Isaiah 1:23
Thy princes are rebels, and companions of thieves; every one loveth brides, and runneth after rewards; to the fatherless they will not do justice, and the cause of the widow doth not come unto them.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine is drugged with water;
Cross References
Exodus 23:8And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth the clear-sighted, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, and thou shalt not take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
2 Chronicles 24:17But after the death of Yehoyada' came the princes of Judah, and bowed themselves down to the king. Then did the king hearken unto them.
Proverbs 17:23A wicked man taketh a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of justice.
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well; seek for justice, relieve the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Isaiah 3:14The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and their princes; but ye—ye have eaten up the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 1:22-31
The Degeneracy of Jerusalem; Reformation of the Church. ( b. c. 738.) 21 How is the faithful city become a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. 22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: 23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. 24 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I… Read the whole commentary →