Micah 3:9
you rulers of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice
and pervert everything that is right,
Psalm 58:1-2
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.”
Do you judge people fairly?
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.
Exodus 3:16
“Go and assemble the elders of Israel and say to them: Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has appeared to me and said: I have paid close attention to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt.
Leviticus 26:15
if you reject My statutes and despise My ordinances, and do not observe all My commands—and break My covenant,
Deuteronomy 27:19
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
Proverbs 17:15
both are detestable to the Lord.
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.
Hosea 5:1
Pay attention, house of Israel!
Listen, royal house!
For the judgment applies to you
because you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread out on Tabor.
Micah 3:1
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?
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you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?
Pay attention, house of Israel!
Listen, royal house!
For the judgment applies to you
because you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread out on Tabor.
That
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
Do you judge people fairly?
both are detestable to the Lord.
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.
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.
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And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
and righteousness stands far off.
For truth has stumbled in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.