Isaiah 10:1

Alas! for them who ordain iniquitous decrees,—And, busy writers, who make a business of writing mischief:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Turning aside from judgment, the poor, And robbing, of justice, the oppressed of my people,—So that, widows, become, their spoil, And of the fatherless, they make prey.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:3Even a poor man, shalt thou not prefer in his quarrel.

1 Kings 21:13Then came in the two reckless men, and sat before him, and the men bare witness against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, Naboth hath reviled God and king! So they carried him forth, outside the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

Psalms 58:2Aye! ye all do work, perversity,—Throughout the land, your hands, weigh out, violence!

Isaiah 3:11Alas! for the lawless, it is ill, For what his own hand hath matured, shall be done to him.

Isaiah 5:11Alas, for them who rise early in the morning that strong drink, they may pursue,—Who follow on in the evening cool [until] with wine, they are heated;

Isaiah 5:20Alas! for them Who call evil good and good evil,—Who put darkness for light and light for darkness, Who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

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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