Isaiah 59:14 Cross References

Isaiah 59:14

14: Our courts oppose people who are righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found. Truth falls dead in the streets, and fairness has been outlawed.

Isaiah 59:4

  1. No one cares about being fair and honest. Their lawsuits are based on lies. They spend their time plotting evil deeds and then doing them.

Habakkuk 1:4

  1. The law has become paralyzed and useless, and there is no justice given in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous, and justice is perverted with bribes and trickery.

Amos 5:11

  1. You trample the poor and steal what little they have through taxes and unfair rent. Therefore, you will never live in the beautiful stone houses you are building. You will never drink wine from the lush vineyards you are planting.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

  1. I also noticed that throughout the world there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt!

Jeremiah 5:27

  1. Like a cage filled with birds, their homes are filled with evil plots. And the result? Now they are great and rich.
  2. They are well fed and well groomed, and there is no limit to their wicked deeds. They refuse justice to orphans and deny the rights of the poor.

Micah 3:9

  1. Listen to me, you leaders of Israel! You hate justice and twist all that is right.
  2. You are building Jerusalem on a foundation of murder and corruption.
  3. You rulers govern for the bribes you can get; you priests teach God's laws only for a price; you prophets won't prophesy unless you are paid. Yet all of you claim you are depending on the LORD. "No harm can come to us," you say, "for the LORD is here among us."

Jeremiah 5:31

  1. the prophets give false prophecies, and the priests rule with an iron hand. And worse yet, my people like it that way! But what will you do when the end comes?

Isaiah 1:21

  1. See how Jerusalem, once so faithful, has become a prostitute. Once the home of justice and righteousness, she is now filled with murderers.

Psalms 82:2

  1. "How long will you judges hand down unjust decisions? How long will you shower special favors on the wicked?
  2. "Give fair judgment to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
  3. Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.
  4. But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! And because they are in darkness, the whole world is shaken to the core.

Zephaniah 3:1

  1. How terrible it will be for rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, the city of violence and crime.
  2. It proudly refuses to listen even to the voice of the LORD. No one can tell it anything; it refuses all correction. It does not trust in the LORD or draw near to its God.
  3. Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims--out for everything they can get. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.

Isaiah 10:1

  1. Destruction is certain for the unjust judges, for those who issue unfair laws.
  2. They deprive the poor, the widows, and the orphans of justice. Yes, they rob widows and fatherless children!

Isaiah 5:23

  1. They take bribes to pervert justice. They let the wicked go free while punishing the innocent.

Micah 7:3

  1. They go about their evil deeds with both hands. How skilled they are at using them! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with money and influence pay them off, and together they scheme to twist justice.
  2. Even the best of them is like a brier; the straightest is more crooked than a hedge of thorns. But your judgment day is coming swiftly now. Your time of punishment is here.
  3. Don't trust anyone--not your best friend or even your wife!

Amos 5:7

  1. You wicked people! You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the poor and oppressed. Righteousness and fair play are meaningless fictions to you.
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