Jeremiah 20:13
Sing unto Hashem, hallelu Hashem; 1 for He hath saved the nefesh of the evyon (poor) 1 from the yad of evildoers. 1
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Psalms 34:6They looked unto Him, and were radiant; 1 and their panim were not ashamed. 1
Psalms 35:10All my atzmot shall say, 1 Hashem, mi khamocha (who is like Thee), 1 Who deliverest the oni (poor) from him that is too strong for him, 1 yes, the oni and the evyon (needy) from him that despoileth him? 1
Psalms 72:4He shall judge the poor of the people; 1 yoshia (He shall save) the bnei evyon (children of the needy), 1 and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 1
Isaiah 25:4For Thou hast been a ma'oz (refuge) to the poor, 1 a ma'oz to the evyon in his tzoros, 1 a makheseh (shelter, cover) from the zerem (shower, storm, downpour), 1 a tzel (shade) from the chorev (heat), 1 when the ruach of the ruthless ones 1 is like a zerem (shower, storm, downpour) against a wall. 1
James 2:5Hinei! My beloved Achim b'Moshiach, did not Der Oybershter make the Aniyim of the Olam Hazeh in fact Bechirim of Hashem to be rich in emunah and also yoreshim of the Malchut Hashem, which Adoshem gave as a havtachah (promise) to those with Ahavas Hashem? + 2:5 Job 34:19
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 20:8-14
The Prophet's Impatient Appeal. ( b. c. 600.) 7 O Lord , thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. 8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily. 9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing,… Read the whole commentary →