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Luke 18:2
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Luke 18:2
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2 saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor [a]regard man.
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- Luke 18:2 respect
Luke 18:2
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Luke 18:2
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2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.
Luke 18:4
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Luke 18:4
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4 And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man,
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Luke 18:4
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Luke 18:4
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4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think,
Proverbs 29:7
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Proverbs 29:7
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7 The righteous (A)considers the cause of the poor,
But the wicked does not understand such knowledge.
Proverbs 29:7
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Proverbs 29:7
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7 The righteous care about justice for the poor,(A)
but the wicked have no such concern.
Psalm 8:1-4
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Psalm 8:1-4
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The Glory of the Lord in Creation
To the Chief Musician. [a]On the instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.
8 O Lord, our Lord,
How (A)excellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have (B)set Your glory above the heavens!
2 (C)Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have [b]ordained strength,
Because of Your enemies,
That You may silence (D)the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I (E)consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 (F)What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You (G)visit[c] him?
Psalm 8:1-4
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Psalm 8:1-4
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Psalm 8[a]
For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] A psalm of David.
1 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name(A) in all the earth!
You have set your glory(B)
in the heavens.(C)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold(D) against your enemies,
to silence the foe(E) and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,(F)
the work of your fingers,(G)
the moon and the stars,(H)
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?[c](I)
Micah 3:1-3
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Micah 3:1-3
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Wicked Rulers and Prophets
3 And I said:
“Hear now, O heads of Jacob,
And you (A)rulers of the house of Israel:
(B)Is it not for you to know justice?
2 You who hate good and love evil;
Who strip the skin from [a]My people,
And the flesh from their bones;
3 Who also (C)eat the flesh of My people,
Flay their skin from them,
Break their bones,
And chop them in pieces
Like meat for the pot,
(D)Like flesh in the caldron.”
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- Micah 3:2 Lit. them
Micah 3:1-3
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Micah 3:1-3
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Leaders and Prophets Rebuked
3 Then I said,
“Listen, you leaders(A) of Jacob,
you rulers of Israel.
Should you not embrace justice,
2 you who hate good and love evil;
who tear the skin from my people
and the flesh from their bones;(B)
3 who eat my people’s flesh,(C)
strip off their skin
and break their bones in pieces;(D)
who chop(E) them up like meat for the pan,
like flesh for the pot?(F)”
Romans 3:14-18
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Romans 3:14-18
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14 “Whose(A) mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their(B) feet are swift to shed blood;
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17 And the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There(C) is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Romans 3:14-18
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Romans 3:14-18
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- Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)
- Romans 3:17 Isaiah 59:7,8
- Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1
Ezekiel 22:6-8
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Ezekiel 22:6-8
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6 “Look, (A)the princes of Israel: each one has used his [a]power to shed blood in you. 7 In you they have (B)made light of father and mother; in your midst they have (C)oppressed the stranger; in you they have mistreated the [b]fatherless and the widow. 8 You have despised My holy things and (D)profaned My Sabbaths.
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- Ezekiel 22:6 Lit. arm
- Ezekiel 22:7 Lit. orphan
Ezekiel 22:6-8
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Ezekiel 22:6-8
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6 “‘See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.(A) 7 In you they have treated father and mother with contempt;(B) in you they have oppressed the foreigner(C) and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.(D) 8 You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths.(E)
Jeremiah 22:16-17
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Jeremiah 22:16-17
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16 He [a]judged the cause of the poor and needy;
Then it was well.
Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.
17 “Yet(A) your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness,
For shedding innocent blood,
And practicing oppression and violence.”
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- Jeremiah 22:16 Defended
Jeremiah 22:16-17
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Jeremiah 22:16-17
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Job 29:7-17
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Job 29:7-17
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7 “When I went out to the gate by the city,
When I took my seat in the open square,
8 The young men saw me and hid,
And the aged arose and stood;
9 The princes refrained from talking,
And (A)put their hand on their mouth;
10 The voice of nobles was hushed,
And their (B)tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11 When the ear heard, then it blessed me,
And when the eye saw, then it approved me;
12 Because (C)I delivered the poor who cried out,
The fatherless and the one who had no helper.
