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Isaiah 1:23
New King James Version
Isaiah 1:23
New King James Version
23 (A)Your princes are rebellious,
And (B)companions of thieves;
(C)Everyone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They (D)do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
Isaiah 1:23
New International Version
Isaiah 1:23
New International Version
Isaiah 1:23
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 1:23
New American Standard Bible
23 Your (A)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone (B)loves a bribe
And chases after gifts.
They (C)do not obtain justice for the [a]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s case come before them.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:23 Or fatherless
Isaiah 1:23
English Standard Version
Isaiah 1:23
English Standard Version
23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone (A)loves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
(B)They do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow's cause does not come to them.
Micah 7:3
New King James Version
Micah 7:3
New King James Version
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 7:3
New International Version
Micah 7:3
New International Version
Micah 7:3
New American Standard Bible
Micah 7:3
New American Standard Bible
3 As for evil, both hands do it (A)well.
The leader asks for a (B)bribe, also the judge,
And the great one speaks the capricious desire of his soul;
So they plot it together.
Micah 7:3
English Standard Version
Micah 7:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
(B)the prince and (C)the judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
thus they weave it together.
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New American Standard Bible (NASB) 
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English Standard Version (ESV) 
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