Parallel Verses
Webster
Woe to them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
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,
Bible in Basic English
Cursed are those who make evil decisions, and the writers who make the records of their cruel acts:
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:
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
Verse Info
Context Readings
Woes On The Wicked
1 Woe to them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; 2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
Cross References
Psalm 94:20-21
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
Isaiah 5:8
Woe to them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there is no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
Micah 3:1-4
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know judgment?
Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Matthew 23:23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ye ought to have done, and not to leave the others undone.
Luke 11:42-44
But woe to you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the others undone.
Luke 11:52
Woe to you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye have not entered in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
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 Jews enemy.
Psalm 58:2
Yes, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
Isaiah 5:18
Woe to them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart-rope:
Isaiah 5:20-22
Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Jeremiah 22:13
Woe to him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
Daniel 6:8-9
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it may not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Micah 3:9-11
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
Micah 6:16
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
Habakkuk 2:12
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
Habakkuk 2:15
Woe to him that giveth his neighbor drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
Habakkuk 2:19
Woe to him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
Matthew 11:21
Woe to thee, Chorazin; woe to thee, Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Matthew 23:13-16
But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering, to go in.
Matthew 23:27
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like whitened sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Matthew 23:29
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous,
Matthew 26:24
The Son of man goeth, as it is written concerning him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man, if he had not been born.
Luke 11:46-47
And he said, Woe to you also, ye lawyers, for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
John 9:22
These words his parents spoke, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man confessed that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
John 19:6
When therefore the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith to them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
Jude 1:11
Woe to them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and run greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
1 Kings 21:13
And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
Isaiah 3:11
Woe to the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Isaiah 5:11
Woe to them that rise early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflameth them!