Lamentations 3:36

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

or subverting a person in his lawsuit   – the Lord does not approve of these things.

Cross References

Habakkuk 1:13

Your eyes  are too pure  to look on evil, and you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do you tolerate those who are treacherous? Why are you silent while one  who is wicked swallows up one  who is more righteous than himself?

Isaiah 59:15

Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil is plundered. The Lord saw that there was no justice, and he was offended.

Jeremiah 22:3

This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness.  Rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor.  Don’t exploit or brutalise the resident foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.  Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.

2 Samuel 11:27

When the time of mourning ended, David had her brought to his house. She became his wife and bore him a son. However, the Lord considered what David had done to be evil.

Deuteronomy 25:1

‘If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.

Proverbs 24:12

If you say, ‘But we didn’t know about this,’ won’t he who weighs hearts  consider it? Won’t he who protects your life   know? Won’t he repay a person according to his work?

Lamentations 3:59

Lord, you saw the wrong done to me; judge my case.