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James 5:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

the hire: Leviticus 19:13; Deuteronomy 24:14-15; Job 24:10-11, Job 31:38-39; Isaiah 5:7; Jeremiah 22:13; Habakkuk 2:11; Malachi 3:5; Colossians 4:1

the cries: Genesis 4:10; Exodus 2:23-24, Exodus 3:9, Exodus 22:22-24, Exodus 22:27; Deuteronomy 24:15; Job 34:28; Psalms 9:12; Luke 18:7

Lord: Romans 9:29; Isaiah 1:9 *Heb:

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