Job 27:13-23, Pro 14:31, 22:22-23, 23:10, Isa 14:4-32, 58:6-7 | ESV | STEP | This is the portion of a wicked man with God , and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty :

bl[See ver. 26 above]

bm 2 Kgs. 16:20

bnSee ch. 13:1

bo Ex. 15:14; [Ps. 60:8; 87:4; 108:9]

bp[ch. 10:24]

bq ch. 30:6; Num. 21:6; [Jer. 46:22]

br[ch. 29:19; Zeph. 3:12]

bs[ch. 29:19; Zeph. 3:12]

bt ch. 13:6

bu ch. 24:12

bv[See ver. 29 above]

bw[ch. 20:1]

bx Ps. 87:1, 5; 102:16; 132:13; [ch. 28:16]

bySee Neh. 5:10-12

bz ver. 9

cb ver. 10; Ezek. 18:7; [Matt. 25:35]

cc Neh. 5:5

Job 27:13-23

13 ^a“This is the portion of a wicked man with God,
and the heritage that ^boppressors receive from the Almighty:
14 If his ^cchildren are multiplied, it is for ^dthe sword,
and his descendants have not enough bread.
15 Those who survive him the pestilence buries,
and his ^ewidows do not weep.
16 Though he ^fheap up silver like dust,
and pile up clothing like clay,
17 he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and ^gthe innocent will divide the silver.
18 He builds his ^hhouse like a moth’s,
like ⁱa booth that ^ja watchman makes.
19 He goes to bed rich, but will ^kdo so no more;
he opens his eyes, and ^lhis wealth is gone.
20 ^mTerrors overtake him like ⁿa flood;
in the night a whirlwind ^ocarries him off.
21 ^pThe east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
it ^qsweeps him out of his place.
22 It ^{▼▼Or He (that is, God); also verse 23} hurls at him ^swithout pity;
he flees from its ^{▼▼Or his; also verse 23} power in headlong flight.
23 It ^uclaps its hands at him
and ^vhisses at him from its place.

Proverbs 14:31

31 Whoever oppresses a poor man ^winsults his ^xMaker,
^ybut he who is generous to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 22:22-23

22 ^zDo not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or ^aacrush the afflicted at ^abthe gate,
23 for ^acthe Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.

Proverbs 23:10

10 ^adDo not move an ancient landmark
or enter the fields of the fatherless,

Isaiah 14:4-32

4 you will take up this ^aetaunt against the king of Babylon:

“How the oppressor has ceased,
^afthe insolent fury ^{▼▼Dead Sea Scroll (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain} ceased!
5 The Lord has broken the ^ahstaff of the wicked,
the ^aiscepter of rulers,
6 ^ajthat struck the peoples in wrath
with unceasing blows,
that ruled the nations in anger
with unrelenting persecution.
7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet;
^akthey break forth into singing.
8 ^al, ^amThe cypresses rejoice at you,
^anthe cedars of Lebanon, saying,
‘Since you were laid low,
no woodcutter comes up against us.’
9 Sheol beneath is stirred up
to meet you when you come;
it rouses the shades to greet you,
all who were leaders of the earth;
it raises from their thrones
all who were kings of the nations.
10 ^aoAll of them will answer
and say to you:
‘You too have become as weak as we!
You have become like us!’
11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,
the sound of your harps;
maggots are laid as a bed beneath you,
and worms are your covers.
12 “How ^apyou are fallen from heaven,
O Day Star, ^aqson of Dawn!
How you are cut down to the ground,
you who laid the nations low!
13 You said in your heart,
^ar‘I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
^asI will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
in the far reaches of the north; ^{▼▼Or in the remote parts of Zaphon}
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’
15 ^auBut you are brought down to Sheol,
to the far reaches of the pit.
16 Those who see you will stare at you
and ponder over you:
‘Is this ^avthe man who made the earth tremble,
who shook kingdoms,
17 who made the world like a desert
and overthrew its cities,
^awwho did not let his prisoners go home?’
18 All the kings of the nations lie in glory,
each in his own tomb; ^{▼▼Hebrew house}
19 but you are cast out, away from your grave,
like a loathed branch,
^ayclothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword,
who go down to the stones of the pit,
like a dead body trampled underfoot.
20 You will not be joined with them in burial,
because you have destroyed your land,
you have slain your people.
“May ^azthe offspring of evildoers
nevermore be named!
21 Prepare slaughter for his sons
^babecause of the guilt of their fathers,
lest they rise and possess the earth,
and fill the face of the world with cities.”
22 “I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and will cut off from Babylon name and ^bbremnant, ^bcdescendants and posterity,” declares the Lord. 23 “And I will make it a possession of the ^bdhedgehog, ^{▼▼Possibly porcupine, or owl} and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.

An Oracle Concerning Assyria

24 The Lord of hosts has sworn:
^bf“As I have planned,
so shall it be,
and as I have purposed,
so shall it stand,
25 that ^bgI will break the Assyrian in my land,
and on my mountains trample him underfoot;
and ^bhhis yoke shall depart from them,
and ^bihis burden from their shoulder.”
26 This is the purpose that is purposed
concerning the whole earth,
and this is ^bjthe hand that is stretched out
over all the nations.
27 ^bkFor the Lord of hosts has purposed,
and who will annul it?
^blHis hand is stretched out,
and who will turn it back?

An Oracle Concerning Philistia

28 In the year that ^bmKing Ahaz died came this ^bnoracle:

29 Rejoice not, ^boO Philistia, all of you,
that ^bpthe rod that struck you is broken,
for from the serpent’s root will come forth an adder,
and its fruit will be a ^bqflying fiery serpent.
30 And the firstborn of ^brthe poor will graze,
and ^bsthe needy lie down in safety;
but I will kill your root with famine,
and your remnant it will slay.
31 ^btWail, O ^bugate; cry out, O city;
melt in fear, ^bvO Philistia, all of you!
^bwFor smoke comes out of the north,
and there is no straggler in his ranks.
32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
^bx“The Lord has founded Zion,
and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.”

Isaiah 58:6-7

6 “Is not this the fast that I choose:
^byto loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the straps ^bzof the yoke,
to let the oppressed ^{▼▼Or bruised} go free,
and to break every yoke?
7 Is it not ^cbto share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
^ccand not to hide yourself from your own flesh?