20 Can a [a](A)throne of destruction be allied with You,
One (B)which devises [b]mischief by decree?

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  1. Psalm 94:20 Or tribunal
  2. Psalm 94:20 Or trouble, misfortune

21 Who [a]cause a person to be indicted by a word,
And (A)ensnare him who adjudicates 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

(A)No one sues righteously and (B)no one pleads [a]honestly.
They (C)trust in confusion and speak lies;
They (D)conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.

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  1. Isaiah 59:4 Lit in truth

13 Transgressing and (A)denying the Lord,
And turning away from our God,
Speaking (B)oppression and revolt,
Conceiving in and (C)uttering from the heart lying words.

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