23 Your (A)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone (B)loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They (C)do not [a]defend the [b]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:23 Or vindicate
  2. Isaiah 1:23 Or fatherless

23 Your rulers are rebels,(A)
    partners with thieves;(B)
they all love bribes(C)
    and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
    the widow’s case does not come before them.(D)

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27 Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and (A)destroying lives in order to get (B)dishonest gain.

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27 Her officials(A) within her are like wolves(B) tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people(C) to make unjust gain.(D)

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