The best Bible verses for demonic oppression include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for demonic oppression, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Cut down the trees and build siege ramps against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; it is filled with oppression."Jeremiah 6:6
"This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Cut down the trees and build siege ramps against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; it is filled with oppression."Jeremiah 6:6
"“But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and extortion.”"Jeremiah 22:17
"“Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the Lord. “I will protect them from those who malign them.”"Psalms 12:5
"He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight."Psalms 72:14
"Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;"Psalms 107:39
"Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter."Ecclesiastes 4:1
"I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’"Acts 7:34
"Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod and to the fortresses of Egypt: “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest within her and the oppression among her people.”"Amos 3:9
"Although they have sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them together. They will begin to waste away under the oppression of the mighty king."Hosea 8:10
"“Men cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful."Job 35:9
"“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You have gone far enough, O princes of Israel! Give up your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing my people, declares the Sovereign Lord."Ezekiel 45:9
"“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."John 3:16
Scripture returns to demonic oppression often enough that no single verse covers it. The 15 passages below come from across the Old and New Testaments, and they do not all say the same thing — read together they give a fuller picture than any one of them does alone.
Each links to a study page with the full passage, its context, and the text in six translations, so a verse that catches your attention can be followed properly rather than left as a fragment.
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The most-cited Bible verses for demonic oppression are Jeremiah 6:6, Jeremiah 22:17, Psalms 12:5. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to demonic oppression across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for demonic oppression, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.