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Jehovah’s Judgment Will Come Against the WickedThe Watchtower—2004 | November 15
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They are panting for the dust of the earth on the head of lowly persons; and the way of meek people they turn aside.’”
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Jehovah’s Judgment Will Come Against the WickedThe Watchtower—2004 | November 15
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Heartless men ‘panted,’ or eagerly sought, to bring “lowly persons” down to such a state that these poor ones would throw dust on their own heads as a sign of distress, mourning, or humiliation. Corruption was so rampant that “meek people” could not hope to find any justice.
14. Who were being mistreated in the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel?
14 Notice who were being mistreated. They were the righteous, poor, lowly, and meek inhabitants of the land. Jehovah’s Law covenant with the Israelites demanded that compassion be shown to the vulnerable and needy. For such individuals in the domain of the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel, however, conditions could not have been worse.
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