Isaiah 5:23

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!"

Word-by-Word Analysis

Which

צָדַק

tsâdaq

H6663

to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)

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the

רָשָׁע

râshâʻ

H7563

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

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for

שַׁחַד

shachad

H7810

a donation (venal or redemptive)

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and

לָקַח

lâqach

H3947

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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סוּר

çûwr

H5493

to turn off (literal or figurative)

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the

צְדָקָה

tsᵉdâqâh

H6666

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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of the

צַדִּיק

tsaddîyq

H6662

just

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from him

Key Terms in This Verse

justify H6663

צָדַק tsâdaq

to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)

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reward H7810

שַׁחַד shachad

a donation (venal or redemptive)

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righteous H6662

צַדִּיק tsaddîyq

just

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righteousness H6666

צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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wicked H7563

רָשָׁע râshâʻ

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

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take H3947

לָקַח lâqach

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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away H5493

סוּר çûwr

to turn off (literal or figurative)

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Cross References

Isaiah 10:2 cross-reference

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!

James 5:6 cross-reference

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

Proverbs 17:15 cross-reference

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

Psalm 94:21 cross-reference

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

Micah 7:3 cross-reference

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.

Micah 3:11 cross-reference

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 ca...

Isaiah 1:23 cross-reference

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.

Proverbs 24:24 cross-reference

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

Deuteronomy 16:19 cross-reference

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 cross-reference

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 cross-reference

A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

Matthew 23:35 cross-reference

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.

1 Kings 21:13 cross-reference

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...

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