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

23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe,(A)
    but deny justice(B) to the innocent.(C)

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So as (A)to [a]deprive the needy of justice
And rob the poor among My people of their rights,
So (B)that widows may be their spoil
And that they may plunder the [b]orphans.

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  1. Isaiah 10:2 Lit turn the needy aside from
  2. Isaiah 10:2 Or fatherless

to deprive(A) the poor of their rights
    and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people,(B)
making widows their prey
    and robbing the fatherless.(C)

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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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As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He (A)devises wicked schemes
To (B)destroy the poor with [a]slander,
(C)Even though the needy one speaks [b]what is right.

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  1. Isaiah 32:7 Lit words of falsehood
  2. Isaiah 32:7 Lit justly

Scoundrels use wicked methods,(A)
    they make up evil schemes(B)
to destroy the poor with lies,
    even when the plea of the needy(C) is just.(D)

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