This is what the LORD of Hosts says: "The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them. Cross References Isaiah 14:17 who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?" Isaiah 49:25 Indeed, this is what the LORD says: "Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children. Isaiah 58:6 Isn't this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? Treasury of Scripture Thus said the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go. and all Jeremiah 50:7,17,18 Jeremiah 51:34-36 Isaiah 14:17 they refused Jeremiah 34:15-18 Exodus 5:2 Exodus 8:2 |