Isa 1:23, 3:14, 5:7, Jer 7:6, Eze 22:7, Mat 23:14 | ESV | STEP | Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves . Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts . They do not bring justice to the fatherless , and the widow’s cause does not come to them.

j[See ver. 5 above]

k[See ver. 5 above]

m Deut. 27:16; [Eph. 6:2]; See Ex. 20:12

Isaiah 1:23

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

Isaiah 3:14

14 The Lord will enter into judgment
with the ^celders and princes of his people:
“It is you who ^dhave devoured ^{▼▼Or grazed over; compare Exodus 22:5} the vineyard,
^fthe spoil of the poor is in your houses.

Isaiah 5:7

7 ^gFor 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}

Jeremiah 7:6

6 if you ^jdo not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, ^kor shed innocent blood in this place, ^land if you do not go after other gods to your own harm,

Ezekiel 22:7

7 Father and mother ^mare treated with contempt in you; the sojourner ⁿsuffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow ^oare wronged in you.

Isaiah 1:23

Isaiah 3:14

Isaiah 5:7

Jeremiah 7:6

Ezekiel 22:7

Matthew 23:14