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Verse 4

Therefore the law{H8451} is slacked,{H6313} and justice{H4941} doth never{H5331} go forth;{H3318} for the wicked{H7563} doth compass{H3803} about the righteous;{H6662} therefore justice{H4941} goeth forth{H3318} perverted.{H6127}

Referenced Verses

Ps 119:126 : 126 It is time{H6256} for Jehovah{H3068} to work;{H6213} [For] they have made void{H6565} thy law.{H8451}
Ezek 9:9 : 9 Then said{H559} he unto me, The iniquity{H5771} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} and Judah{H3063} is exceeding{H3966} great,{H1419} and the land{H776} is full{H4390} of blood,{H1818} and the city{H5892} full{H4390} of wresting{H4297} [of judgment]: for they say,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} hath forsaken{H5800} the land,{H776} and Jehovah{H3068} seeth{H7200} not.
Job 21:7 : 7 Wherefore do the wicked{H7563} live,{H2421} Become old,{H6275} yea, wax mighty{H1396} in power?{H2428}
Ps 94:20-21 : 20 Shall the throne{H3678} of wickedness{H1942} have fellowship{H2266} with thee, Which frameth{H3335} mischief{H5999} by statute?{H2706} 21 They gather themselves together{H1413} against the soul{H5315} of the righteous,{H6662} And condemn{H7561} the innocent{H5355} blood.{H1818}
Isa 1:21-23 : 21 How is the faithful{H539} city{H7151} become a harlot!{H2181} she that was full{H4392} of justice!{H4941} righteousness{H6664} lodged{H3885} in her, but now murderers.{H7523} 22 Thy silver{H3701} is become dross,{H5509} thy wine{H5435} mixed{H4107} with water.{H4325} 23 Thy princes{H8269} are rebellious,{H5637} and companions{H2270} of thieves;{H1590} every one loveth{H157} bribes,{H7810} and followeth{H7291} after rewards:{H8021} they judge{H8199} not the fatherless,{H3490} neither doth the cause{H7379} of the widow{H490} come{H935} unto them.
Isa 5:20 : 20 Woe{H1945} unto them that call{H559} evil{H7451} good,{H2896} and good{H2896} evil;{H7451} that put{H7760} darkness{H2822} for light,{H216} and light{H216} for darkness;{H2822} that put{H7760} bitter{H4751} for sweet,{H4966} and sweet{H4966} for bitter!{H4751}
Jer 12:1 : 1 Righteous{H6662} art thou, O Jehovah,{H3068} when I contend{H7378} with thee; yet would I reason{H1696} the cause{H4941} with thee: wherefore doth the way{H1870} of the wicked{H7563} prosper?{H6743} wherefore are all they at ease{H7951} that deal very{H899} treacherously?{H898}
Ps 58:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam. Do ye indeed{H552} in silence{H482} speak{H1696} righteousness?{H6664} Do ye judge{H8199} uprightly,{H4339} O ye sons{H1121} of men?{H120} 2 Nay, in heart{H3820} ye work{H6466} wickedness;{H5766} Ye weigh{H6424} out the violence{H2555} of your hands{H3027} in the earth.{H776}
Ps 59:2 : 2 Deliver{H5337} me from the workers{H6466} of iniquity,{H205} And save{H3467} me from the bloodthirsty{H1818} men.{H582}
Ps 59:4 : 4 They run{H7323} and prepare{H3559} themselves without [my] fault:{H5771} Awake{H5782} thou to help{H7125} me, and behold.{H7200}
Ps 82:1-5 : 1 A Psalm of Asaph. God{H430} standeth{H5324} in the congregation{H5712} of God;{H430} He judgeth{H8199} among{H7130} the gods.{H430} 2 How long will ye judge{H8199} unjustly,{H5766} And respect{H5375} the persons{H6440} of the wicked?{H7563} Selah{H5542} 3 Judge{H8199} the poor{H1800} and fatherless:{H3490} Do justice{H6663} to the afflicted{H6041} and destitute.{H7326} 4 Rescue{H6403} the poor{H1800} and needy:{H34} Deliver{H6403} them out of the hand{H3027} of the wicked.{H7563} 5 They know{H3045} not, neither do they understand;{H995} They walk{H1980} to and fro in darkness:{H2825} All the foundations{H4144} of the earth{H776} are shaken.{H4131}
