Isaiah 1:17 KJV
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Matthew Henry
- Exhortations to repentanceNot only feel sorrow for the sin committed, but break off the practice. We must be doing, not stand idle. We must be doing the good the Lord our God...
Thompson Chains
- Good WorksSee the chain from Matthew 5:16 · 9 links
- Justice EnjoinedSee the chain from Deuteronomy 16:20 · 1 link
- HelpfulnessSee the chain from 2 Chronicles 28:15 · 8 links
- Widow and Faftherless (1)Last of 2 links
Cross References
- Jeremiah 22:3 Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
- Psalms 82:3–4 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. …
- 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.
- Zephaniah 2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
- Proverbs 31:9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
- Jeremiah 22:15–16 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? …
- Micah 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
- Zechariah 7:9–10 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: …
- Zechariah 8:16 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
- Daniel 4:27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
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Topics
- Church Backslidden
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of war and other judgments
- Justice General scriptures concerning Justice
- Oppression Unclassified scriptures relating to Oppression
- Ordinance Insufficiency of, for salvation
- Orphan General scriptures concerning Orphan
- Poor Duty to Poor
- Regeneration General scriptures concerning Regeneration
- Reward A motive to faithfulness
- Widow Unclassified scriptures relating to Widow
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible808–698 BC · Isaiah, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Learn לִמְדוּ limdû לָמַד Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
- to do well הֵיטֵב hêṭēb יָטַב Verb · hiphil infinitive absolute
- seek דִּרְשׁוּ diršû דָּרַשׁ Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
- judgment מִשְׁפָּט mišpāṭ מִשְׁפָּט Noun · masculine singular
- relieve אַשְּׁרוּ ʾaššĕrû אָשַׁר Verb · piel imperative, second person masculine plural
- the oppressed חָמוֹץ ḥāmôṣ חָמוֹץ Noun · masculine singular
- judge שִׁפְטוּ šipṭû שָׁפַט Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
- the fatherless יָתוֹם yātôm יָתוֹם Noun · masculine singular
- plead רִיבוּ rîbû רִיב Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
- for the widow אַלְמָנָה ʾalmānâ אַלְמָנָה Noun · feminine singular
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