Ecclesiastes 3:16
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Injustice Seems to Prevail
16 Moreover (A)I saw under the sun:
In the place of [a]judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
[b]Iniquity was there.
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- Ecclesiastes 3:16 justice
- Ecclesiastes 3:16 Wickedness
Ecclesiastes 4:1
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The Uselessness of Selfish Toil
4 Then I returned and considered all the (A)oppression that is done under the sun:
And look! The tears of the oppressed,
But they have no comforter—
[a]On the side of their oppressors there is power,
But they have no comforter.
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- Ecclesiastes 4:1 Lit. At the hand
Ecclesiastes 5:8
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The Vanity of Gain and Honor
8 If you (A)see the oppression of the poor, and the violent [a]perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for (B)high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:8 wresting
Acts 23:3
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3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit to judge me according to the law, and (A)do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
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James 2:6
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6 But (A)you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you (B)and drag you into the courts?
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Matthew 26:59
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59 Now the chief priests, [a]the elders, and all the council sought (A)false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death,
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- Matthew 26:59 NU omits the elders
Zephaniah 3:3
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3 (A)Her princes in her midst are roaring lions;
Her judges are (B)evening wolves
That leave not a bone till morning.
Micah 7:3
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3 That they may successfully do evil with both hands—
The prince asks for gifts,
The judge seeks a (A)bribe,
And the great man utters his evil desire;
So they scheme together.
Micah 2:2
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2 They (A)covet fields and take them by violence,
Also houses, and seize them.
So they oppress a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.
Isaiah 59:14
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14 Justice is turned back,
And righteousness stands afar off;
For truth is fallen in the street,
And equity cannot enter.
Psalm 94:21-22
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21 They gather together against the life of the righteous,
And condemn (A)innocent blood.
22 But the Lord has been my defense,
And my God the rock of my refuge.
Psalm 82:2-5
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2 How long will you judge unjustly,
And (A)show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 [a]Defend the poor and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and (B)needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy;
Free them from the hand of the wicked.
5 They do not know, nor do they understand;
They walk about in darkness;
All the (C)foundations of the earth are [b]unstable.
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- Psalm 82:3 Vindicate
- Psalm 82:5 moved
Psalm 58:1-2
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The Just Judgment of the Wicked
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David.
58 Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones?
Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men?
2 No, in heart you work wickedness;
You weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.
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- Psalm 58:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth
1 Kings 21:9-21
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9 She wrote in the letters, saying,
Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth [a]with high honor among the people; 10 and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, “You have (A)blasphemed God and the king.” Then take him out, and (B)stone him, that he may die.
11 So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. 12 (C)They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people. 13 And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels (D)witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!” (E)Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”
15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” 16 So it was, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
The Lord Condemns Ahab
17 (F)Then the word of the Lord came to (G)Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 “Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, (H)who lives in Samaria. There he is, in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it. 19 You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Have you murdered and also taken possession?” ’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: (I)“In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.” ’ ”
20 So Ahab said to Elijah, (J)“Have you found me, O my enemy?”
And he answered, “I have found you, because (K)you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord: 21 ‘Behold, (L)I will bring calamity on you. I will take away your (M)posterity, and will cut off from Ahab (N)every male in Israel, both (O)bond and free.
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- 1 Kings 21:9 Lit. at the head
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