Ps 94:3 : 3 Jehovah,{H3068} how long shall the wicked,{H7563} How long shall the wicked{H7563} triumph?{H5937}
Exod 23:2 : 2 Thou shalt not follow{H310} a multitude{H7227} to do evil;{H7451} neither shalt thou speak{H6030} in a cause{H7379} to turn aside{H5186} after{H310} a multitude{H7227} to wrest{H5186} [justice]:
Exod 23:6 : 6 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186} the justice{H4941} [due] to thy poor{H34} in his cause.{H7379}
Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186} justice:{H4941} thou shalt not respect{H5234} persons;{H6440} neither shalt thou take{H3947} a bribe;{H7810} for a bribe{H7810} doth blind{H5786} the eyes{H5869} of the wise,{H2450} and pervert{H5557} the words{H1697} of the righteous.{H6662}
1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And the two{H8147} men,{H582} the base{H1100} fellows,{H1121} came{H935} in and sat{H3427} before him: and the base{H1100} fellows{H582} bare witness{H5749} against him, even against Naboth,{H5022} in the presence of the people,{H5971} saying,{H559} Naboth{H5022} did curse{H1288} God{H430} and the king.{H4428} Then they carried him forth{H3318} out{H2351} of the city,{H5892} and stoned{H5619} him to death{H4191} with stones.{H68}
Jer 12:6 : 6 For even thy brethren,{H251} and the house{H1004} of thy father,{H1} even they have dealt treacherously{H898} with thee; even they have cried{H7121} aloud{H4392} after{H310} thee: believe{H539} them not, though they speak{H1696} fair words{H2896} unto thee.
Jer 26:8 : 8 And it came to pass, when Jeremiah{H3414} had made an end{H3615} of speaking{H1696} all that Jehovah{H3068} had commanded{H6680} him to speak{H1696} unto all the people,{H5971} that the priests{H3548} and the prophets{H5030} and all the people{H5971} laid hold{H8610} on him, saying,{H559} Thou shalt surely{H4191} die.{H4191}
Jer 26:21-23 : 21 and when Jehoiakim{H3079} the king,{H4428} with all his mighty-men,{H1368} and all the princes,{H8269} heard{H8085} his words,{H1697} the king{H4428} sought{H1245} to put him to death;{H4191} but when Uriah{H223} heard{H8085} it, he was afraid,{H3372} and fled,{H1272} and went{H935} into Egypt:{H4714} 22 and Jehoiakim{H3079} the king{H4428} sent{H7971} men{H582} into Egypt,{H4714} [namely], Elnathan{H494} the son{H1121} of Achbor,{H5907} and certain men{H582} with him, into Egypt;{H4714} 23 and they fetched forth{H3318} Uriah{H223} out of Egypt,{H4714} and brought{H935} him unto Jehoiakim{H3079} the king,{H4428} who slew{H5221} him with the sword,{H2719} and cast{H7993} his dead body{H5038} into the graves{H6913} of the common{H1121} people.{H5971}
Jer 37:14-16 : 14 Then said{H559} Jeremiah,{H3414} It is false;{H8267} I am not falling away{H5307} to the Chaldeans.{H3778} But he hearkened{H8085} not to him; so Irijah{H3376} laid hold{H8610} on Jeremiah,{H3414} and brought{H8610} him to the princes.{H8269} 15 And the princes{H8269} were wroth{H7107} with Jeremiah,{H3414} and smote{H5221} him, and put{H5414} him in prison{H612} in the house{H1004} of Jonathan{H3083} the scribe;{H5608} for they had made{H6213} that the prison.{H3608} 16 When Jeremiah{H3414} was come into{H935} the dungeon-house,{H1004} and into the cells,{H2588} and Jeremiah{H3414} had remained{H3427} there many{H7227} days;{H3117}
