oppression, extortion
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H6217 — עָשׁוּקִים
a.shuq · oppression · Hebrew/Aramaic
3 tagged verse occurrences
Job 35:9 · עֲשׁוּקִ֣יםMen cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.Ecclesiastes 4:1 · הָ֣עֲשֻׁקִ֔ים · הָעֲשֻׁקִ֗יםAgain I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.Amos 3:9 · וַעֲשׁוּקִ֖יםProclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”