Reference: Justice
Hastings
Justice, as an attribute of God, is referred to in AV in Job 37:23; Ps 89:14 (RV 'righteousness'), and Jer 50:7. In all cases the Heb. is tsedeq or tsed
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Far be it with respect to thee doing as this word to kill the just with the wicked; and for the just to be as the wicked, far be it with respect to thee: shall not the judge of all the earth do judgment?
And it will be after three months, and it will be announced to Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law committed fornication; and also, behold, she conceived by fornication. And Judah will say, Bring her forth, and she shall be burnt
And it will be on the morrow, and Moses will sit to judge the people: and they will stand by Moses from the morning to the evening. And Moses' father-in-law will see all which he did for the people, and he will say, What this thou doest to the people? Wherefore wilt thou sit alone by thyself, and all the people stand by thee from morning to evening? read more. And Moses will say to his father-in-law, Because the people will come to me to seek God. For when the word will be to them, they came to me, and I judged between a man and between his friend, and I made known the laws Of God and his precepts. And Moses' father-in-law will say to him, The word is not good which thou doest. Fading, thou wilt fade away, also thou, also this people that is with thee: for this word is heavy for thee; thou wilt not be able to do it thyself alone. Now hear to my voice, I will advise thee, and God will be with thee: be thou for the people towards God, and bring thou their words to God; And teach them the laws and the precepts and make known to them the way they shall go in it, and the work which they shall do. And thou shalt look out from all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, men hating gain; and set thou over them chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of ten. And they judged the people in all time: and it will be every great word they will bring to thee, and every small word they shall judge: and it will be light for thee, and they shall lift up with thee. If thou shalt do this word, and God commanded thee, and thou shalt be. able to stand, and all this people shall go to their place in peace. And Moses will hear to the voice of Jethro, and will do all that he said. And Moses will choose men of ability from all Israel, and he will give them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, chiefs of ten. And they judged the people in all time; and the hard word they brought to Moses, and every small word they will judge themselves.
And they judged the people in all time; and the hard word they brought to Moses, and every small word they will judge themselves. And Moses will, send away his father-in-law, and he will go for himself to his land.
If the thief shall not be found, and the lord of the house being brought to God, if he put not forth his hand upon his friend's goods.
If the thief shall not be found, and the lord of the house being brought to God, if he put not forth his hand upon his friend's goods. For every word of transgression, for ox, for ass, for sheep, for garment, for every loss which if this say is his: to God the word of both of them shall come; whom God shall condemn, he shall recompense double to his friend.
For every word of transgression, for ox, for ass, for sheep, for garment, for every loss which if this say is his: to God the word of both of them shall come; whom God shall condemn, he shall recompense double to his friend.
And Jehovah will say to Moses, Gather to me seventy men of the old men of Israel, whom thou knewest that they were old men of the people, and their scribes; and take them to the tent of appointment, and they shall stand there with thee.
When a word shall be hard for thee for judging between blood to blood, between controversy to controversy, and between blow to blow, words of contention in thy gates; and thou didst arise and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose in it; And thou didst go to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge which shall be in those days, and seek out; and they shall announce to thee the word of judgment read more. And thou shalt do according to the mouth of the word which they shall announce to thee from that place which Jehovah shall choose; and thou shalt watch to do according to all which they shall shew thee: According to the mouth of the precept which they shall shew thee, and according to the judgment which they shall say to thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not turn aside from the word which they shall announce to thee, to the right, and to the left And the man which shall do in pride not to hear to the priest, he standing to serve there Jehovah thy God, or to the judge, and that man shall die: and put thou away evil from Israel And all the people shall hear, and shall fear, and shall no more act proudly.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin which he shall sin; by the mouth of two witnesses or by the mouth of three witnesses the word shall be established.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin which he shall sin; by the mouth of two witnesses or by the mouth of three witnesses the word shall be established. If a witness of wrong shall rise up against a man to testify apostasy against him;
If a witness of wrong shall rise up against a man to testify apostasy against him; And the two men to whom is the contention stood before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days;
And the two men to whom is the contention stood before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days; And the judges sought out diligently; and behold, a witness of falsehood, the witness of falsehood testified against his brother;
And the judges sought out diligently; and behold, a witness of falsehood, the witness of falsehood testified against his brother; And ye did to him as he purposed to do to his brother: and put away evil from the midst of thee
And ye did to him as he purposed to do to his brother: and put away evil from the midst of thee And they remaining shall hear, and fear, and shall no more add to do according to this evil word in the midst of thee.
