Isa 1:23 | HCSB | STEP | Your rulers are rebels , friends of thieves . They all love graft and chase after bribes . They do not defend the rights of the fatherless , and the widow’s case never comes before them.

c Ex 22:22; Dt 24:17; Isa 10:2; Jr 5:28; Ezk 22:7; Zch 7:10

‏ Isaiah 1:23

23 Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves. ^a
They all love graft
and chase after bribes. ^b
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them. ^c