James 5:4

Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Leviticus 19:13

You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.

Romans 9:29

And just as Isaiah foretold,
Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left to us a posterity,
We would have become like Sodom, and would have resembled Gomorrah.”

Jeremiah 22:13

“Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness
And his upper rooms without justice,
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And does not give him his wages,

Malachi 3:5

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.

Genesis 4:10

He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.

Exodus 2:23-24

Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry for help because of their bondage rose up to God.

Exodus 3:9

Now, behold, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.

Exodus 22:22-24

You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.

Exodus 22:27

for that is his only covering; it is his cloak for his body. What else shall he sleep in? And it shall come about that when he cries out to Me, I will hear him, for I am gracious.

Deuteronomy 24:14-15

You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns.

Job 24:10-11

“They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing,
And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.

Job 31:38-39

“If my land cries out against me,
And its furrows weep together;

Job 34:28

So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him,
And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted—

Psalm 9:12

For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Isaiah 1:9

Unless the Lord of hosts
Had left us a few survivors,
We would be like Sodom,
We would be like Gomorrah.

Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.

Habakkuk 2:11

“Surely the stone will cry out from the wall,
And the rafter will answer it from the framework.

Luke 18:7

now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?

Colossians 4:1

Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.

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Summary

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

Bible References

The hire

Leviticus 19:13
You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.
Deuteronomy 24:14
You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns.
Job 24:10
“They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing,
And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.
Job 31:38
“If my land cries out against me,
And its furrows weep together;
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
Jeremiah 22:13
“Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness
And his upper rooms without justice,
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And does not give him his wages,
Habakkuk 2:11
“Surely the stone will cry out from the wall,
And the rafter will answer it from the framework.
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.
Colossians 4:1
Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.

The cries

Genesis 4:10
He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.
Exodus 2:23
Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry for help because of their bondage rose up to God.
Exodus 3:9
Now, behold, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
Exodus 22:22
You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.
Deuteronomy 24:15
You shall give him his wages on his day before the sun sets, for he is poor and sets his heart on it; so that he will not cry against you to the Lord and it become sin in you.
Job 34:28
So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him,
And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted—
Psalm 9:12
For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
Luke 18:7
now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?

General references

Leviticus 25:14
If you make a sale, moreover, to your friend or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not wrong one another.
Job 24:11
“Within the walls they produce oil;
They tread wine presses but thirst.
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
Jeremiah 5:29
Shall I not punish these people?’ declares the Lord,
‘On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?’
Ezekiel 26:13
So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the sound of your harps will be heard no more.
Luke 17:28
It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;
1 Corinthians 6:8
On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to your brethren.