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Isaiah 5:23

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— which justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them!
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Who justify the lawless, for a bribe,—Whereas, the righteousness of the righteous, they take from him.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— That justify the wicked for gifts, and take away the justice of the just from him.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Which iustifie the wicked for a rewarde, and take away the righteousnesse of the righteous from him.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Which iustifie the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousnes of the righteous from him.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Who justify the guilty because of his bribe, and take away justice from the righteous!
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— who justify the ungodly for rewards, and take away the righteousness of the righteous.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Which justify 6663
{6663} Prime
צָדַק
tsadaq
{tsaw-dak'}
A primitive root; to be (causatively make) right (in a moral or forensic sense).
z8688
<8688> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Participle (See H8813)
Count - 857
the wicked 7563
{7563} Prime
רָשָׁע
rasha`
{raw-shaw'}
From H7561; morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person.
for 6118
{6118} Prime
עֵקֶב
`eqeb
{ay'-keb}
From H6117 in the sense of H6119; a heel, that is, (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially for ever); also result, that is, compensation; and so (adverbially with preposition or relatively) on account of.
reward, 7810
{7810} Prime
שַׁחַד
shachad
{shakh'-ad}
From H7809; a donation (venal or redemptive).
and take away 5493
{5493} Prime
סוּר
cuwr
{soor}
A primitive root; to turn off (literally or figuratively).
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
the righteousness 6666
{6666} Prime
צְדָקָה
ts@daqah
{tsed-aw-kaw'}
From H6663; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity).
of the righteous 6662
{6662} Prime
צַדִּיק
tsaddiyq
{tsad-deek'}
From H6663; just.
from x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
him!
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Isaiah 5:22-23.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Isaiah 5:18-30.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Isaiah 5:23

Take away — Pronounce sentence against him.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
justify:

Exodus 23:6-9 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. ... Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Proverbs 17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 24:24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
Proverbs 31:4-5 [It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: ... Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

for reward:

Isaiah 1:23 Thy princes [are] rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Deuteronomy 16:19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
2 Chronicles 19:7 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do [it]: for [there is] no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
Proverbs 17:23 A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Micah 3:11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, [Is] not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
Micah 7:3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge [asketh] for a reward; and the great [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

take:

Isaiah 10:2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and [that] they may rob the fatherless!
1 Kings 21:13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, [even] against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
Psalms 94:21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
Matthew 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Matthew 27:24-25 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but [that] rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed [his] hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye [to it]. ... Then answered all the people, and said, His blood [be] on us, and on our children.
James 5:6 Ye have condemned [and] killed the just; [and] he doth not resist you.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ex 23:6. Dt 16:19. 1K 21:13. 2Ch 19:7. Ps 94:21. Pv 17:15, 23; 24:24; 31:4. Is 1:23; 10:2. Mi 3:11; 7:3. Mt 23:35; 27:24. Jm 5:6.

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