Ah, you that turn justice to wormwood, and bring righteousness to the ground. (Amos 5:7; see 6:12) And then positively: But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. (Amos 5:24) In his Song of the Vineyard, Isaiah identifies the failure of Israel as a failure to produce justice and righteousness: He expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry! (Isaiah 5:7) Most poignantly, Jeremiah critiques King Jehoiakim with the same words, only now