oppression, extortion
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H6217 — עָשׁוּקִים
a.shuq · oppression · Hebrew/Aramaic
3 tagged verse occurrences
Job 35:9 · עֲשׁוּקִ֣יםBecause of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.Ecclesiastes 4:1 · הָ֣עֲשֻׁקִ֔ים · הָעֲשֻׁקִ֗יםAnd I have turned, and I see all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and lo, the tear of the oppressed, and they have no comforter; and at the hand of their oppressors is power, and they have no comforter.Amos 3:9 · וַעֲשׁוּקִ֖יםSound ye unto palaces in Ashdod, And to palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: Be ye gathered on mountains of Samaria, And see many troubles within her, And oppressed ones in her midst.