No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt
Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD
But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.
Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and Hi
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have e
For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutte
rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies
He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice o
“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, a
They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardl
Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward.