18 The captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor. 19 Both small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master. 20 Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,
Job 3:18–20
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2 Baruch 15:2–4
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Job 36:7–9
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Job 24:3–5
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Job 5:15–17
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Wisdom of Solomon 15:13–15
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Sirach 28:18–20
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Lamentations 5:7–9
7 Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment. 8 Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands. 9 We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the wilderness.
Isaiah 14:2–4
2 The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors. 3 On the day that the LORD…
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