Psa 82:2-5, Ecc 3:16, Isa 5:23, 10:1-2, 59:4, Jer 5:27-28, 31, Amo 5:7, 11 | ESV | STEP | How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked ? Selah

Psalms 82:2-5

2 “How long will you judge unjustly
and ^ashow partiality to ^bthe wicked? Selah
3 ^cGive justice to ^dthe weak and the fatherless;
^emaintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 ^fRescue the weak and the needy;
^gdeliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
5 ^hThey have neither knowledge nor understanding,
ⁱthey walk about in darkness;
^jall the foundations of the earth are ^kshaken.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

From Dust to Dust

16 Moreover, ^lI saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even ^mthere was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.

Isaiah 5:23

23 who ⁿacquit the guilty for a bribe,
and deprive the innocent of his right!

Isaiah 10:1-2

1 Woe to those who ^odecree iniquitous decrees,
and the writers who ^pkeep writing oppression,
2 to turn aside the needy from justice
and ^qto rob the poor of my people of their right,
that widows may be their spoil,
and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

Isaiah 59:4

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

Jeremiah 5:27-28

27 Like a cage full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
therefore they have become great and rich;
28 ^tthey have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
^uthey judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

Jeremiah 5:31

31 ^vthe prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule at their direction;
^wmy people love to have it so,
but what will you do when the end comes?

Amos 5:7

7 O ^xyou who turn justice to wormwood ^{▼▼Or to bitter fruit}
and cast down righteousness to the earth!

Amos 5:11

11 Therefore because you ^ztrample on ^{▼▼Or you tax} the poor
and you exact taxes of grain from him,
^abyou have built houses of hewn stone,
but you shall not dwell in them;
^acyou have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.