Isaiah 3:14


The Lord enters into judgment with the elders of His people and their princes,
“For it is you who have devoured the vineyard [with your oppression, you have robbed the people and ruined the country];
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.

Job 22:4


“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
That He enters into judgment against you?

Psalm 143:2


And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.

Job 24:2-7


“Some remove the landmarks;
They [violently] seize and pasture flocks [appropriating land and flocks openly].

Job 24:9


“Others snatch the fatherless [infants] from the breast [to sell or make them slaves],
And against the poor they take a pledge [of clothing].

Job 34:23


“For He sets no appointed time for a man,
That he should appear before Him in judgment.

Psalm 14:4


Have all the workers of wickedness and injustice no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call upon the Lord?

Isaiah 3:2-3


The brave man and the warrior [He is also removing],
The judge and the prophet,
The diviner and the elder,

Isaiah 5:7


For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house (nation) of Israel
And the men of Judah are His delightful planting [which He loves].
So He looked for justice, but in fact, [He saw] bloodshed and lawlessness;
[He looked] for righteousness, but in fact, [He heard] a cry of distress and oppression.

Jeremiah 5:27


‘As a cage is full of birds,
So are their houses full of deceit and treachery;
Therefore they have become influential and rich.

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, you [well-fed, pampered] cows (women) of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria,
Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
Who say to their husbands, “Bring [the wine] now, and let us drink!”

Micah 2:2


They covet fields and seize them,
And houses, and take them away.
They oppress and rob a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.

Micah 6:10


“Are there not still treasures gained by wickedness
In the house of the wicked,
And a short (inaccurate) measure [for grain] that is cursed?

Matthew 21:33

“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey [to another country].

James 2:6

But you [in contrast] have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress and exploit you, and personally drag you into the courts of law?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

The ancients

General references

Bible References

Enter

Job 22:4

“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
That He enters into judgment against you?
Job 34:23

“For He sets no appointed time for a man,
That he should appear before Him in judgment.
Psalm 143:2

And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.

The ancients

Isaiah 3:2

The brave man and the warrior [He is also removing],
The judge and the prophet,
The diviner and the elder,

Ye have eaten

Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house (nation) of Israel
And the men of Judah are His delightful planting [which He loves].
So He looked for justice, but in fact, [He saw] bloodshed and lawlessness;
[He looked] for righteousness, but in fact, [He heard] a cry of distress and oppression.
Job 24:2

“Some remove the landmarks;
They [violently] seize and pasture flocks [appropriating land and flocks openly].
Jeremiah 5:27

‘As a cage is full of birds,
So are their houses full of deceit and treachery;
Therefore they have become influential and rich.
Amos 4:1
Hear this word, you [well-fed, pampered] cows (women) of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria,
Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
Who say to their husbands, “Bring [the wine] now, and let us drink!”
Micah 2:2

They covet fields and seize them,
And houses, and take them away.
They oppress and rob a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.
Micah 6:10

“Are there not still treasures gained by wickedness
In the house of the wicked,
And a short (inaccurate) measure [for grain] that is cursed?
Matthew 21:33
“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey [to another country].

General references

Leviticus 25:14
If you sell anything to your friend or buy from your friend, you shall not wrong one another.