Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bribery » Condemned
Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves bribes
And chases after gifts.
They do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the widow’s cause come before them [instead they delay or turn a deaf ear].
“You shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the testimony and the cause of the righteous.
Verse Concepts
In whose hands is a wicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of bribes.
A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket
To pervert the ways of justice.
Who justify the wicked and acquit the guilty for a bribe,
And take away the rights of those who are in the right!
He who walks righteously and speaks with integrity,
Who rejects gain from fraud and from oppression,
Who shakes his hand free from the taking of bribes,
Who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes to avoid looking upon evil;
For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great (shocking, innumerable),
You who distress the righteous and take bribes,
And turn away from the poor in the [court of the city] gate [depriving them of justice].
Presents » Were given » To judges to secure a favorable hearing
A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket
To pervert the ways of justice.
Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of Israel and for four (multiplied delinquencies)
I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it,
Because they sell the righteous and innocent for silver
And the needy for the price of a pair of sandals.
The judgment of babylon » Who perverts the ways of judgment
A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket
To pervert the ways of justice.
The Nation » Bribery » Condemned
Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves bribes
And chases after gifts.
They do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the widow’s cause come before them [instead they delay or turn a deaf ear].
“You shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the testimony and the cause of the righteous.
Verse Concepts
In whose hands is a wicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of bribes.
A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket
To pervert the ways of justice.
Who justify the wicked and acquit the guilty for a bribe,
And take away the rights of those who are in the right!
He who walks righteously and speaks with integrity,
Who rejects gain from fraud and from oppression,
Who shakes his hand free from the taking of bribes,
Who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes to avoid looking upon evil;
For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great (shocking, innumerable),
You who distress the righteous and take bribes,
And turn away from the poor in the [court of the city] gate [depriving them of justice].