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…how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!

His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.

…that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?

You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.

For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.

But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.

To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,