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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• ¹⁷Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's. (Ex. 20:17)

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1 Kings 21:2‑19• ²And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
³And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
⁴And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
⁵But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
⁶And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
⁷And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
⁸So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
⁹And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
¹⁰And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
¹¹And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
¹²They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
¹³And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
¹⁴Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
¹⁵And 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 Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
¹⁶And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
¹⁷And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
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 the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, 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 against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; (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 place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! (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• ⁴Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, (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 thick clay!
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 of 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 the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (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• ²¹Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
²²Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
²³If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
²⁴And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. (Ex. 22:21‑24)

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2 Kings 9:26• ²⁶Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the Lord; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the Lord. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the Lord. (2 Kings 9:26)

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Neh. 5:1‑5• ¹And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
²For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.
³Some also there were that said, 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 to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards. (Neh. 5:1‑5)

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Job 24:2‑12• ²Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
³They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
⁴They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
⁵Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
⁶They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.
⁷They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
⁸They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
⁹They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
¹⁰They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
¹¹Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
¹²Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them. (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• ¹²In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. (Ezek. 22:12)

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Amos 8:4• ⁴Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, (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 the Lord of hosts. (Mal. 3:5)

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Matt. 23:14• ¹⁴Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. (Matt. 23:14)

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or, defraud.

1 Sam. 12:3‑4• ³Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
⁴And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand. (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.

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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.