"None¹ callethª° for justice,ª nor¹ [any] pleadethª° for truth:ª they trustª° in¹ vanity,ª and speakª° lies;ª they conceiveª° mischief,ª and bring forthª° iniquity.ª" {Isa 59:4} + "Which justifyª° the wickedª forª reward,ª and take awayª° the righteousnessª of the righteousª from¹ him!" {Isa 5:23} + "Woeª unto them that decreeª° unrighteousª decrees,ª and that writeª° grievousnessª [which] they have prescribed;ª° ... To turn asideª° the needyª from judgment,ª¹ and to take awayª° the rightª from the poorª of my people,ª that widowsª may be¹ their prey,ª and [that] they may robª° the fatherless!ª" {Isa 10:1-2} + "How long¹¹ will ye judgeª° unjustly,ª and acceptª° the personsª of the wicked?ª Selah.ª ... They knowª° not,¹ neither¹ will they understand;ª° they walk²° on¹ in darkness:ª all¹ the foundations²¹ of the earthª are out of course.ª°" {Psa 82:2-5} + "And moreover¹ I sawª° under¹ the sunª the placeª of judgment,ª [that] wickednessª [was] there;¹ and the placeª of righteousness,ª [that] iniquityª [was] there.¹" {Ecc 3:16} + "As a cageª is fullª of birds,ª so¹ [are] their housesª fullª of deceit:ª therefore¹¹ they are become great,ª° and waxen rich.ª° ... They are waxen fat,ª° they shine:ª° yea,¹ they overpassª° the deedsª of the wicked:ª they judgeª° not¹ the cause,ª the cause¹ of the fatherless,ª yet they prosper;ª° and the rightª of the needyª do they not¹ judge.ª°" {Jer 5:27-28} + "The prophetsª prophesyª° falsely,ª and the priestsª bear ruleª° by¹ their means;ª and my peopleª loveª° [to have it] so:¹ and what¹ will ye doª° in the endª thereof?" {Jer 5:31} + "Ye who turnª° judgmentª to wormwood,ª and leave off²°¹ righteousnessª in the earth,ª" {Ams 5:7} + "Forasmuchª therefore¹ as your treadingª° [is] upon¹ the poor,ª and ye takeª° from¹ him burdensª of wheat:ª ye have builtª° housesª of hewn stone,ª but ye shall not¹ dwellª° in them; ye have plantedª° pleasantª vineyards,ª but ye shall not¹ drinkª°¹ wineª of them." {Ams 5:11} + "Hearª° this,¹ I pray you,¹ ye headsª of the houseª of Jacob,ª and princesª of the houseª of Israel,ª that abhorª° judgment,ª and pervertª° all¹ equity.ª ... The headsª thereof judgeª° for reward,ª and the priestsª thereof teachª° for hire,ª and the prophetsª thereof divineª° for money:ª yet will they leanª° upon¹ the LORD,ª and say,ª° [Is] not¹ the LORDª amongª us? none¹ evilª can comeª° upon¹ us." {Mic 3:9-11} + "That they may do evilª¹ with both handsª earnestly,ª° the princeª asketh,ª° and the judgeª° [asketh] for a reward;ª and the greatª [man], he¹ utterethª° his mischievousª desire:ª so they wrap it up.ª° ... Trustª° ye not¹ in a friend,ª put ye not confidenceª°¹ in a guide:ª keepª° the doorsª of thy mouthª from her that liethª°¹ in thy bosom.ª" {Mic 7:3-5} + "Therefore¹¹ the lawª is slacked,ª° and judgmentª doth neverª¹ go forth:ª° for¹ the wickedª doth compass²° about¹¹ the righteous;ª therefore¹¹ wrongª° judgmentª proceedeth.ª°" {Hab 1:4} + "Woeª to her that is filthy²°¹ and polluted,ª° to the oppressingª° city!ª ... Her princesª withinª her [are] roaringª° lions;ª her judgesª° [are] eveningª wolves;ª they gnaw not the bonesª°¹ till the morrow.ª" {Zph 3:1-3} |
