Jeremiah 5:28
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
Deuteronomy 32:15
you became fat, bloated, and gorged.
He abandoned the God who made him
and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
Isaiah 1:23
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor,
Psalm 73:12
They are always at ease,
and they increase their wealth.
Jeremiah 7:6
if you no longer oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow
Job 12:6
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.
Job 15:27-28
and his waistline bulges with it,
Job 21:23-24
completely secure
Job 29:12-14
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
Psalm 72:4
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.
Psalm 73:6-7
and violence covers them like a garment.
Psalm 82:2-4
and show partiality to the wicked?
Psalm 119:70
but I delight in Your instruction.
Jeremiah 2:33
you also teach evil women your ways.
Jeremiah 12:1
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?
Jeremiah 22:15-19
Didn’t your father eat and drink
and administer justice and righteousness?
Then it went well with him.
Ezekiel 5:6-7
But she has rebelled against My ordinances with more wickedness than the nations, and against My statutes more than the countries that surround her. For her people have rejected My ordinances and have not walked in My statutes.
Ezekiel 16:47-52
Didn’t you walk in their ways and do their detestable practices? It was only a short time before you behaved more corruptly than they did.
Amos 4:1
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”
1 Corinthians 5:1
It is widely reported that there is sexual immorality
James 5:4-5
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers
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Waxen
you became fat, bloated, and gorged.
He abandoned the God who made him
and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
and his waistline bulges with it,
completely secure
and violence covers them like a garment.
but I delight in Your instruction.
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”
Overpass
you also teach evil women your ways.
Judge
Didn’t your father eat and drink
and administer justice and righteousness?
Then it went well with him.
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.
and show partiality to the wicked?
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
Yet
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.
They are always at ease,
and they increase their wealth.
General references
and drink the wine of violence.
and defend the cause of
and righteousness stands far off.
For truth has stumbled in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.