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Mic. 2:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they μoppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

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or, defraud.

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they covet.

Ex. 20:17• ¹⁷{i}Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's wife, nor his bondman, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.{/i} (Ex. 20:17)

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1 Kings 21:2‑19• ²{i}And Ahab spoke to Naboth saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, for it is near, by the side of my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; if it seem good to thee, I will give thee its value in money.{/i}
³{i}And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee!{/i}
⁴{i}And Ahab came into his house sullen and vexed because of the word that Naboth the Jizreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and ate no bread.{/i}
⁵{i}And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?{/i}
⁶{i}And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jizreelite and said to him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee a vineyard for it; and he said, I will not give thee my vineyard.{/i}
⁷{i}And Jezebel his wife said to him, Dost thou now exercise sovereignty over Israel? arise, eat bread, and let thy heart be glad: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite.{/i}
⁸{i}And she wrote a letter in Ahab's name, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.{/i}
⁹{i}And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;{/i}
¹⁰{i}and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and they shall bear witness against him saying, Thou didst curse God and the king; and carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.{/i}
¹¹{i}And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles that dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letter that she had sent to them:{/i}
¹²{i}they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.{/i}
¹³{i}And there came the two men, sons of Belial, and sat before him; and the men of Belial witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. And they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.{/i}
¹⁴{i}And they sent to Jezebel saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.{/i}
¹⁵{i}And it came to pass when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite, which he refused to give thee for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.{/i}
¹⁶{i}And it came to pass when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite, to take possession of it.{/i}
¹⁷{i}And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,{/i}
¹⁸Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.
¹⁹And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. (1 Kings 21:2‑19)

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Job 31:38• ³⁸If my land cry out against me,{HR}And its furrows weep together, (Job 31:38)

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Isa. 5:8• ⁸Woe unto them that join house to house, [that] lay field to field, till [there be] no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land! (Isa. 5:8)

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Jer. 22:17• ¹⁷But 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. (Jer. 22:17)

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Amos 8:4• ⁴{i}Hear this, ye that pant after the needy, even to cause to fail the poor of the land,{/i} (Amos 8:4)

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Hab. 2:5‑9• ⁵Yea 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.
⁶Shall 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 many pledges!
⁷Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
⁸Because 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 all that dwell therein.
⁹Woe 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! (Hab. 2:5‑9)

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1 Tim. 6:10• ¹⁰For a root of all evils is the love of money, which some eagerly seeking were led astray from the faith and pierced themselves through with many pains. (1 Tim. 6:10)

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Mic. 3:9• ⁹Hear 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. (Mic. 3:9)

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Ex. 22:21‑24• ²¹{i}Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.{/i}
²²{i}Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.{/i}
²³{i}If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;{/i}
²⁴{i}and my anger shall burn, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.{/i} (Ex. 22:21‑24)

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2 Kings 9:26• ²⁶{i}Certainly I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith Jehovah; and I will requite thee in this plot, saith Jehovah. And now, take and cast him into the plot, according to the word of Jehovah.{/i} (2 Kings 9:26)

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Neh. 5:1‑5• ¹{i}And there was a great{/i} cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
²{i}And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live.{/i}
³{i}And there were that said,{/i} We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards and houses that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
⁴There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
⁵Yet 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 {i}to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already; neither is it in the power of our hand to redeem them, for other men have our fields and our vineyards.{/i} (Neh. 5:1‑5)

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Job 24:2‑12• ²They remove landmarks; they rob flocks, and feed;
³They drive the ass of the orphan,{HR}They distrain the ox of the widow;
⁴They thrust the needy out of the way,{HR}The poor of the land must hide together.
⁵Behold, wild asses in the wilderness, they go forth,{HR}Early about their work, after prey;{HR}The desert [is] to him bread for the little ones;
⁶In the field they reap his cattle-fodder,{HR}And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.
⁷They make the naked lodge without clothing,{HR}And without covering in the cold.
⁸With the rain of mountains they are drenched,{HR}And, shelterless, they embrace a rock.
⁹They pluck the orphan from the breast,{HR}And on the poor lay distraint.
¹⁰Naked they go without clothing,{HR}And hungry they bear the sheaf,
¹¹They make oil within their walls,{HR}They tread wine-vats and they thirst.
¹²Out of the city mortals groan,{HR}And the soul of the wounded crieth out;{HR}Yet God regardeth not the folly! (Job 24:2‑12)

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Ezek. 18:12• ¹²hath 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, (Ezek. 18:12)

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Ezek. 22:12• ¹²{i}In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast overreached thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.{/i} (Ezek. 22:12)

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Amos 8:4• ⁴{i}Hear this, ye that pant after the needy, even to cause to fail the poor of the land,{/i} (Amos 8:4)

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Mal. 3:5• ⁵And 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 Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:5)

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Matt. 23:14• ¹⁴(Verse not included in this translation). (Matt. 23:14)

oppress.

or, defraud.

1 Sam. 12:3‑4• ³{i}Here I am: testify against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I injured? or of whose hand have I received any ransom and blinded mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it to you.{/i}
⁴{i}And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, and thou hast not injured us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand{/i}. (1 Sam. 12:3‑4)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppresss a mant and his house, even a manu and his heritage.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "defraud," see Ezek. 22.12.

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Geber, Job 3.3.

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Ish, Gen. 2.23.

W. Kelly Translation

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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.