Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



Thy rulers, are unruly, and companions of thieves, Every one of the people, loveth a bribe, and runneth after rewards, - The fatherless, they do not vindicate, And, the plea of the widow, reacheth them not.


In whose hands is a plot, and, their right hand, is filled with a bribe.

A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.

Who justify the lawless, for a bribe, - Whereas the righteousness of the righteous, they take from him.

He that walketh righteously, And speaketh uprightly, - He that refuseth the gain of exactions That shaketh his hands free from holding a bribe, That stoppeth his ear from hearkening to deeds of blood, And shutteth his eyes from giving countenance to wrong,

For I know how numerous are your transgressions, and how surpassing your sins, - ye adversaries of the righteous! ye acceptors of a bribe! Even the needy in the gate, have they turned away!


A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.

Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Israel, and because of four, will I not turn it back, - Because they have sold - for silver - the righteous, and the needy - for a pair of shoes:


A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.


Thy rulers, are unruly, and companions of thieves, Every one of the people, loveth a bribe, and runneth after rewards, - The fatherless, they do not vindicate, And, the plea of the widow, reacheth them not.


In whose hands is a plot, and, their right hand, is filled with a bribe.

A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.

Who justify the lawless, for a bribe, - Whereas the righteousness of the righteous, they take from him.

He that walketh righteously, And speaketh uprightly, - He that refuseth the gain of exactions That shaketh his hands free from holding a bribe, That stoppeth his ear from hearkening to deeds of blood, And shutteth his eyes from giving countenance to wrong,

For I know how numerous are your transgressions, and how surpassing your sins, - ye adversaries of the righteous! ye acceptors of a bribe! Even the needy in the gate, have they turned away!