Isaiah 10:1

Woe to those who enact unjust laws and write unfair decrees. 1

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Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

In Context

2They deprive the needy of justice, rob the poor of my people of their rights, 1 plunder widows, and make the fatherless their prey! 1

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Cross References

Exodus 23:3You must not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

1 Kings 21:13The two dishonest men came in and sat before Naboth; they testified against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed both God and the king.” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death.

Psalms 58:2No, you commit wickedness in your heart; 1 you distribute violence throughout the land with your hands. 1

Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked! It will go badly for him, for the recompense of his hands will be done to him. 1

Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to obtain strong drink, 1 those who linger late into the night until wine inflames them. 1

Isaiah 5:20Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; 1 who represent darkness as light, and light as darkness; 1 who represent bitter as sweet, and sweet as bitter! 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 10:1

The prophet, in this chapter, is dealing, I. With the proud oppressors of his people at home, that abused their power, to pervert justice, whom he would reckon with for their tyranny, ver. 1-4 . II. With a threatening invader of his people from abroad, Sennacherib king of Assyria, concerning whom observe, 1. The commission given him to invade Judah, ver. 5, 6 . 2. His pride and insolence in the execution of that commission, ver. 7-11 , 13 , 14 . 3. A rebuke given to his haughtiness, and a threatening of his fall… Read the whole commentary →

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