## crush the needy ## AT: "oppress people who are in need" ## at the gate ## This refers to the place where business transactions and judgements were made. AT: "during negotiations" or "in legal disputes" ## Yahweh will plead their case ## AT: "Yahweh will defend people in need" ## he will rob those of life who robbed them ## This phrase means that Yahweh will destroy those who oppress poor people. AT: "he will kill those who oppress poor people"