Bible Verses about 'Oppressed'
| The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. | Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble. |
| Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? | Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? |
| Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause. | Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow. |
| The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed. | The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed. |
| Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. | Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. |
| Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted. | Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless. |
| The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound. | The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound. |
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Bible verse of the day
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquityand passing over transgression
for the remnant of his inheritance?
He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.