Isaiah 32:7

Scoundrels do things that are evil and that deceive people; they plan to do evil things; by telling lies in court they cause poor people to ◄have trouble/be convicted►, even when what the poor people are requesting is fair/just.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

In Context

6Foolish people say things that are foolish, and they plan to do evil things. Their behavior is disgraceful, and they say things about Yahweh that are false. They do not give food to those who are hungry, and they do not give water to those who are thirsty.

8But honorable people plan to do honorable/good things, and they do the honorable/good things that they plan to do.

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:10Then find two men who always cause trouble. Give them places to sit opposite/facing him. Tell these men to testify that they heard Naboth say things that criticized God and the king. Then take Naboth out of the city and kill him by throwing stones at him.”

Psalms 64:4Without being afraid, they lie about people and slander people who have not done what is wrong, like someone who suddenly jumps up from where he is hiding and shoots arrows at his enemy [MET].

Isaiah 1:23Your leaders are rebels; they spend time with thieves. They all want to get bribes and force others to give them gifts in order that they do good things for them. They do not defend orphans in court, and they do not do all they can to enable widows to get what they should receive.

Isaiah 59:3You do violent things [MTY] to others, with the result that your hands are stained with their blood. You constantly tell [MTY] lies, and you say [MTY] evil things about others.

Jeremiah 5:26Among my people are wicked people who hide along the roads to ambush/attack people like [SIM] men who hunt birds ◄put out nets/set traps► to catch them.

Micah 2:1Terrible things will happen to you who lie awake at night, planning to do wicked things. You get up at dawn, and you do those things, as soon as you are able to do them.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 32:2-9

The Reign of Justice. ( b. c. 726.) 1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2 And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. 3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. 4 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. 5 The vile… Read the whole commentary →

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