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Isaiah 1:23

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23Your rulers are rebels,

friends of thieves. w

They all love graft

and chase after bribes. x

They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,

and the widow’s case never comes before them. y

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Cross references

  1. w1:23 Hs 5:10
  2. x1:23 Ex 23:8; Mc 7:2–6
  3. y1:23 Ex 22:22; Dt 24:17; Is 10:2; Jr 5:28; Ezk 22:7; Zch 7:10

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Your rulers are rebels,

partners with thieves;

they all love bribes

and chase after gifts.

They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;

the widow’s case does not come before them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Your rulers are rebels,

friends of thieves.

They all love graft

and chase after bribes.

They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,

and the widow’s case never comes before them.

NLTNew Living Translation

Your leaders are rebels,

the companions of thieves.

All of them love bribes

and demand payoffs,

but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans

or fight for the rights of widows.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Your princes are rebels

and companions of thieves.

Every one loves a bribe

and runs after gifts.

They do not defend the orphan

and the legal dispute of the widow does not come before them.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves:

Every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards:

They judge not the fatherless,

Neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.