KJV ORIGINAL
The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The people in the land have been straight-up abusing their power, stealing from others, and making life miserable for anyone who's poor or struggling. They've even been treating outsiders and immigrants terribly, with zero justification.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When you have power, using it to hurt the vulnerable instead of help them is exactly what God calls out.
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