For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
The Lord takes up the cause of the poor and afflicted when they are oppressed. He pleads their cause and stands as their defender against robbery and exploitation. Against those who exploit them He brings judgment in loss and ruin. He spoils the soul of those that spoiled them, repaying oppression with divine retribution.
Grinding workers down and taking advantage of their need is the kind of exploitation that displeases Him. He weighs motives as well as actions and marks injustice done for gain. Such wrongdoing may be answered with sickness and adversity upon the exploiters. By these judgments He takes from them more than they gained through their unjust dealing.
The Lord takes up the cause of the poor and afflicted when they are oppressed. He pleads their cause and stands as their defender against robbery and exploitation. Against those who exploit them He brings judgment in loss and ruin. He spoils the soul of those that spoiled them, repaying oppression with divine retribution.
Grinding workers down and taking advantage of their need is the kind of exploitation that displeases Him. He weighs motives as well as actions and marks injustice done for gain. Such wrongdoing may be answered with sickness and adversity upon the exploiters. By these judgments He takes from them more than they gained through their unjust dealing.