Jer 38:4-6 : 4 Then the princes{H8269} said{H559} unto the king,{H4428} Let this man,{H376} we pray thee, be put to death;{H4191} forasmuch{H3651} as he weakeneth{H7503} the hands{H3027} of the men{H582} of war{H4421} that remain{H7604} in this city,{H5892} and the hands{H3027} of all the people,{H5971} in speaking{H1696} such words{H1697} unto them: for this man{H376} seeketh{H1875} not the welfare{H7965} of this people,{H5971} but the hurt.{H7451} 5 And Zedekiah{H6667} the king{H4428} said,{H559} Behold, he is in your hand;{H3027} for the king{H4428} is not he that can{H3201} do anything{H1697} against you. 6 Then took{H3947} they Jeremiah,{H3414} and cast{H7993} him into the dungeon{H953} of Malchijah{H4441} the king's{H4428} son,{H1121} that was in the court{H2691} of the guard:{H4307} and they let down{H7971} Jeremiah{H3414} with cords.{H2256} And in the dungeon{H953} there was no water,{H4325} but mire;{H2916} and Jeremiah{H3414} sank{H2883} in the mire.{H2916}
Isa 59:2-8 : 2 but your iniquities{H5771} have separated{H914} between{H996} you and your God,{H430} and your sins{H2403} have hid{H5641} his face{H6440} from you, so that he will not hear.{H8085} 3 For your hands{H3709} are defiled{H1351} with blood,{H1818} and your fingers{H676} with iniquity;{H5771} your lips{H8193} have spoken{H1696} lies,{H8267} your tongue{H3956} muttereth{H1897} wickedness.{H5766} 4 None sueth{H7121} in righteousness,{H6664} and none pleadeth{H8199} in truth:{H530} they trust{H982} in vanity,{H8414} and speak{H1696} lies;{H7723} they conceive{H2029} mischief,{H5999} and bring forth{H3205} iniquity.{H205} 5 They hatch{H1234} adders'{H6848} eggs,{H1000} and weave{H707} the spider's{H5908} web:{H6980} he that eateth{H398} of their eggs{H1000} dieth;{H4191} and that which is crushed{H2116} breaketh out{H1234} into a viper.{H660} 6 Their webs{H6980} shall not become garments,{H899} neither shall they cover{H3680} themselves with their works:{H4639} their works{H4639} are works{H4639} of iniquity,{H205} and the act{H6467} of violence{H2555} is in their hands.{H3709} 7 Their feet{H7272} run{H7323} to evil,{H7451} and they make haste{H4116} to shed{H8210} innocent{H5355} blood:{H1818} their thoughts{H4284} are thoughts{H4284} of iniquity;{H205} desolation{H7701} and destruction{H7667} are in their paths.{H4546} 8 The way{H1870} of peace{H7965} they know{H3045} not; and there is no justice{H4941} in their goings:{H4570} they have made them crooked{H6140} paths;{H5410} whosoever goeth{H1869} therein doth not know{H3045} peace.{H7965}
Isa 59:13-15 : 13 transgressing{H6586} and denying{H3584} Jehovah,{H3068} and turning away{H5253} from{H310} following our God,{H430} speaking{H1696} oppression{H6233} and revolt,{H5627} conceiving{H2029} and uttering{H1897} from the heart{H3820} words{H1697} of falsehood.{H8267} 14 And justice{H4941} is turned away{H5253} backward,{H268} and righteousness{H6666} standeth{H5975} afar off;{H7350} for truth{H571} is fallen{H3782} in the street,{H7339} and uprightness{H5229} cannot{H3201} enter.{H935} 15 Yea, truth{H571} is lacking;{H5737} and he that departeth{H5493} from evil{H7451} maketh himself a prey.{H7997} And Jehovah{H3068} saw{H7200} it, and it displeased{H3415} him that there was no justice.{H4941}
Jer 5:27-29 : 27 As a cage{H3619} is full{H4392} of birds,{H5775} so are their houses{H1004} full{H4392} of deceit:{H4820} therefore they are become great,{H1431} and waxed rich.{H6238} 28 They are waxed fat,{H8080} they shine:{H6245} yea, they overpass{H5674} in deeds{H1697} of wickedness;{H7451} they plead{H1777} not the cause,{H1779} the cause of the fatherless,{H3490} that they may prosper;{H6743} and the right{H4941} of the needy{H34} do they not judge.{H8199} 29 Shall I not visit{H6485} for these things? saith{H5002} Jehovah;{H3068} shall not my soul{H5315} be avenged{H5358} on such a nation{H1471} as this?
