Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 22:7 also condemns oppression of the stranger, fatherless, and widow, directly paralleling the social sins in 22:29.

Ezekiel 18:12 lists oppression of the poor and needy, matching the robbery and vexation described in Ezekiel 22:29.

Jeremiah 6:13 says everyone is greedy for gain and deals falsely, directly paralleling the extortion and robbery described here.

James 5:4 Parallel

James 5:4 speaks of cries of defrauded laborers reaching God, directly paralleling the extortion and injustice against the needy.

Matthew 25:43 has Jesus say 'I was a stranger and you did not welcome me' — failure to care for the stranger is condemned, as in Ezekiel.

Micah 3:3 Parallel

Micah 3:3 uses violent imagery of eating people's flesh to describe oppression, paralleling the mistreatment of the poor.

Micah 2:2 Parallel

Micah 2:2 condemns coveting fields and houses and oppressing families—identical to the robbery and mistreatment here.

Amos 3:10 Parallel

Amos 3:10 declares they store up violence and robbery, exactly matching the extortion and oppression in this verse.

Exodus 23:9 Parallel

Exodus 23:9 commands not to oppress the sojourner, reminding Israel of their own slavery — same oppression Ezekiel condemns.

Jeremiah 5:26-28 depicts wicked men who set traps and do not defend the needy's rights—a clear parallel to oppressing the poor.

Isaiah 10:2 Parallel

Isaiah 10:2 condemns depriving the poor of rights and robbing the fatherless, mirroring the oppression and injustice here.

Psalm 94:6 Parallel

Psalm 94:6 describes the wicked killing the widow, sojourner, and fatherless — same vulnerable groups Ezekiel says are wronged.

Leviticus 19:33 commands not to wrong the sojourner — directly parallels Ezekiel's charge of oppressing the sojourner without justice.

Proverbs 22:16 warns that oppressing the poor leads to poverty — echoes Ezekiel's condemnation of oppressing the poor.

Psalm 10:9 Parallel

Psalm 10:9 describes the wicked ambushing and catching the poor — same predatory oppression of the poor in Ezekiel.

Job 24:4 Parallel

Job 24:4 says the wicked 'thrust the poor off the road' — illustrates the oppression of the poor that Ezekiel condemns.

Amos 4:1 Parallel

Amos 4:1 condemns the same oppression of the poor and crushing of the needy, reinforcing the severity of this sin.

Job 20:19 Parallel

Job 20:19 says the wicked 'crushed and abandoned the poor' — parallels Ezekiel's 'wronged the poor and needy'.

Deuteronomy 24:17 commands not to pervert justice for the sojourner, orphan, or widow — Ezekiel says the sojourner is oppressed without justice.

Zechariah 7:10 commands not to oppress the widow, fatherless, foreigner, or poor — the very groups being exploited here.

Leviticus 19:13 prohibits oppressing your neighbor or robbing him — Ezekiel accuses the people of robbery and oppression of the poor.

Proverbs 29:7 contrasts the righteous who care for the poor with the oppression of the poor and needy seen here.

Hosea 12:7 Parallel

Hosea 12:7 describes a merchant with false balances who loves to oppress, directly paralleling the extortion and robbery here.

Zephaniah 3:1 pronounces woe on the city of oppressors, capturing the same oppressive spirit as the people of the land here.