TSK · Proverbs 21:13

Nehemiah Intervenes on behalf of the Oppressed Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.

They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the LORD, but he does not answer them.

Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.

But then you turned right around and showed that you did not honor me. Each of you took back your male and female slaves whom you had freed as they desired, and you forced them to be your slaves again.

“For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.

Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him,‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you,‘I don’t know where you come from.’

For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.