And they remaining shall hear, and fear, and shall no more add to do according to this evil word in the midst of thee. And thine eye shall not pity; soul for soul, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot
And thine eye shall not pity; soul for soul, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot
When there shall be found a wounded in the land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee, to possess it, fallen in the field, not knowing who smote him: And thy old men and thy judges shall come forth and measure to the cities which are round about him wounded: read more. And it was the the city being near to the wounded, and the old men of the city took a heifer of the kine which was not worked with, and drew not in the yoke: And the old men of that city brought down the heifer to a perennial valley which shall not be worked in it, and shall not be sown, and they break there the neck of the heifer in the valley; And the priests, the sons of Levi, came near, for in them Jehovah thy God chose to serve him and to bless in the name of Jehovah, and by their mouth shall be every controversy and every blow. And all the old men of that city being near to him wounded, shall wash their hands over the heifer having her neck broken in the valley: And they answered and said, Our hands poured not out this blood, and our eyes saw not Expiate for thy people Israel whom thou didst redeem, O Jehovah, and thou shalt not give innocent blood in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood was expiated to them. And thou shalt put away innocent blood from the midst of thee when thou shall do the right in the eyes of Jehovah.
If there shall be to a man a son stubborn and rebellious, he not hearing to the voice of his father and to the voice of his mother, and they chastised him, and he will not hear to them: And his father and his mother laid hold on him and brought him to the old men of his city, and to the gate of his place;
And his father and his mother laid hold on him and brought him to the old men of his city, and to the gate of his place; And they said to the old men of of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he heard not to our voice; he is vile, and drinking to excess. read more. And all the men of his city stoned him with stones, and he died: and put thou away evil from the midst of thee, and all Israel shall hear and shall fear.
And the father of the young girl took, and her mother, and brought the signs of virginity of the young girl to the elders of the city to the gate:
And if the man shall not desire to take his brother's wife, and his brother's wife went up to the gate to the old men, and said, My husband's brother refused to raise up to his brother a name in Israel, and he would not act my husband's brother.
The Rock, his work complete: For all his ways judgment: A God of faithfulness and not of iniquity Just and right is he.
And to Levi he said, Thy Truth and thy Light to the godly man whom they tried in the trial; thou wilt contend with him at the water of contention.
And we were as all the nations; and our king judged us and went out before us, and fought our battles.
And Absalom rose early and stood by the hand of the way of the gate: and it will be every man which shall be to him strife coming to the king for judgment, and Absalom will call to him and say, Where, from what city thou? And he will say, of one of the tribes of Israel is thy servant And Absalom will say to him, See, thy words good and straight, and none to hear to thee from the king. read more. And Absalom will say, Who will set me judge in the land? and to me shall every man come which shall be to him strife and judgment, and I did him justice. And it was in a man's coming near to worship to him, and he stretched forth his hand and laid hold of him, and kissed him. And Absalom will do according to this word to all Israel who will come for judgment to the king: and Absalom will steal the heart of the men of Israel.
And a porch of the throne upon which he will judge there, a porch of judgment he made: and it was covered with cedar from the bottom even to the bottom.
And a porch of the throne upon which he will judge there, a porch of judgment he made: and it was covered with cedar from the bottom even to the bottom.
