Isaiah 3:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge.

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Referenced Verses

  • Mic 6:2 : 2 Give ear, O you mountains, to the Lord's cause, and take note, you bases of the earth: for the Lord has a cause against his people, and he will take it up with Israel.
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge: 23 For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.
  • Prov 23:10-11 : 10 Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father; 11 For their saviour is strong, and he will take up their cause against you.
  • Hos 4:1-2 : 1 Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land. 2 There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.

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    14 The Lord comes to be the judge of their responsible men and of their rulers: it is you who have made waste the vine-garden, and in your houses is the property of the poor which you have taken by force.

    15 By what right are you crushing my people, and putting a bitter yoke on the necks of the poor? This is the word of the Lord, the Lord of armies.

  • Ps 9:7-9
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    7 But the Lord is King for ever: he has made ready his high seat for judging.

    8 And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.

    9 The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;

  • Ps 7:6-8
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    6 Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.

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  • Ps 82:1-3
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    1 <A Psalm. Of Asaph.> God is in the meeting-place of God; he is judging among the gods.

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  • Ps 35:23
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    23 Be awake, O Lord, be moved to take up my cause, my God and my Lord.

  • Ps 135:14
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    14 For the Lord will be judge of his people's cause; his feelings will be changed to his servants.

  • Ps 96:13
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    13 Before the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.

  • Ps 9:19
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    19 Up! O Lord; let not man overcome you: let the nations be judged before you.

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    9 Before the Lord, for he has come as judge of the earth; judging the world in righteousness, and giving true decisions for the peoples.

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    17 Then the two men, between whom the argument has taken place, are to come before the Lord, before the priests and judges who are then in power;

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    12 See, I will have them moved from the place where you have sent them, and will let what you have done come back on your head;

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    12 As for my people, their ruler is acting like a child, and those who have authority over them are women. O my people, your guides are the cause of your wandering, turning your footsteps out of the right way.

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    2 May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

  • Mic 6:1-2
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    1 Give ear now to the words of the Lord: Up! put forward your cause before the mountains, let your voice be sounding among the hills.

    2 Give ear, O you mountains, to the Lord's cause, and take note, you bases of the earth: for the Lord has a cause against his people, and he will take it up with Israel.

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    18 To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.

  • Isa 10:2
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    2 Who do wrong to the poor in their cause, and take away the right of the crushed among my people, so that they may have the property of widows, and get under their power those who have no father.

  • Ps 50:4
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    4 His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people:

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    6 And said to the judges, Take care what you do, for you are judging not for man but for the Lord, and he is with you in the decisions you give.

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    6 The Lord gives decisions in righteousness for all who are in trouble.

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    9 Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

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    1 If there is an argument between men and they go to law with one another, let the judges give their decision for the upright, and against the wrongdoer.

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    22 For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our king; he will be our saviour.

  • Prov 22:23
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    23 For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

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    5 The Lord is lifted up; his place is on high: he has made Zion full of righteousness and true religion.

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    11 For their saviour is strong, and he will take up their cause against you.

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    35 In his turning away the right of a man before the face of the Most High.

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    36 For the Lord will be judge of his people, he will have pity for his servants; when he sees that their power is gone, there is no one, shut up or free.

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    4 Give attention to me, O my people; and give ear to me, O my nation; for teaching will go out from me, and the knowledge of the true God will be a light to the peoples.

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    2 You who are in the house of the Lord, and in the open spaces of the house of our God,

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    13 And all Judah were waiting before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

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    4 For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.

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