oppression, extortion
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H6217 — עָשׁוּקִים
a.shuq · oppression · Hebrew/Aramaic
3 tagged verse occurrences
Job 35:9 · עֲשׁוּקִ֣יםBy reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.Ecclesiastes 4:1 · הָ֣עֲשֻׁקִ֔ים · הָעֲשֻׁקִ֗יםThen I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.Amos 3:9 · וַעֲשׁוּקִ֖יםPublish ye in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold what great tumults are therein, and what oppressions in the midst thereof.