King James Version with Apocrypha
"Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!"
— Isaiah 5:23, King James Version with Apocrypha
“Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!”
“that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! ”
“who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!”
“They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.”
“That justify the wicked for gifts, and take away the justice of the just from him.”
“Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.”
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: