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Bible in Basic English
Cursed are those who make evil decisions, and the writers who make the records of their cruel acts:
New American Standard Bible
And to those who constantly record
King James Version
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
Holman Bible
and writing oppressive laws
International Standard Version
"How terrible it will be for the one who enacts unjust decrees, for those who write oppressive laws that they have prescribed
A Conservative Version
Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write perverseness,
American Standard Version
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness;
Amplified
And to those [magistrates] who constantly record unjust and oppressive decisions,
Darby Translation
Woe unto them that decree iniquitous decrees, and to the writers that prescribe oppression,
Julia Smith Translation
Wo to those decreeing not decrees, and they wrote writings of labor;
King James 2000
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write misfortune which they have prescribed;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Ah! Those who decree decrees of evil, and writers who have written harm,
Modern King James verseion
Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the scribes who write toil;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Woe be unto you that make unrighteous laws, and devise things, which be too hard for to keep:
NET Bible
Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead, those who are always instituting unfair regulations,
New Heart English Bible
Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees;
The Emphasized Bible
Alas! for them who ordain iniquitous decree, - And, busy writers, who make a business of writing mischief:
Webster
Woe to them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
World English Bible
Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees;
Youngs Literal Translation
Woe to those decreeing decrees of iniquity, And writers who have prescribed perverseness.
Themes
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Corruption of
Courts of justice » Corruption and bribery often practised in
Courts of justice » The judgment of » Recorded in writing
Fatherless » God will » Punish those who oppress
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Denounces judgments against false prophets
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 10:1
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Context Readings
Woes On The Wicked
1 Cursed are those who make evil decisions, and the writers who make the records of their cruel acts: 2 Who do wrong to the poor in their cause, and take away the right of the crushed among my people, so that they may have the property of widows, and get under their power those who have no father.
Cross References
Psalm 94:20-21
What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?
Isaiah 5:8
Cursed are those who are joining house to house, and putting field to field, till there is no more living-space for any but themselves in all the land!
Micah 3:1-4
And I said, Give ear, now, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the people of Israel: is it not for you to have knowledge of what is right?
Habakkuk 2:6
Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!
Matthew 23:23
A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.
Luke 11:42-44
But a curse is on you, Pharisees! for you make men give a tenth of every sort of plant, and give no thought to right and the love of God; but it is right for you to do these things, and not let the others be undone.
Luke 11:52
A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not go in yourselves, and you got in the way of those who were going in.
Esther 3:10-13
And the king took his ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of the Jews.
Psalm 58:2
The purposes of your hearts are evil; your hands are full of cruel doings on the earth.
Isaiah 5:18
Cursed are those who make use of ox-cords for pulling the evil thing, and the bands of a young ox for their sin!
Isaiah 5:20-22
Cursed are those who give the name of good to evil, and of evil to what is good: who make light dark, and dark light: who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter!
Jeremiah 22:13
A curse is on him who is building his house by wrongdoing, and his rooms by doing what is not right; who makes use of his neighbour without payment, and gives him nothing for his work;
Daniel 6:8-9
Now, O King, put the order in force, signing the writing so that it may not be changed, like the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end.
Micah 3:9-11
Then give ear to this, you heads of the children of Jacob, you rulers of the children of Israel, hating what is right, twisting what is straight.
Micah 6:16
For you have kept the laws of Omri and all the works of the family of Ahab, and you have been guided by their designs: so that I might make you a cause of wonder and your people a cause of hisses; and the shame of my people will be on you.
Habakkuk 2:9
A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!
Habakkuk 2:12
A curse on him who is building a place with blood, and basing a town on evil-doing!
Habakkuk 2:15
A curse on him who gives his neighbour the wine of his wrath, making him overcome with strong drink from the cup of his passion, so that you may be a witness of their shame!
Habakkuk 2:19
A curse on him who says to the wood, Awake! to the unbreathing stone, Up! let it be a teacher! See, it is plated with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all inside it.
Matthew 11:21
Unhappy are you, Chorazin! Unhappy are you, Beth-saida! For if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have been turned from their sins in days gone by, clothing themselves in haircloth and putting dust on their heads.
Matthew 23:13-16
But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.
Matthew 23:27
A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things.
Matthew 23:29
A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you put up buildings for housing the dead bodies of the prophets, and make fair the last resting-places of good men, and say,
Matthew 26:24
The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but a curse is on that man through whom the Son of man is given up; it would have been well for that man if he had never come into the world.
Luke 11:46-47
And he said, A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for while other men are crushed under the weight of the rules you make for them, you yourselves do not put so much as one finger to them.
John 9:22
They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.
John 19:6
So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.
Jude 1:11
A curse on them! They have gone in the way of Cain, running uncontrolled into the error of Balaam for reward, and have come to destruction by saying evil against the Lord, like Korah.
1 Kings 21:13
And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.
Isaiah 3:11
Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.
Isaiah 5:11
Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!