Matthew stopped cheating and abusing his people tax collectors were paid a share of the taxes they collected and had a staff called exactors to smack the snot out of anyone who didn't want to pay up and followed Jesus. ❋ Dymphna (2008)
OTTAWA - In the lower level of a building where bettors fret about things such as exactors and triactors, where busloads of casino-goers stuff slot machines full of 20-dollar bills - sweat-soaked men are hip - tossing and bodyslamming each other. ❋ Unknown (2010)
(See Isa 3: 4). oppressors -- literally, "exactors," that is, exacting princes (Isa ❋ Unknown (1871)
The second great officer of the corporation was the camerlingo, or treasurer; at one time his office was even more important than that of the consul, but little by little a large part of his powers went to computors, exactors, taxators, depositors. ❋ Unknown (2007)
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. ❋ Unknown (2006)
O my people, your exactors glean you, and those who extort from you shall rule over you. ❋ 1819-1893 (2001)
And a little after, for shepherds, exactors, and publicans, restitution is difficult. ❋ 1602-1675 (1979)
"These are persons not capable of giving any public testimony, shepherds, exactors, and publicans." ❋ 1602-1675 (1979)
It is the promise of God to Zion, that "her officers shall be peace, and her exactors righteousness," Isa.lx. 17; and then shall she call her ❋ 1616-1683 (1968)
Levites, Isa.lxvi. 20, 21, which shall serve at the great feast of tabernacles, Zech.xiv. 16, -- a sufficient demonstration that he will dwell still in his churches by his ordinances, whatsoever some conceive; -- so also, that he will "make her civil officers peace, and her exactors righteousness," Isa. ix. ❋ 1616-1683 (1968)
Isa.xlix. 23, that "they shall be nursing-fathers and nursing-mothers to the church" of Christ, even then when she shall "suck the breasts of kings" (earthly things are the milk of kingly breasts), "when her officers shall be peace, and her exactors righteousness," Isa. ix. ❋ 1616-1683 (1968)
Christ in a peaceable manner, their officers being made peace, and their exactors righteousness. ❋ 1616-1683 (1968)
You have sent down our old aristocratic landlords in no other character, and with no other title, but that of exactors under your authority. ❋ Unknown (1909)
I left his cottage with as much indignation as concern, deploring the fate of those beautiful countries, where nature has been prodigal of her gifts, only that they may become the prey of barbarous exactors. ❋ Rousseau, Jean Jacques (1896)
They are exactors by the month, like the demons who produce epilepsy, attacking the poor as the changes of the moon come round. ❋ Unknown (1895)
But I serve severe exactors; and I hope that your testimony, my conqueror, will assure my king I fought as became his standard. ❋ Unknown (1875)
