Deu 29:18, Isa 1:23, 5:7, 10:1, 59:13-14, Hos 10:4, Amo 5:11-12, 6:12 | ESV | STEP | Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the Lord our God to go and serve the gods of those nations . Beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit ,

t[See ver. 10 above]

Deuteronomy 29:18

18 Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the Lord our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. Beware lest there be among you ^aa root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit,

Isaiah 1:23

23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone ^bloves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
^cThey do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow’s cause does not come to them.

Isaiah 5:7

7 ^dFor the vineyard of the Lord of hosts
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah
are his pleasant planting;
and he looked for justice,
but behold, bloodshed; ^{▼▼The Hebrew words for justice and bloodshed sound alike}
for righteousness,
but behold, an outcry! ^{▼▼The Hebrew words for righteous and outcry sound alike}

Isaiah 10:1

1 Woe to those who ^gdecree iniquitous decrees,
and the writers who ^hkeep writing oppression,

Isaiah 59:13-14

13 transgressing, and denying the Lord,
and turning back from following our God,
ⁱspeaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words.

Judgment and Redemption

14 ^jJustice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far away;
for truth has stumbled in the public squares,
and uprightness cannot enter.

Hosea 10:4

4 They utter ^kmere words;
with empty oaths they make covenants;
so ^ljudgment springs up like poisonous weeds
^min the furrows of the field.

Amos 5:11-12

11 Therefore because you ⁿtrample on ^{▼▼Or you tax} the poor
and you exact taxes of grain from him,
^pyou have built houses of hewn stone,
but you shall not dwell in them;
^qyou have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.
12 For I know how many are your transgressions
and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who ^rtake a bribe,
and ^sturn aside the needy ^tin the gate.

Amos 6:12

12 Do horses run on rocks?
Does one plow there ^{▼▼Or the sea} with oxen?
^vBut you have turned justice into ^wpoison
^xand the fruit of righteousness into wormwood ^{▼▼Or into bitter fruit}—