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

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:23 Or fatherless

23 (A)Who [a]declare the wicked righteous for a bribe,
And (B)remove the [b]righteous standing of the ones who are [c]righteous!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:23 Or justify the wicked for a bribe, cf. 53:11
  2. Isaiah 5:23 Or justification
  3. Isaiah 5:23 Or justified

Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of (A)Israel and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they (B)sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.

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