Ezek 22:25-30 : 25 There is a conspiracy{H7195} of her prophets{H5030} in the midst{H8432} thereof, like a roaring{H7580} lion{H738} ravening{H2963} the prey:{H2964} they have devoured{H398} souls;{H5315} they take{H3947} treasure{H2633} and precious things;{H3366} they have made her widows{H490} many{H7235} in the midst{H8432} thereof. 26 Her priests{H3548} have done violence{H2554} to my law,{H8451} and have profaned{H2490} my holy things:{H6944} they have made no distinction{H914} between the holy{H6944} and the common,{H2455} neither have they caused men to discern{H3045} between the unclean{H2931} and the clean,{H2889} and have hid{H5956} their eyes{H5869} from my sabbaths,{H7676} and I am profaned{H2490} among{H8432} them. 27 Her princes{H8269} in the midst{H7130} thereof are like wolves{H2061} ravening{H2963} the prey,{H2964} to shed{H8210} blood,{H1818} [and] to destroy{H6} souls,{H5315} that they may get{H1214} dishonest gain.{H1215} 28 And her prophets{H5030} have daubed{H2902} for them with untempered{H8602} [mortar], seeing{H2374} false{H7723} visions, and divining{H7080} lies{H3577} unto them, saying,{H559} Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H3068} when Jehovah{H3068} hath not spoken.{H1696} 29 The people{H5971} of the land{H776} have used oppression,{H6231} and exercised{H1497} robbery;{H1498} yea, they have vexed{H3238} the poor{H6041} and needy,{H34} and have oppressed{H6231} the sojourner{H1616} wrongfully.{H4941} 30 And I sought{H1245} for a man{H376} among them, that should build up{H1443} the wall,{H1447} and stand{H5975} in the gap{H6556} before{H6440} me for the land,{H776} that I should not destroy{H7843} it; but I found{H4672} none.
Hos 10:4 : 4 They speak{H1696} vain words,{H1697} swearing{H422} falsely{H7723} in making{H3772} covenants:{H1285} therefore judgment{H4941} springeth up{H6524} as hemlock{H7219} in the furrows{H8525} of the field.{H7704}
Amos 5:7 : 7 Ye who turn{H2015} justice{H4941} to wormwood,{H3939} and cast down{H3240} righteousness{H6666} to the earth,{H776}
Amos 5:12 : 12 For I know{H3045} how manifold{H7227} are your transgressions,{H6588} and how mighty{H6099} are your sins—{H2403} ye that afflict{H6887} the just,{H6662} that take{H3947} a bribe,{H3724} and that turn aside{H5186} the needy{H34} in the gate{H8179} [from their right].
Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Woe{H1945} to them that devise{H2803} iniquity{H205} and work{H6466} evil{H7451} upon their beds!{H4904} when the morning{H1242} is light,{H216} they practise{H6213} it, because it is{H3426} in the power{H410} of their hand.{H3027} 2 And they covet{H2530} fields,{H7704} and seize{H1497} them; and houses,{H1004} and take them away:{H5375} and they oppress{H6231} a man{H1397} and his house,{H1004} even a man{H376} and his heritage.{H5159}
Mic 3:1-3 : 1 And I said,{H559} Hear,{H8085} I pray you, ye heads{H7218} of Jacob,{H3290} and rulers{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel:{H3478} is it not for you to know{H3045} justice?{H4941} 2 ye who hate{H8130} the good,{H2896} and love{H157} the evil;{H7451} who pluck off{H1497} their skin{H5785} from off them, and their flesh{H7607} from off their bones;{H6106} 3 who also eat{H398} the flesh{H7607} of my people,{H5971} and flay{H6584} their skin{H5785} from off them, and break{H6476} their bones,{H6106} and chop them in pieces,{H6566} as for the pot,{H5518} and as flesh{H1320} within{H8432} the caldron.{H7037}
Mic 7:2-4 : 2 The godly{H2623} man is perished{H6} out of the earth,{H776} and there is none upright{H3477} among men:{H120} they all lie in wait{H693} for blood;{H1818} they hunt{H6679} every man{H376} his brother{H251} with a net.{H2764} 3 Their hands{H3709} are upon that which is evil{H7451} to do it diligently;{H3190} the prince{H8269} asketh,{H7592} and the judge{H8199} [is ready] for a reward;{H7966} and the great{H1419} man, he uttereth{H1696} the evil{H1942} desire{H5315} of his soul: thus they weave{H5686} it together. 4 The best{H2896} of them is as a brier;{H2312} the most upright{H3477} is [worse] than a thorn hedge:{H4534} the day{H3117} of thy watchmen,{H6822} even thy visitation,{H6486} is come;{H935} now shall be their perplexity.{H3998}
Matt 23:34-36 : 34 Therefore,{G5124} behold,{G2400} I{G1473} send{G649} unto{G4314} you{G5209} prophets,{G4396} and{G2532} wise men,{G4680} and{G2532} scribes:{G1122} some of{G1537} them{G846} shall ye kill{G615} and{G2532} crucify;{G4717} and{G2532} some of{G1537} them{G846} shall ye scourge{G3146} in{G1722} your{G5216} synagogues,{G4864} and{G2532} persecute{G1377} from{G575} city{G4172} to{G1519} city:{G4172} 35 that{G3704} upon{G1909} you{G5209} may come{G2064} all{G3956} the righteous{G1342} blood{G129} shed{G1632} on{G1909} the earth,{G1093} from{G575} the blood{G129} of Abel{G6} the righteous{G1342} unto{G2193} the blood{G129} of Zachariah{G2197} son{G5207} of Barachiah,{G914} whom{G3739} ye slew{G5407} between{G3342} the sanctuary{G3485} and{G2532} the altar.{G2379} 36 Verily{G281} I say{G3004} unto you,{G5213} All{G3956} these things{G5023} shall come{G2240} upon{G1909} this{G3778} generation.{G1074}
Matt 26:59-66 : 59 Now{G1161} the chief priests{G749} and{G2532} the whole{G3650} council{G4892} sought{G2212} false witness{G5577} against{G2596} Jesus,{G2424} that{G3704} they might put{G2289} him{G846} to death;{G2289} 60 and{G2532} they found{G2147} it not,{G3756} though{G2532} many{G4183} false witnesses{G5575} came.{G4334} But afterward{G5305} came{G4334} two,{G1417} 61 and said,{G2036} This{G3778} man said,{G5346} I am able{G1410} to destroy{G2647} the temple{G3485} of God,{G2316} and{G2532} to build{G3618} it{G846} in{G1223} three{G5140} days.{G2250} 62 And{G2532} the high priest{G749} stood up,{G450} and said{G2036} unto him,{G846} Answerest thou{G611} nothing?{G3762} what{G5101} is it which these{G3778} witness against{G2649} thee?{G4675} 63 But{G1161} Jesus{G2424} held his peace.{G4623} And{G2532} the high priest{G749} said{G2036} unto him,{G846} I adjure{G1844} thee{G4571} by{G2596} the{G2316} living{G2198} God,{G2316} that{G2443} thou tell{G2036} us{G2254} whether{G1487} thou{G4771} art{G1488} the Christ,{G5547} the Son{G5207} of God.