Isaiah 10:2
They pervert the legal rights of the needy, and rob justice from the poor of my people. They steal from widows and cheat orphans.
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1Tragedy is coming to those who pass evil decrees and who write laws to harm people.
Cross References
Exodus 23:6You must not prevent the poor from getting justice in their lawsuits.
Psalms 94:6They kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans.
Proverbs 30:14There are some who have teeth like swords, incisors like knives, ready to devour the poor from the earth, the needy from society.
Isaiah 1:23Your leaders are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and want to get kickbacks. They don't defend the rights of orphans, and refuse to take cases to help widows.
Isaiah 5:7Israel is the vineyard of the Lord Almighty, and the people of Judah are the plants in his garden that made him happy. Yet while he hoped for justice, he only saw injustice; he hoped people would live right, but he only heard the cries of those who were suffering.
Isaiah 29:21those who say things to trick others into sin, those who trap people by legal arguments in court, those who lie to mislead the innocent.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 10:2-5
The Condemnation of Oppressors. ( b. c. 740.) 1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; 2 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! 3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? 4 Without me they shall bow down under… Read the whole commentary →