dSee Joel 2:15-17
Isaiah 1:13
13Bring no more vain offerings;incense is an abomination to me.
aNew moon and Sabbath and the bcalling of convocations—
I cannot endure ciniquity and dsolemn assembly.
Isaiah 5:23
23who eacquit the guilty for a bribe,and deprive the innocent of his right!
Ezekiel 22:12
12In you fthey take bribes to shed blood; gyou take interest and profit ▼▼That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor (compare Leviticus 25:36)
and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but ime you have forgotten, declares the Lord God. Hosea 4:18
18When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring;jtheir rulers ▼
▼Hebrew shields
dearly love shame.Amos 5:12
12For I know how many are your transgressionsand how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who ltake a bribe,
and mturn aside the needy nin the gate.
Micah 7:3
3 oTheir hands are on what is evil, to do it well;pthe prince and qthe judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
thus they weave it together.
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