21 Who [a]cause a person to be indicted by a word,
And (A)set a trap for the arbitrator at the gate,
And [b](B)defraud the one in the right with [c]meaningless arguments.

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  1. Isaiah 29:21 Lit bring a person under condemnation
  2. Isaiah 29:21 Lit turn aside
  3. Isaiah 29:21 Lit confusion

21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
    who ensnare the defender in court(A)
    and with false testimony(B) deprive the innocent of justice.(C)

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21 That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

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12 For I know your offenses are many and your sins are great,
You who are (A)hostile to the righteous and accept bribes,
And [a]turn away the poor from justice at the [b]gate.

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  1. Amos 5:12 Lit they turn
  2. Amos 5:12 I.e., the place where court was held

12 For I know how many are your offenses
    and how great your sins.(A)

There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes(B)
    and deprive the poor(C) of justice in the courts.(D)

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12 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

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