עָשַׁק
a.shaq (H6231)
to oppress
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The Hebrew word "a.shaq" (H6231) is a verb that means "to oppress." It is found 36 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in the context of warfare and conflict. This word is not limited to physical oppression, but can also imply a sense of overwhelming or crushing someone, often in a state of powerlessness. The range of usage for "a.shaq" is broad, as it can describe the actions of individuals, groups, or even nations. It is often used in conjunction with other words that convey a sense of dominance or subjugation. For example, it can describe a king oppressing his subjects or a nation oppressing its neighbors. The significance of "a.shaq" lies in its ability to convey the experiences of those who are vulnerable and powerless. It highlights the impact of oppression on individuals and communities, and serves as a reminder of the importance of justice and fairness in human relationships.
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“If anyone sins, and commits a trespass against Yahweh, and deals falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or has oppressed his neighbor,
then it shall be, if he has sinned, and is guilty, he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he has gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was committed to him, or the lost thing which he found,
“ ‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. “ ‘The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the foreigners who are in your land within your gates.
You will grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways. You will only be oppressed and robbed always, and there will be no one to save you.
A nation which you don’t know will eat the fruit of your ground and all of your work. You will only be oppressed and crushed always,
Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a bribe to make me blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”
They said, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and smile on the counsel of the wicked?
Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.
He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
I have done what is just and righteous. Don’t leave me to my oppressors.
Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me.
who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him.
Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
He said, “You shall rejoice no more, you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Kittim. Even there you will have no rest.”
For the Lord Yahweh says: “My people went down at the first into Egypt to live there: and the Assyrian has oppressed them without cause.
if you don’t oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and don’t shed innocent blood in this place, and don’t walk after other gods to your own hurt;
House of David, Yahweh says, ‘Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Yahweh of Armies says: “The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together. All who took them captive hold them fast. They refuse to let them go.
As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he will die in his iniquity.
The people of the land have used oppression and exercised robbery. Yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.
Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.
A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, “Bring us drinks!”
They covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Don’t oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.’
I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don’t fear me,” says Yahweh of Armies.