Ezekiel 22:29

“The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.”

"The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully." - Ezekiel 22:29
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What does Ezekiel 22:29 mean?

Ezekiel 22:29 (KJV) states, "The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully." This verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament is a scathing indictment of the people…

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Justice and Mercy: A Call to Righteous Living

**Justice and Mercy: A Call to Righteous Living** Ezekiel 22:29 reminds us of a fundamental truth that resonates throughout Scripture: God is deeply concerned with justice and the treatment of the vulnerable in society. The verse states, "The people of the land have used…

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A Prayer for Justice and Compassion in a Broken World

O Lord God Almighty, As we approach Your throne of grace, we come with heavy hearts, burdened by the realities described in Ezekiel 22:29, where it is said, "The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have…

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Ezekiel 22:29 - "The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully."
Jonah 2:2-9 Jonah praying in the belly of the fish.
Jeremiah 22:29 - "O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD."
Genesis 29:22 - "And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast."
Proverbs 29:22 - "An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression."
Ezekiel 22:23 - "¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 22:17 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Leviticus 22:29 - "And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will."
Job 29:22 - "After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them."
Ezekiel 29:1 - "In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
1 Kings 22:29 - "So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead."
Luke 22:29 - "And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;"
Ezekiel 22:1 - "Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
2 Samuel 22:29 - "For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness."
Ezekiel 44:29 - "They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be their's."
Ezekiel 48:29 - "This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD."
Ezekiel 29:14 - "And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom."
Ezekiel 29:6 - "And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel."
Ezekiel 16:29 - "Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith."
Ezekiel 29:2 - "Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:"
Matthew 22:29 - "Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God."
Ezekiel 20:29 - "Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day."
Ezekiel 29:17 - "¶ And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 29:11 - "No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years."
Ezekiel 36:29 - "I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you."
Ezekiel 18:29 - "Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?"
Ezekiel 27:29 - "And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;"
Ezekiel 29:13 - "¶ Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:"
Job 22:29 - "When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person."