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"So I will come and judge you. I will be quick to bring charges against all of you," says the Lord who rules over all. "I will bring charges against you sinful people who do not have any respect for me. That includes those who practice evil magic. It includes those who commit adultery and those who tell lies in court. It includes those who cheat workers out of their pay. It includes those who crush widows. It also includes those who mistreat children whose fathers have died. And it includes those who take away the rights of outsiders in the courts.
Reference
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἐνίστημι (enístēmi)
to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant
Hebrew: mᵉṭâʼ
to arrive, extend or happen
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: κριτής (kritḗs)
a judge (genitive case or specially)
Hebrew: ʼădargâzêr
a chief diviner, or astrologer
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ἀποφέρω (apophérō)
to bear off (literally or relatively)
Hebrew: gûwz
properly, to shear off; but used only in the (figuratively) sense of passing rapidly
Greek: ἔμπροσθεν (émprosthen)
in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or time)
Hebrew: ʼêth
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Hebrew: ʻêllâʼ
above
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἀποφέρω (apophérō)
to bear off (literally or relatively)
Hebrew: gûwz
properly, to shear off; but used only in the (figuratively) sense of passing rapidly
Greek: ἔμπροσθεν (émprosthen)
in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or time)
Hebrew: ʼêth
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
Greek: ἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlós)
sinful, i.e. a sinner
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ἕκαστος (hékastos)
each or every
Hebrew: nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Hebrew: massôʼ
partiality (as a lifting up)
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)
of myself so likewise the dative case , and accusative case
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: φαῦλος (phaûlos)
"foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: μοιχεύω (moicheúō)
to commit adultery
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ἐκλαλέω (eklaléō)
to divulge
Greek: αὐλή (aulḗ)
a yard (as open to the wind); by implication, a mansion
Hebrew: bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: meker
merchandise; also value
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: δή (dḗ)
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Hebrew: ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: châthaph
to clutch
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Judgment
Hebrews 13:4
Deuteronomy 27:19
Parallel theme
Revelation 22:15
Revelation 21:8
Leviticus 20:27
Leviticus 19:13
Leviticus 20:6
References Lord
Deuteronomy 5:11
James 5:4
Witness
Malachi 2:14
Verse Explanation
God declares that He will come near to judge sorcerers, adulterers, liars, exploiters of workers, widows and orphans, and those who mistreat foreigners, showing that spiritual renewal will also involve social justice.
History
Ancient society: Workers, widows, orphans, and foreigners could be especially vulnerable to exploitation and injustice.