to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder. Cross References Psalm 94:6 They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless. Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them. Isaiah 3:14 The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: "You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses. Isaiah 3:15 Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?" declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. Isaiah 5:23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice. Isaiah 32:6 For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink. Isaiah 59:15 Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice. Treasury of Scripture To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! turn aside Isaiah 29:21 Lamentations 3:35 Amos 2:7 that wisdom Isaiah 1:23 Isaiah 3:14 Isaiah 5:7 |