Exodus 22:23
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If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
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In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.