Injustice

Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah.

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

Thus said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed in this place. — read the full passage →

Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me,

Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change. — read the full passage →

`Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.

If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones <FI>are<Fi> over them.

An abomination to the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked <FI>is<Fi> the upright in the way!

Yet I--I inquire for God, And for God I give my word, — read the full passage →

from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.

Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive <FI>for<Fi> the widow.

Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, <FI>is<Fi> abomination before God;

Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.

Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety <FI>him who<Fi> doth breathe for it.

An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> always to pray, and not to faint, — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness. — read the full passage →

Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> righteous in her midst, He doth not do perverseness, Morning by morning His judgment he giveth to the light, It hath not been lacking, And the perverse doth not know shame.

`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

Woe <FI>to<Fi> those decreeing decrees of iniquity, And writers who have prescribed perverseness. — read the full passage →

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

O the happiness of those keeping judgment, Doing righteousness at all times.

The wicked findeth favour, He hath not learned righteousness, In a land of straightforwardness he dealeth perversely, And seeth not the excellency of Jehovah.

Rob not the poor because he <FI>is<Fi> poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate. — read the full passage →

Whoso is lending <FI>to<Fi> Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

And again, I have seen under the sun the place of judgment--there <FI>is<Fi> the wicked; and the place of righteousness--there <FI>is<Fi> the wicked. — read the full passage →

Is not this the fast that I chose--To loose the bands of wickedness, To shake off the burdens of the yoke, And to send out the oppressed free, And every yoke ye draw off?

He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich--only to want.

To bruise under one's feet any bound ones of earth, — read the full passage →

A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

Woe <FI>to<Fi> those decreeing decrees of iniquity, And writers who have prescribed perverseness. — read the full passage →

The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

`Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;

`Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause <FI>others<Fi> to turn aside;

To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High, — read the full passage →

Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.

that no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger <FI>is<Fi> the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and testified,

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!

A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah.

For to righteousness judgment turneth back, And after it all the upright of heart, — read the full passage →

`Cursed <FI>is<Fi> he who is turning aside the judgment of fatherless, sojourner, and widow, --and all the people have said, Amen.

for Jehovah your God--He <FI>is<Fi> God of the gods, and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful; who accepteth not persons, nor taketh a bribe;

And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.

They were ashamed when they did abomination! Yea, they are not at all ashamed, Yea, blushing they have not known, Therefore they do fall among those falling, In the time I have inspected them, They stumble, said Jehovah.

Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity, — read the full passage →

he who is unrighteous--let him be unrighteous still, and he who is filthy--let him be filthy still, and he who is righteous--let him be declared righteous still, and he who is sanctified--let him be sanctified still:

What, then, shall we say? unrighteousness <FI>is<Fi> with God? let it not be!

To the Overseer. --`Destroy not.' --A secret treasure, by David. Is it true, O dumb one, righteously ye speak? Uprightly ye judge, O sons of men? — read the full passage →

And Joseph saith unto them, `Fear not, for <FI>am<Fi> I in the place of God? — read the full passage →

And questioning him also were those warring, saying, `And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, `Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'

And removed backward is judgment, And righteousness afar off standeth, For truth hath been feeble in the street, And straightforwardness is not able to enter,

Balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight <FI>is<Fi> His delight.

A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear <FI>to<Fi> my prayer, without lips of deceit. — read the full passage →

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

Call with the throat, restrain not, As a trumpet lift up thy voice, And declare to My people their transgression, And to the house of Jacob their sins; — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of a fatherless sojourner, nor take in pledge the garment of a widow;

Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine. — read the full passage →

In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

and they were crying with a great voice, saying, `Till when, O Master, the Holy and the True, dost Thou not judge and take vengeance of our blood from those dwelling upon the land?'

but I--I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.

A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.

And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and did cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers he overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves, — read the full passage →

Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.

righteous balances, righteous weights, a righteous ephah, and a righteous hin ye have; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;

`And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

The Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

`Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: True judgment judge ye, And kindness and mercy do one with another. — read the full passage →

Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.

`Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure;

because true and righteous <FI>are<Fi> His judgments, because He did judge the great whore who did corrupt the earth in her whoredom, and He did avenge the blood of His servants at her hand;'

Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon <FI>you<Fi> ; — read the full passage →

`Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: True judgment judge ye, And kindness and mercy do one with another.

The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah--and Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his force, and all kingdoms of the land of the dominion of his hand, and all the peoples are fighting against Jerusalem, and against all its cities--saying: — read the full passage →

`Cursed <FI>is<Fi> he who is removing his neighbour's border, --and all the people have said, Amen.

`Be glad over her, O heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets, because God did judge your judgment of her!'

Lo, he doth come with the clouds, and see him shall every eye, even those who did pierce him, and wail because of him shall all the tribes of the land. Yes! Amen!

Already, indeed, then, there is altogether a fault among you, that ye have judgments with one another; wherefore do ye not rather suffer injustice? wherefore be ye not rather defrauded?

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

Saying, When doth the new moon pass, And we sell ground corn? And the sabbath, and we open out pure corn? To make little the ephah, And to make great the shekel, And to use perversely balances of deceit.

An abomination to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> not good.

For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with. — read the full passage →

Before Jehovah, for He hath come, For He hath come to judge the earth. He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness! — read the full passage →

To the Overseer, on `The Hind of the Morning.' --A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring? — read the full passage →

Wherefore from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days. — read the full passage →

If thou dost return unto the Mighty Thou art built up, Thou puttest iniquity far from thy tents. — read the full passage →

if any one hath an ear--let him hear: — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Then the presidents and satraps have been seeking to find a cause of complaint against Daniel concerning the kingdom, and any cause of complaint and corruption they are not able to find, because that he <FI>is<Fi> faithful, and any error and corruption have not been found in him.

Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich <FI>are<Fi> many.

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works,

since <FI>it is<Fi> a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you--trouble, — read the full passage →

the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

`Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and shall cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake-- — read the full passage →