Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They do not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.


In whose hands is a wicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of bribes.

A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
To pervert the ways of justice.

Who justify the wicked for a bribe,
And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;




Woe to those who enact evil statutes
And to those who constantly record unjust decisions,

So as to buy the helpless for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”



Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “So you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts.



“For now You number my steps,
You do not observe my sin.


And they do not consider in their hearts
That I remember all their wickedness.
Now their deeds are all around them;
They are before My face.



“I am a joke to my friends,
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and blameless man is a joke.



Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “So you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts.



“For now You number my steps,
You do not observe my sin.


And they do not consider in their hearts
That I remember all their wickedness.
Now their deeds are all around them;
They are before My face.



Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “So you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts.



“For now You number my steps,
You do not observe my sin.


And they do not consider in their hearts
That I remember all their wickedness.
Now their deeds are all around them;
They are before My face.






Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They do not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.


In whose hands is a wicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of bribes.

A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
To pervert the ways of justice.

Who justify the wicked for a bribe,
And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;