23 Your (A)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone (B)loves a bribe
And chases after gifts.
They (C)do not obtain justice for the [a]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s case come before them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:23 Or fatherless

23 (A)Who declare the wicked innocent for a bribe,
And (B)take away the [a]rights of the ones who are in the right!

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  1. Isaiah 5:23 Lit justice

Judgment on Israel

This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of (A)Israel, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they (B)sell the righteous for [a]money,
And the needy for a pair of sandals.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:6 Lit silver

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