"Judgesª° and officersª° shalt thou makeª° thee in all¹ thy gates,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, throughout thy tribes:ª and they shall judgeª°¹ the peopleª with justª judgment.ª ... That which is altogether² justª shalt thou follow,ª° that¹ thou mayest live,ª° and inheritª°¹ the landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee." {Deu 16:18-20} + "If¹ there arise a matter² too hardª°¹ for¹ thee in judgment,ª between¹ bloodª and blood,ª between¹ pleaª and plea,ª and between¹ strokeª and stroke,ª [being] mattersª of controversyª within thy gates:ª then shalt thou arise,ª° and get thee upª° into¹ the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall choose;ª° ... And thou shalt comeª° unto¹ the priestsª the Levites,ª and unto¹ the judgeª° that¹ shall be¹ in those¹ days,ª and enquire;ª° and they shall shewª° thee¹ the sentenceª of judgment:ª" {Deu 17:8-9} + "Then bothª the men,²¹ between whom¹ the controversyª [is], shall standª° beforeª the LORD,ª beforeª the priestsª and the judges,ª° which¹ shall be¹ in those¹ days;ª ... Then shall ye doª° unto him, as¹ he had thoughtª° to have doneª° unto his brother:ª so shalt thou put²° the evil² awayª°¹ from amongª¹ you." {Deu 19:17-19} + "Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° the judgmentª of thy poorª in his cause.ª ... Keep thee farª° from a false² matter;ª¹¹ and the innocentª and righteousª slayª° thou not:¹ for¹ I will not¹ justifyª° the wicked.ª" {Exd 23:6-7} + "The Godª of Israelª said,ª° the Rockª of Israelª spakeª° to me, He that ruleth²° over¹ menª [must be] just,ª rulingª° in the fearª of God.ª" {2Sm 23:3} + "And saidª° to¹ the judges,ª° Take heedª° what¹ ye¹ do:ª° for¹ ye judgeª° not¹ for man,ª but¹ for the LORD,ª who [is] with¹ you in the judgment.ªª ... And what cause² soever¹¹¹ shall comeª° to¹ you of your brethrenª¹ that dwellª° in their cities,ª between¹ bloodª and blood,ª between¹ lawª and commandment,ª statutesª and judgments,ª ye shall even warnª° them that they trespassª° not¹ against the LORD,ª and [so] wrathª come¹ upon¹ you, and upon¹ your brethren:ª thisª do,ª° and ye shall not¹ trespass.ª°" {2Ch 19:6-10} + "When I went outª° to the gateª through¹ the city,ª [when] I preparedª° my seatª in the street!ª ... And I brakeª° the jawsª of the wicked,ª and pluckedª° the spoilª out of his teeth.ª¹" {Job 29:7-17} + "[[To the chief Musician,ª° Altaschith,ª° Michtamª of David.]]ª Do ye indeedª speakª° righteousness,ª O congregation?ª do ye judgeª° uprightly,ª O ye sonsª of men?ª ... Yea,¹ in heartª ye workª° wickedness;ª ye weighª° the violenceª of your handsª in the earth.ª" {Psa 58:1-2} + "How long¹¹ will ye judgeª° unjustly,ª and acceptª° the personsª of the wicked?ª Selah.ª ... Deliverª° the poorª and needy:ª ridª° [them] out of the handª¹ of the wicked.ª" {Psa 82:2-4} + "He that justifiethª° the wicked,ª and he that condemnethª° the just,ª even¹ they bothª [are] abominationª to the LORD.ª" {Prv 17:15} + "Openª° thy mouthª for the dumbª in¹ the causeª of all¹ such as are appointedª to destruction.ª ... Openª° thy mouth,ª judgeª° righteously,ª and plead²° the cause¹ of the poorª and needy.ª" {Prv 31:8-9} + "Learnª° to do well;ª° seekª° judgment,ª relieveª° the oppressed,ª judgeª° the fatherless,ª pleadª° for the widow.ª" {Isa 1:17} + "Thy princesª [are] rebellious,ª° and companionsª of thieves:ª every one¹ lovethª° gifts,ª and followeth²° after¹ rewards:ª they judgeª° not¹ the fatherless,ª neither¹ doth the causeª of the widowª comeª° unto¹ them." {Isa 1:23} + "Which justifyª° the wickedª forª reward,ª and take awayª° the righteousnessª of the righteousª from¹ him!" {Isa 5:23} + "But with righteousnessª shall he judgeª° the poor,ª and reproveª° with equityª for the meekª of the earth:ª and he shall smiteª° the earthª with the rodª of his mouth,ª and with the breathª of his lipsª shall he slayª° the wicked.ª" {Isa 11:4} + "Behold,¹ a kingª shall reignª° in righteousness,ª and princesª shall ruleª° in judgment.ª ... And a manª shall be¹ as an hiding placeª from the wind,ª and a covertª from the tempest;ª as riversª of waterª in a dry place,ª as the shadowª of a greatª rockª in a wearyª land.ª" {Isa 32:1-2} + "O houseª of David,ª thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Executeª° judgmentª in the morning,ª and deliverª° [him that is] spoiledª° out of the handª¹ of the oppressor,ª° lest¹ my furyª go outª° like fire,ª and burnª° that none¹ can quenchª° [it], becauseª¹ of the evilª of your doings.ª" {Jer 21:12} + "And in¹ controversyª they¹ shall standª° in judgment;ª° [and] they shall judgeª° it according to my judgments:ª and they shall keepª° my lawsª and my statutesª in all¹ mine assemblies;ª and they shall hallowª° my sabbaths.ª" {Ezk 44:24} + "And I said,ª° Hear,ª° I pray you,¹ O headsª of Jacob,ª and ye princesª of the houseª of Israel;ª [Is it] not¹ for you to knowª°¹ judgment?ª ... Who hateª° the good,ª and loveª° the evil;ª who pluck offª° their skinª from off¹¹ them, and their fleshª from off¹¹ their bones;ª" {Mic 3:1-2} + "Therefore¹¹ the lawª is slacked,ª° and judgmentª doth neverª¹ go forth:ª° for¹ the wickedª doth compass²° about¹¹ the righteous;ª therefore¹¹ wrongª° judgmentª proceedeth.ª°" {Hab 1:4} + "[Thou art] of purerª eyesª than to beholdª°¹ evil,ª and canstª° not¹ lookª° on¹ iniquity:ª wherefore¹ lookestª° thou upon them that deal treacherously,ª° [and] holdest thy tongueª° when the wickedª devourethª° [the man that is] more righteousª than¹ he?" {Hab 1:13} + "Then shall ye return,ª° and discernª° between¹ the righteousª and the wicked,ª between¹ him that servethª° Godª and him¹ that servethª° him not.¹" {Mal 3:18} + "Andª nowª alsoª the¹ axeª is laidª° untoª the¹ rootª of the¹ trees:ª thereforeª everyª treeª which bringeth²° not² forthª°¹ good² fruitª is hewn down,ª° andª castª° intoª the fire.ª" {Mtt 3:10} |
