    28Remove doth the increase of his house, Poured forth in a day of His anger.

  • Eccl 5:13
    71%

    13There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.

  • Ezek 13:12
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    12And lo, fallen hath the wall! Doth not one say unto you, Where `is' the daubing that ye daubed?

  • Prov 15:27
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    27A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

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    71%

    15He leaneth on his house -- and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it -- and it abideth not.

  • Ezek 22:29
    71%

    29The people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and needy have oppressed, And the sojourner oppressed -- without judgment.

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    12The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.