20 Can a [a](A)throne of destruction be allied with You,
One (B)which devises [b]mischief by decree?

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  1. Psalm 94:20 Or tribunal
  2. Psalm 94:20 Or trouble, misfortune

20 Can a corrupt throne(A) be allied with you—
    a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?(B)

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21 Who [a]cause a person to be indicted by a word,
And (A)set a trap for the arbitrator at the gate,
And [b](B)defraud the one in the right with [c]meaningless arguments.

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  1. Isaiah 29:21 Lit bring a person under condemnation
  2. Isaiah 29:21 Lit turn aside
  3. Isaiah 29:21 Lit confusion

21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
    who ensnare the defender in court(A)
    and with false testimony(B) deprive the innocent of justice.(C)

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(A)No one sues righteously and (B)no one pleads [a]honestly.
They (C)trust in confusion and speak lies;
They (D)conceive trouble and give birth to disaster.

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  1. Isaiah 59:4 Lit in truth

No one calls for justice;(A)
    no one pleads a case with integrity.
They rely(B) on empty arguments, they utter lies;(C)
    they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.(D)

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13 [a]Offending and (A)denying the Lord,
And turning away from our God,
Speaking (B)oppression and revolt,
Conceiving and (C)uttering lying words from the heart.

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  1. Isaiah 59:13 Or Revolting against and

13 rebellion(A) and treachery against the Lord,
    turning our backs(B) on our God,
inciting revolt and oppression,(C)
    uttering lies(D) our hearts have conceived.

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