Quotes about Oppression
They were piled into countless heaps, and there was a terrible stench in the land.
— Exodus 8:14
But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.
— Exodus 8:21
But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time as well, and he would not let the people go.
— Exodus 8:32
But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go,
— Exodus 9:2
Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.
— Exodus 9:17
Then Pharaoh told them, “May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones. Clearly you are bent on evil.
— Exodus 10:10
For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.’
— Exodus 14:3
You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
— Exodus 22:21
Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
— Exodus 23:9
And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
— Leviticus 26:17
how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,
— Numbers 20:15
But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.
— Deuteronomy 26:6