Ezekiel 46:18
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18 The prince shall not take any of the inheritance of the people, thrusting them out of their holding; he shall give his sons their inheritance out of his own holding, so that none of my people shall be dispossessed of their holding.”(A)
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Ezekiel 45:8
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8 of the land. It is to be his property in Israel. And my princes shall no longer oppress my people, but they shall let the house of Israel have the land according to their tribes.(A)
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Ezekiel 22:27
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27 Its officials within it are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.(A)
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1 Kings 21:19
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19 You shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: Have you killed and also taken possession? You shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, dogs will also lick up your blood.”(A)
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Ephesians 4:8
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John 10:28
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28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.(A)
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Micah 3:1-3
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Wicked Rulers and Prophets
3 And I said:
Listen, you heads of Jacob
and rulers of the house of Israel!
Should you not know justice?—(A)
2 you who hate the good and love the evil,
who tear the skin off my people[a]
and the flesh off their bones,(B)
3 who eat the flesh of my people,
flay their skin off them,
break their bones in pieces,
and chop them up like meat[b] in a kettle,
like flesh in a caldron.(C)
Micah 2:1-2
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Social Evils Denounced
2 Woe to those who devise wickedness
and evil deeds[a] on their beds!
When the morning dawns, they perform it,
because it is in their power.(A)
2 They covet fields and seize them,
houses and take them away;
they oppress householder and house,
people and their inheritance.(B)
Footnotes
- 2.1 Cn: Heb work evil
Micah 1:1-2
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1 The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.(A)
Judgment Pronounced against Samaria
2 Hear, you peoples, all of you;
listen, O earth, and all that is in it,
and let the Lord God be a witness against you,
the Lord from his holy temple.(B)
Ezekiel 34:21
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21 Because you pushed with flank and shoulder and butted at all the weak animals with your horns until you scattered them far and wide,
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Ezekiel 34:3-6
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3 You eat the fat; you clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatted calves, but you do not feed the sheep.(A) 4 You have not strengthened the weak; you have not healed the sick; you have not bound up the injured; you have not brought back the strays; you have not sought the lost, but with force and harshness you have ruled them.(B) 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and scattered they became food for all the wild animals.(C) 6 My sheep were scattered; they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill; my sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, with no one to search or seek for them.
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Jeremiah 23:5-6
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The Righteous Branch of David
5 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.(A) 6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”(B)
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Isaiah 32:1-2
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Government with Justice Predicted
32 See, a king will reign in righteousness,
and princes[a] will rule with justice.(A)
2 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a covert from the tempest,
like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.(B)
Footnotes
- 32.1 Gk: Heb and for princes
Isaiah 11:3-4
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3 His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
He shall not judge by what his eyes see
or decide by what his ears hear,(A)
4 but with righteousness he shall judge for the poor
and decide with equity for the oppressed of the earth;
he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.(B)
Psalm 78:72
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72 With upright heart he tended them
and guided them with skillful hand.(A)
Psalm 72:2-4
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2 May he judge your people with righteousness
and your poor with justice.(A)
3 May the mountains yield prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness.(B)
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the needy,
and crush the oppressor.(C)
Psalm 68:18
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18 You ascended the high mount,
leading captives in your train
and receiving gifts from people,
even from those who rebel against the Lord God’s abiding there.(A)
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