Lexicon :: Strong's G2346 - thlibō

“So because the Israelites’ cry for help has come to me, and I have also seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them,

“You must not exploit a resident alien or oppress him, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.

“You must not oppress a resident alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be a resident alien because you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.

“When an alien resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.

“If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another.

“You are not to cheat one another, but fear your God, for I am the LORD your God.

“When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and ration out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.

“Let him live among you wherever he wants within your city gates. Do not mistreat him.

“They will besiege you within all your city gates until your high and fortified walls, that you trust in, come down throughout your land. They will besiege you within all your city gates throughout the land the LORD your God has given you.

“refusing to share with any of them his children’s flesh that he will eat because he has nothing left during the siege and hardship your enemy imposes on you in all your towns.

“the afterbirth that comes out from between her legs and the children she bears, because she will secretly eat them for lack of anything else during the siege and hardship your enemy imposes on you within your city gates.

This was the inheritance of the tribe of Dan’s descendants by their clans, these cities with their settlements.

Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots, and he harshly oppressed them twenty years.

“I rescued you from the power of Egypt and the power of all who oppressed you. I drove them out before you and gave you their land.

The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim. Israel was greatly oppressed,

Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Didn’t you hate me and drive me out of my father’s family? Why then have you come to me now when you’re in trouble? ”

and said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the power of the Egyptians and all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’

“Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up? ” Samuel asked Saul.

“I’m in serious trouble,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me. He doesn’t answer me anymore, either through the prophets or in dreams. So I’ve called on you to tell me what I should do.”

David was in an extremely difficult position because the troops talked about stoning him, for they were all very bitter over the loss of their sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

Amnon was frustrated to the point of making himself sick over his sister Tamar because she was a virgin, but it seemed impossible to do anything to her.

I called to the LORD in my distress;

I called to my God.

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry for help reached his ears.

When there is famine in the land,

when there is pestilence,

when there is blight or mildew, locust or grasshopper,

when their enemy besieges them

in the land and its cities,[fn]

when there is any plague or illness,

Then Jehoahaz sought the LORD’s favor, and the LORD heard him, for he saw the oppression the king of Aram inflicted on Israel.

When there is famine in the land,

when there is pestilence,

when there is blight or mildew, locust or grasshopper,

when their enemies besiege them

in the land and its cities,[fn][fn]

when there is any plague or illness,

At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the LORD.

When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles[fn] were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,

And our enemies said, “They won’t realize it[fn] until we’re among them and can kill them and stop the work.”

So you handed them over to their enemies,

who oppressed them.

In their time of distress, they cried out to you,

and you heard from heaven.

In your abundant compassion

you gave them deliverers, who rescued them

from the power of their enemies.

At the height of his success[fn] distress will come to him;

the full weight of misery[fn] will crush him.

God rescues the afflicted by their affliction;

he instructs them by their torment.

LORD, how my foes increase!

There are many who attack me.

My enemy will say, “I have triumphed over him,”

and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.

I called to the LORD in my distress,

and I cried to my God for help.

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry to him reached his ears.

You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

you anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,

my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.

Do not give me over to the will of my foes,

for false witnesses rise up against me,

breathing violence.

Be gracious to me, LORD,

because I am in distress;

my eyes are worn out from frustration —

my whole being[fn] as well.

My adversaries taunt me,

as if crushing my bones,

while all day long they say to me,

“Where is your God? ”

But you give us victory over our foes

and let those who hate us be disgraced.

Be gracious to me, God, for a man is trampling me;

he fights and oppresses me all day long.

With God we will perform valiantly;

he will trample our foes.

Don’t hide your face from your servant,

for I am in distress.

Answer me quickly!

You know the insults I endure —

my shame and disgrace.

You are aware of all my adversaries.

They did not remember his power shown

on the day he redeemed them from the foe,

“I would quickly subdue their enemies

and turn my hand against their foes.”

Do not hide your face from me in my day of trouble.

Listen closely to me;

answer me quickly when I call.

Water covered their foes;

not one of them remained.

Their enemies oppressed them,

and they were subdued under their power.