Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the
King James Version
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
Holman Bible
“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner.
International Standard Version
"I'll come near to you for judgment. I'll be a witness, quick to speak against sorcerers, against adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defraud the laborer of his wage, against those who defraud the widow and the orphan, against those who deprive the alien of justice, and against those who don't fear me," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
A Conservative Version
And I will come near to you to judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the FALSE swearers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the f
American Standard Version
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right , and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Amplified
“Then I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and against those who turn away the alien [from his right], and those who do not fear Me [with awe-filled reverence],” says the Lord of hosts.
Bible in Basic English
And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the Lord of armies.
Darby Translation
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hired servant in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Julia Smith Translation
And I came near to you for judgment: and I was a swift witness against those practicing magic, and against those committing adultery, and against those swearing to falsehood, and against those oppressing the hire of the hireling, the widow and the orphan, and those turning aside the stranger, and they feared not me, said Jehovah of armies.
King James 2000
And I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right, and fear not me, says the LORD of hosts.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Then I will approach you for judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers, and against those who swear {falsely}, and against the oppressors of [the] hired worker [with his] wages, [the] widow and [the] orphan, and {the abusers of} [the] alien, and [yet] do not fear me," says Yahweh of hosts.
Modern King James verseion
And I will come near you to judgment. And I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those who extort from the hired laborer's wages, and turning away the widow, and the orphan, the alien, and not fearing Me, says Jehovah of Hosts.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will come and punish you, and I myself will be a swift witness against the witches, against the adulterers, against false swearers: yea, and against those that wrongfully keep back the hireling's duty, which vex the widows and the fatherless, and oppress the stranger, and fear not me, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.
NET Bible
"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.
New Heart English Bible
I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and do not fear me," says the LORD of hosts.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore will I draw near unto you for judgment, and will become a swift witness against the mutterers of incantations, and against the adulterers, and against them that swear to a falsehood, - and against them who rob the hire of the hireling, the widow and the fatherless, and that drive away the sojourner, and do not revere me, saith Yahweh of hosts.
Webster
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
World English Bible
I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don't fear me," says Yahweh of Armies.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.
Themes
Aliens » To be treated with justice
Business life » Employers » Failing to pay a living wage
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Perjury condemned
Fatherless » God will » Punish those who oppress
God » Judgments of » General references to
God's Judgments » General references to
Hireling » Not to be oppressed
Malachi » Fortells the coming of the messiah
Oaths » The jews » Condemned for false
Servant » Hired » Unclassified scriptures relating to
Servants » Hired » Often oppressed and their wages kept back
Strangers » Instances of oppression of
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall be judged on account of
Theft » Includes fraud concerning wages
Wages » Sins of employers respecting payment of wages » Failing to pay a living wage
The wicked » Appointed by God corrupt » Threatenings against
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Judgment At The Lord's Coming
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Then the
Phrases
Cross References
Leviticus 19:13
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Deuteronomy 24:17
“
Deuteronomy 27:19
‘
Jeremiah 29:23
because they have
Malachi 2:14
Yet you say, ‘For what reason?’ Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the
James 5:4
Behold,
Genesis 20:11
Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no
Genesis 42:18
Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for
Exodus 1:17
But the midwives
Exodus 18:21
Furthermore, you shall
Exodus 22:21-24
“
Leviticus 20:6
‘As for the person who turns to
Leviticus 20:10
‘
Leviticus 20:27
‘Now a man or a woman
Deuteronomy 5:11
‘
Deuteronomy 5:17-21
‘
Deuteronomy 24:14-15
“
Nehemiah 5:15
But the former governors who were before me
Psalm 36:1
For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.
Transgression speaks to the ungodly within
There is
Psalm 50:3-7
And it is very
Psalm 81:8
O Israel, if you
Psalm 96:13
For He is coming to judge the earth.
And the peoples in His faithfulness.
Psalm 98:9
He will judge the world with righteousness
And
Proverbs 8:13
And the
Proverbs 16:6
And by the
Proverbs 22:22-23
Or
Proverbs 23:10-11
Or
Jeremiah 7:9-10
Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear falsely, and
Jeremiah 22:13-17
And his
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And
Ezekiel 22:6-12
“Behold, the
Ezekiel 34:20-22
Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them, “Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
Micah 1:2
And let the Lord
The Lord from His holy temple.
Zechariah 5:3-4
Then he said to me, “This is the
Malachi 2:17
You have
Matthew 23:13-35
Luke 23:40
But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
Romans 3:8
And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Or
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are:
1 Thessalonians 4:6
and that no man transgress and
Hebrews 10:30-31
For we know Him who said, “
Hebrews 13:4
James 5:8-9
James 5:12
But above all,
Jude 1:14-15
It was also about these men that
Revelation 21:8
Revelation 22:15