13 The blessing of a perishing man came upon me,
And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14 (D)I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
My justice was like a robe and a turban.
15 I was (E)eyes to the blind,
And I was feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the poor,
And (F)I searched out the case that I did not know.
17 I broke (G)the fangs of the wicked,
And plucked the victim from his teeth.
Job 29:7-17
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Job 29:7-17
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7 “When I went to the gate(A) of the city
and took my seat in the public square,
8 the young men saw me and stepped aside(B)
and the old men rose to their feet;(C)
9 the chief men refrained from speaking(D)
and covered their mouths with their hands;(E)
10 the voices of the nobles were hushed,(F)
and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.(G)
11 Whoever heard me spoke well of me,
and those who saw me commended me,(H)
12 because I rescued the poor(I) who cried for help,
and the fatherless(J) who had none to assist them.(K)
13 The one who was dying blessed me;(L)
I made the widow’s(M) heart sing.
14 I put on righteousness(N) as my clothing;
justice was my robe and my turban.(O)
15 I was eyes(P) to the blind
and feet to the lame.(Q)
16 I was a father to the needy;(R)
I took up the case(S) of the stranger.(T)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
and snatched the victims(U) from their teeth.(V)
2 Chronicles 19:3-9
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2 Chronicles 19:3-9
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3 Nevertheless (A)good things are found in you, in that you have removed the [a]wooden images from the land, and have (B)prepared your heart to seek God.”
The Reforms of Jehoshaphat
4 So Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the mountains of Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord God of their (C)fathers. 5 Then he set (D)judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, 6 and said to the judges, “Take heed to what you are doing, for (E)you do not judge for man but for the Lord, (F)who is with you [b]in the judgment. 7 Now therefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care and do it, for (G)there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, no (H)partiality, nor taking of bribes.”
8 Moreover in Jerusalem, for the judgment of the Lord and for controversies, Jehoshaphat (I)appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the chief fathers of Israel, [c]when they returned to Jerusalem. 9 And he commanded them, saying, “Thus you shall act (J)in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and with a loyal heart:
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- 2 Chronicles 19:3 Or Asherim, Heb. Asheroth
- 2 Chronicles 19:6 Lit. in the matter of the judgment
- 2 Chronicles 19:8 LXX, Vg. for the inhabitants of Jerusalem
2 Chronicles 19:3-9
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2 Chronicles 19:3-9
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3 There is, however, some good(A) in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles(B) and have set your heart on seeking God.(C)”
Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges
4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the Lord, the God of their ancestors. 5 He appointed judges(D) in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. 6 He told them, “Consider carefully what you do,(E) because you are not judging for mere mortals(F) but for the Lord, who is with you whenever you give a verdict. 7 Now let the fear of the Lord be on you. Judge carefully, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice(G) or partiality(H) or bribery.”
8 In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites,(I) priests(J) and heads of Israelite families to administer(K) the law of the Lord and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem. 9 He gave them these orders: “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the Lord.
Exodus 18:21-22
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Exodus 18:21-22
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21 Moreover you shall select from all the people (A)able men, such as (B)fear God, (C)men of truth, (D)hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 22 And let them judge the people at all times. (E)Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for (F)they will bear the burden with you.
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Exodus 18:21-22
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Exodus 18:21-22
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21 But select capable men(A) from all the people—men who fear(B) God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain(C)—and appoint them as officials(D) over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. 22 Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case(E) to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share(F) it with you.
Isaiah 33:8
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Isaiah 33:8
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8 (A)The highways lie waste,
The traveling man ceases.
(B)He has broken the covenant,
[a]He has despised the [b]cities,
He regards no man.
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- Isaiah 33:8 Tg. They have been removed from their cities
- Isaiah 33:8 So with MT, Vg.; DSS witnesses; LXX omits cities
Isaiah 33:8
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Isaiah 33:8
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