Isaiah 5:23
Which justify the rasha for shochad (bribe), 1 and take away the tzidkat tzaddikim from him! 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
In Context
22Hoy unto them that are Gibborim to drink yayin, 1 and anshei chayil to mix shechar; 1
Cross References
Exodus 23:6Thou shalt not pervert the mishpat of thy poor in his riv (cause, lawsuit).
1 Kings 21:13And there came in two anashim, bnei beliyaal, and sat opposite him; and the anashim of beliyaal witnessed against him, even against Navot, in the presence of the people, saying, Navot blasphemed Elohim vaMelech! Then they took him forth outside of the Ir, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
Psalms 94:21They band together against the nefesh of the tzaddik, 1 and condemn dahm naki (innocent blood). 1
Proverbs 17:23A rasha accepts a shochad (bribe) out of the kheyk (bosom), + 17:23 i.e., secretly 1 to pervert the orkhot mishpat (paths of justice). 1
Proverbs 31:4It is not for melachim, O Lemuel, 1 it is not for melachim to drink yayin; 1 nor for rulers to crave strong drink; 1
Isaiah 1:23Thy sarim (princes) are rebellious, 1 and companions of ganavim: 1 every one loveth bribes, 1 and followeth after rewards: 1 they give no justice to the fatherless, 1 neither doth the cause of the almanah come unto them. 1
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 5:19-30
Denunciations against Sin. ( b. c. 758.) 18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: 19 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! 20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in… Read the whole commentary →