Job 20:19

“Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken the poor, etc.] Having oppressed, crushed, and broken the poor to pieces, he leaves them so without pity and compassion for them, and without giving them any relief; he first by oppression makes them poor, or however poorer still, and then leaves them in such circumstances; for this does not suppose that he once was a favourer of them, and afforded them assistance in their necessities, and afterwards forsook them; but rather, as Ben Gersom gives the sense, he does not leave the poor until he has oppressed and crushed them, and then he does; Mr. Broughton’s reading of the words agrees with the former sense, “he oppresseth and leaveth poor”:…”

“oppressed--whereas he ought to have espoused their cause (Ch2 16:10). forsaken--left helpless. house--thus leaving the poor without shelter (Isa 5:8; Mic 2:2).”

“Because he hath oppressed - Margin, “crushed.” Such is the Hebrew. And forsaken the poor - He has plundered them, and then forsaken them - as robbers do. The meaning is, that he had done this by his oppressive manner of dealing, and then left them to suffer and pine in want. He hath violently taken away an house which he builded not - That is, by overreaching and harsh dealings he has come in possession of dwellings which he did not build, or purchase in any proper manner. It does not mean that he had done this by violence - for Zophar is not describing a robber, but he means that he took advantage of the needs of the poor and obtained their property. This is often done still. A rich man…”

“Because: Job 21:27, Job 21:28, Job 22:6, Job 24:2-12, Job 31:13-22, Job 31:38, Job 31:39, Job 35:9; Sa1 12:3, Sa1 12:4; Psa 10:18; Psa 12:5; Pro 14:31, Pro 22:22, Pro 22:23; Ecc 4:1, Ecc 5:8; Eze 22:29; Amo 4:1-3; Jam 2:6, Jam 2:13, Jam 5:4 oppressed: Heb. crushed, Deu 28:33; Lam 3:34 he hath violently: Job 18:15, Job 24:2; Kg1 21:19; Isa 5:7, Isa 5:8; Mic 2:2, Mic 2:9 Job 20:20”