Oppressing With His Prayers

The Rebbe of Volednick zy”a (Sefer Sheeris Yisroel) writes that the name “Pagiel” can mean “to ask of Hashem.” (The word “pegiah” connotes tefillah, as in Yirmiyahu 7:16.) However, the words “ben achran” indicates being an “ocher Yisroel” (oppressor of Yisroel). Thus, the pasuk is saying that someone can pray to Hashem and still be oppressing his fellow Jews. An example of this is seen in the Gemara (Brachos 63A) that states that even a thief may daven to Hashem that he should succeed in stealing from people.

In this vein, it is related that there once was a famous thief, he would pray every day, “Ribono Shel Olam, I ask that if it is decreed that Jews should have their money stolen, I should be the shliach to do it...”