Deuteronomy 27:17
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17 “Cursed be anyone who moves a neighbor’s boundary markers!”(A) And all the people shall answer, “Amen!”
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Job 24:2
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2 People remove landmarks;
they steal herds and pasture them.
Proverbs 22:28
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Proverbs 23:10
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Footnotes
- 23:10 In Israel ownership of property and other legal rights were vested mainly in the father as head of the family; thus the widow and fatherless child were vulnerable, left prey to those who would exploit them.
Hosea 5:10
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10 The princes of Judah have become
like those who move a boundary line;[a](A)
Upon them I will pour out
my wrath like water.
Footnotes
- 5:10 Move a boundary line: invasion by Judah (v. 8) is compared to a case of social injustice (Dt 19:14; 27:17; Prv 23:10–11).
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