Isaiah 10:1
Woe to them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
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Exodus 23:3Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
1 Kings 21:13And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
Psalms 58:2Yes, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked! it shall be ill with him : for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Isaiah 5:11Woe to them that rise early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflameth them!
Isaiah 5:20Woe to 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!
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 →