For he is not predisposed to afflict or to grieve people.

They have sex with their father’s wife within you; they violate women during their menstrual period within you.

Then the Lord’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.

But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread. As a result the Egyptians loathed the Israelites,

It is to be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must humble yourselves. It is a perpetual statute.

Indeed, any person who does not behave with humility on this particular day will be cut off from his people.

“Any vow or sworn obligation that would bring affliction to her, her husband can confirm or nullify.

But he refused to listen to her. He overpowered her and humiliated her by raping her.

I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.”

As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress.

When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!)

No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him.

I have observed the burden that God has given to people to keep them occupied.

But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain; even though we thought he was being punished, attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.

You must actively help the hungry and feed the oppressed. Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.

In light of all this, how can you still hold back, Lord? How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?

Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign country. They will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.

Abram said to Sarai, “Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.

If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize that God is witness to your actions.”

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, and sexually assaulted her.