Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side--
leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
They gang up against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.
Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side--leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
Psalm 58:1-2
Justice--do you rulers know the meaning of the word?
Do you judge the people fairly?
No! You plot injustice in your hearts.
You spread violence throughout the land. (see all Psalm 58)
Isaiah 10:1
What sorrow awaits the unjust judges
and those who issue unfair laws. (see verses 1-4)
Jeremiah 22:13
And the LORD says, "What sorrow awaits Jehoiakim,
who builds his palace with forced labor.
He builds injustice into its walls,
for he makes his neighbors work for nothing.
He does not pay them for their labor. (see verses 13-30, also chapter 36)
Matthew 12:34 "You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say." (see verses 24-37)
Matthew 15:18-19 "But
the words you speak come from the heart--that's what defiles you. For
from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual
immorality, theft, lying, and slander." (see verses 1-20)
They gang up against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
Psalm 17:11
They track me down and surround me,
watching for the chance to throw me to the ground. (see all Psalm 17)
Psalm 56:6
They come together to spy on me--
watching my every step, eager to kill me. (see all Psalm 56)
Proverbs 17:15
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent--
both are detestable to the LORD. (see all chapter 17)
Isaiah 5:20
What sorrow for those who say
that evil is good and good is evil,
that dark is light and light is dark,
that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.
Isaiah 5:23 They take bribes to let the wicked go free,
and they punish the innocent. (see all chapter 5)
Matthew 27:4 "I have sinned," he declared, "for I have betrayed an innocent man." "What do we care?" they retorted. "That's your problem."
(see verses 1-10)
(parentheses are mine)
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