{G2316} 64 Jesus{G2424} said{G3004} unto him,{G846} Thou{G4771} hast said:{G2036} nevertheless{G4133} I say{G3004} unto you,{G575} Henceforth{G737} ye shall see{G3700} the Son{G5207} of man{G444} sitting{G2521} at the right hand{G1188} of Power,{G1411} and{G2532} coming{G2064} on{G1909} the clouds{G3507} of heaven.{G3772} 65 Then{G5119} the high priest{G749} rent{G1284} his{G846} garments,{G2440} saying,{G3754} He hath spoken blasphemy:{G987} what{G5101} further{G2089} need{G5532} have we{G2192} of witnesses?{G3144} behold,{G1492} now{G3568} ye have heard{G191} the blasphemy:{G988} 66 what{G5101} think{G1380} ye?{G5213} They answered{G611} and{G1161} said,{G2036} He is{G2076} worthy of{G1777} death.{G2288}
Matt 27:1-2 : 1 Now when{G1161} morning{G4405} was come,{G1096} all{G3956} the chief priests{G749} and{G2532} the elders{G4245} of the people{G2992} took{G2983} counsel{G4824} against{G2596} Jesus{G2424} to{G5620} put{G2289} him{G846} to death:{G2289} 2 and{G2532} they bound{G1210} him,{G846} and led{G520} him away,{G520} and{G2532} delivered{G3860} him{G846} up to Pilate{G4091} the governor.{G2232}
Matt 27:25-26 : 25 And{G2532} all{G3956} the people{G2992} answered{G611} and said,{G2036} His{G846} blood{G129} [be] on{G1909} us,{G2248} and{G2532} on{G1909} our{G2257} children.{G5043} 26 Then{G5119} released he{G630} unto them{G846} Barabbas;{G912} but{G1161} Jesus{G2424} he scourged{G5417} and delivered{G3860} to{G2443} be crucified.{G4717}
Mark 7:9 : 9 And{G2532} he said{G3004} unto them,{G846} Full well{G2573} do ye reject{G114} the commandment{G1785} of God,{G2316} that{G2443} ye may keep{G5083} your{G5216} tradition.{G3862}
Acts 7:52 : 52 Which{G5101} of the prophets{G4396} did{G1377} not{G3756} your{G5216} fathers{G3962} persecute?{G1377} and{G2532} they killed{G615} them that{G3588} showed before{G4293} of{G4012} the coming{G1660} of the Righteous One;{G1342} of whom{G3739} ye{G5210} have now{G3568} become{G1096} betrayers{G4273} and{G2532} murderers;{G5406}
Acts 7:59 : 59 And{G2532} they stoned{G3036} Stephen,{G4736} calling upon{G1941} [the Lord], and{G2532} saying,{G3004} Lord{G2962} Jesus,{G2424} receive{G1209} my{G3450} spirit.{G4151}
Acts 23:12-14 : 12 And{G1161} when it was{G1096} day,{G2250} {G5100} the Jews{G2453} banded{G4160} together,{G4963} and bound{G332} themselves{G1438} under a curse,{G332} saying that{G3004} they would{G5315} neither{G3383} eat{G5315} nor{G3383} drink{G4095} till{G2193} they{G3739} had killed{G615} Paul.{G3972} 13 And{G1161} they were{G2258} more{G4119} than forty{G5062} that{G3588} made{G4160} this{G3778} conspiracy.{G4945} 14 And they{G3748} came{G4334} to the chief priests{G749} and{G2532} the elders,{G4245} and said,{G2036} We have bound{G332} ourselves{G1438} under a{G3739} great curse,{G331} to taste{G1089} nothing{G3367} until{G2193} we have killed{G615} Paul.{G3972}
Rom 3:31 : 31 Do we{G2673} then{G3767} make the law{G3551} of none effect{G2673} through{G1223} faith?{G4102} God forbid:{G1096} nay,{G235} we establish{G2476} the law.{G3551}
Jas 2:6-7 : 6 But{G1161} ye{G5210} have dishonored{G818} the poor{G4434} man. Do{G2616} not{G3756} the rich{G4145} oppress{G2616} you,{G5216} and{G2532} themselves{G846} drag{G1670} you{G5209} before{G1519} the judgment-seats?{G2922} 7 Do{G987} not{G3756} they{G846} blaspheme{G987} the honorable{G2570} name{G3686} by{G1909} which{G3588} ye{G5209} are called?{G1941}
Ps 11:3 : 3 If the foundations{H8356} be destroyed,{H2040} What can the righteous{H6662} do?{H6466}
Ps 22:16 : 16 For dogs{H3611} have compassed{H5437} me: A company{H5712} of evil-doers{H7489} have inclosed{H5362} me; They pierced{H3738} my hands{H3027} and my feet.{H7272}