And she will write letters in the name of Ahab, and seal with his seal; and she will send the letters to the old men, and to the nobles who were in his city dwelling with Naboth. And she will write in the letters, Saying, Call a fast; set Naboth in the head of the people: read more. And set two men, sons of Belial, over against him, and they shall bear witness, saying, Thou didst praise God and the king. And they shall bring him forth and stone him, and he shall die. And the men of his city, the old men and the nobles, who were dwelling in his city, will do as Jezebel sent to them, according to what was written in the letters which she sent to them. They called a fast; they will set Naboth upon the head of the people. And two men will come, sons of Belial, and they will set before him: and the men of Belial will testify against Naboth before the people, saying, Naboth praised Jehovah and the king. And they will bring him without the city, and stone him with stones, and he will die.
And thou Ezra, according to the wisdom of thy God that is in thy hand, appoint judges and tribunals to be judging for all the people that are beyond the river, to all knowing the laws of thy God; and those not knowing ye shall cause to know.
And our chiefs to all the convocation shall stand now, and all who in our cities dwelt with strange wives, shall come at the appointed times, and with them the old men of city and city, and its judges, until the turning back the burning of the anger of our God from us even for this word.
Who will give to me hearing to me.? Behold, my sign, the Almighty will answer me, and the man contending with me wrote a book.
And thou didst fill up the judgment of the unjust one; judgment and right shall hold together.
The Almighty we found not: great of power and judgment, and much justice, he will not afflict
Justice and judgment the preparing of thy throne: mercy and truth shall anticipate thy face.
Justice and judgment the preparing of thy throne: mercy and truth shall anticipate thy face.
A cloud and darkness round about him: justice and judgment the preparing of his throne.
Thy chiefs turning away, and associates of thieves: every one loving a gift and following recompenses: the orphan they will not judge, and the cause of the widow will not come to them.
For the vineyard of Jehovah of armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah the plant of his pleasures: and he will wait for judgment, and behold bloodshed; for justice, and behold a cry.
Wo to those saying, to evil, good, and to the good, evil; putting darkness for light, and light for darkness; putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitten
Justifying the unjust on account of a gift, and they will take away the justice of the just from him.
His sweet odor in the fear of Jehovah: and not according to the seeing of his eyes shall he judge, and not according to the hearing of his ears shall he decide. And he judged the powerless with justice, and he decided in straightness for the humble of the earth: and he struck the earth with the rod of his mouth, and by the spirit of his lips he will slay the unjust.
And for this Jehovah will wait to compassionate you, and for this he will be lifted up to pity you, for Jehovah is a God of judgment: happy all they waiting for him.
All finding them consumed them: and their adversaries said, We shall not transgress, for they sinned against Jehovah the habitation of justice, and the hope of their fathers, Jehovah.
And he shall not give upon interest, and he shall not take interest, from iniquity he shall turn back his hand; he shall do judgment of truth between man to man.
They took a gift in thee to pour out blood; thou tookest usury and interest, and thou wilt plunder thy neighbors by violence, and thou didst forget me, says the Lord Jehovah.
Now I Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and honor to the king of the heavens, that all his works are truth, and his paths judgment: and that they going about in pride, he being able to bring low.
For I knew your many transgressions, and your strong sins: pressing upon the just, taking a ransom, and they turned away the needy in the gate
Hate evil and love good, and set ye judgment in the gate: perhaps Jehovah God of armies will compassionate the remnant of Joseph.
Her heads will judge for a gift, and her priests will teach for hire, and her prophets will divine for silver: and they will lean upon Jehovah, saying, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? he will not bring evil upon us.
For doing evil with the hands to do well, the chief asking, and the judge, for peace; and the great one, he spake the mischief of his soul: and they will entangle it
These the words which ye shall do: speak the truth each with his neighbor; truth and the judgment of peace judge ye in your gates.
And when Herod was about to bring him before, in that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the watch before the door kept the prison.
Then the captain of a thousand, having drawn near, took him, and commanded to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he might be, and what he had done.
For if truly I act with injustice, and have done anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be nothing of which these accuse me, no one can yield me up to them. I appeal to Caesar. Then Festus, having conversed with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar, to Caesar shalt thou go.
And when the foreigners saw the wild beast hanging on his hand, they said to one another, This man is altogether a murderer, whom, saved from the sea, vengeance suffered not to live.