14 The Lord will enter into judgment
With the elders of His people
And His princes:
“For you have [a]eaten up (A)the vineyard;
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.

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  1. Isaiah 3:14 burned

14 The Lord enters into judgment(A)
    against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
    the plunder(B) from the poor(C) is in your houses.

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“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
And enters into judgment with you?

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“Is it for your piety that he rebukes you
    and brings charges against you?(A)

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But (A)you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you (B)and drag you into the courts?

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But you have dishonored the poor.(A) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(B)

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God’s Punishments Have Not Reformed Israel

Hear this word, you (A)cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria,
Who oppress the (B)poor,
Who crush the needy,
Who say to [a]your husbands, “Bring wine, let us (C)drink!”

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  1. Amos 4:1 Lit. their masters or lords

Israel Has Not Returned to God

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan(A) on Mount Samaria,(B)
    you women who oppress the poor(C) and crush the needy(D)
    and say to your husbands,(E) “Bring us some drinks!(F)

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27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.

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27 Like cages full of birds,
    their houses are full of deceit;(A)
they have become rich(B) and powerful

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For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel,
And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant.
He looked for justice, but behold, oppression;
For righteousness, but behold, [a]a cry for help.

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  1. Isaiah 5:7 wailing

The vineyard(A) of the Lord Almighty
    is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
    are the vines he delighted in.
And he looked for justice,(B) but saw bloodshed;
    for righteousness,(C) but heard cries of distress.(D)

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(A)The mighty man and the man of war,
The judge and the prophet,
And the diviner and the elder;
The captain of fifty and the [a]honorable man,
The counselor and the skillful artisan,
And the expert enchanter.

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  1. Isaiah 3:3 Eminent looking men

    the hero and the warrior,(A)
the judge and the prophet,
    the diviner(B) and the elder,(C)
the captain of fifty(D) and the man of rank,(E)
    the counselor, skilled craftsman(F) and clever enchanter.(G)

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Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
(A)For in Your sight no one living is righteous.

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Do not bring your servant into judgment,
    for no one living is righteous(A) before you.

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Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And (A)do not call on the Lord?

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Do all these evildoers know nothing?(A)

They devour my people(B) as though eating bread;
    they never call on the Lord.(C)

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Some snatch the fatherless from the breast,
And take a pledge from the poor.

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The fatherless(A) child is snatched(B) from the breast;
    the infant of the poor is seized(C) for a debt.(D)

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The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers(A)

33 “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner (B)who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and (C)went into a far country.

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The Parable of the Tenants(A)

33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted(B) a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.(C) Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.(D)

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10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness
In the house of the wicked,
And the short measure that is an abomination?

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10 Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house,
    and the short ephah,[a] which is accursed?(A)

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  1. Micah 6:10 An ephah was a dry measure.

They (A)covet fields and take them by violence,
Also houses, and seize them.
So they oppress a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.

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They covet fields(A) and seize them,(B)
    and houses, and take them.
They defraud(C) people of their homes,
    they rob them of their inheritance.(D)

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