Isaiah 1:23

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Summary

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

Companions

Every

They judge

Luke 18:2

General references

Bible References

Companions

A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.

And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.

Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.

Every

He whose ways are true, and whose words are upright; he who gives no thought to the profits of false acts, whose hands have not taken rewards, who will have no part in putting men to death, and whose eyes are shut against evil;

Take no rewards in a cause: for rewards make blind those who have eyes to see, and make the decisions of the upright false.

You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.

A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

But your eyes and your heart are fixed only on profit for yourself, on causing the death of him who has done no wrong, and on violent and cruel acts.

In you they have taken rewards as the price of blood; you have taken interest and great profits, and you have taken away your neighbours' goods by force, and have not kept me in mind, says the Lord.

Their drink has become bitter; they are completely false; her rulers take pleasure in shame.

Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.

They judge

Cursed are those who make evil decisions, and the writers who make the records of their cruel acts:

They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights.

Do not be hard on the widow, or the child without a father, on the man from a strange country, or on the poor; let there be no evil thought in your heart against your brother.

And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the Lord of armies.

Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:

General references

Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.

If there is an argument between men and they go to law with one another, let the judges give their decision for the upright, and against the wrongdoer.

A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.