Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees;
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:
Webster
Woe to them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
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 those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees; 2 to deprive the needy from justice, and to rob the poor among my people of their rights, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
Cross References
Psalm 94:20-21
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?
Isaiah 5:8
Woe to those who join house to house, who lay field to field, until there is no room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!
Micah 3:1-4
I said, "Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: Isn't it for you to know justice?
Habakkuk 2:6
Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?'
Matthew 23:23
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
Luke 11:42-44
But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
Luke 11:52
Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn't enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered."
Esther 3:10-13
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
No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.
Isaiah 5:18
Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and wickedness as with cart rope;
Isaiah 5:20-22
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Jeremiah 22:13
Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor's service without wages, and doesn't give him his hire;
Daniel 6:8-9
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter.
Micah 3:9-11
Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity.
Micah 6:16
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab. You walk in their counsels, that I may make you a ruin, and her inhabitants a hissing; And you will bear the reproach of my people."
Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
Habakkuk 2:12
Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!
Habakkuk 2:15
"Woe to him who gives his neighbor drink, pouring your inflaming wine until they are drunk, so that you may gaze at their naked bodies!
Habakkuk 2:19
Woe to him who says to the wood, 'Awake!' or to the mute stone, 'Arise!' Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in its midst.
Matthew 11:21
"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Matthew 23:13-16
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Matthew 23:27
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Matthew 23:29
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
Matthew 26:24
The Son of Man goes, even as it is written of him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born."
Luke 11:46-47
He said, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won't even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.
John 9:22
His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.
John 19:6
When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves, and crucify him, for I find no basis for a charge against him."
Jude 1:11
Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah's rebellion.
1 Kings 21:13
The two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him. The base fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king!" Then they carried him out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.
Isaiah 3:11
Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.
Isaiah 5:11
Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!