Job 29:16, 31:13, Isa 16:5, 59:4, 14-15, Jer 5:1, Eze 18:8, Zec 7:9 | ESV | STEP | I was a father to the needy , and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know .

Job 29:16

16 I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out ^athe cause of him whom I did not know.

Job 31:13

13 “If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant,
when they brought a complaint against me,

Isaiah 16:5

5 ^bthen a throne will be established in steadfast love,
and on it will sit in faithfulness
in the tent of David
one who judges and seeks justice
and is swift to do righteousness.”

Isaiah 59:4

4 ^cNo one enters suit justly;
no one goes to law honestly;
they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies,
^dthey conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

Isaiah 59:14-15

Judgment and Redemption

14 ^eJustice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far away;
for truth has stumbled in the public squares,
and uprightness cannot enter.
15 Truth is lacking,
and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.
The Lord saw it, and it displeased him ^{▼▼Hebrew and it was evil in his eyes}
that there was no justice.

Jeremiah 5:1

Jerusalem Refused to Repent

1 ^gRun to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
look and take note!
Search her squares to see
^hif you can find a man,
one who does justice
and seeks truth,
ⁱthat I may pardon her.

Ezekiel 18:8

8 ^jdoes not lend at interest ^kor take any profit, ^{▼▼That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor; also verses 13, 17 (compare Leviticus 25:36)} withholds his hand from injustice, ^mexecutes true justice between man and man,

Zechariah 7:9

9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ⁿRender true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another,