According to the Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, edited by Harris, Archer, and Waltke, the original language root of the word translated “oppression” relates to “the burdening, trampling, and crushing of those lower in station.”
NgokweTheological Wordbook of the Old Testament, eyahlelwa nguHarris, uArcher, noWaltke, ingcambu yegama lolwimi lwantlandlolo eliguqulelwe ngokuthi “ingcinezelo” inxulumene “nokuthwalisa, ukunyasha, nokutyumza abo bakumgangatho ophantsi.”jw2019 jw2019