Isaiah 3:14

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord is ready to present his case against the elders and leaders of his people. He says, “You people have burned the vineyard, and what you stole from the poor is still in your houses.

Cross References

Job 22:4

Why does God blame and punish you? Is it because you worship him?

James 2:6

But you show no respect to those who are poor. And you know that the rich are the ones who always try to control your lives. And they are the ones who take you to court.

Amos 4:1

Listen to me, you cows of Bashan on Samaria’s mountain. You hurt the poor and crush those in need. You tell your husbands, “Bring us something to drink!”

Jeremiah 5:27

Their houses are full of lies, like a cage full of birds. Their lies made them rich and powerful.

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard that belongs to the Lord All-Powerful is the house of Israel. The grapevine, the plant he loves, is the man of Judah. The Lord hoped for justice, but there was only killing. He hoped for fairness, but there were only cries from people being treated badly.

Psalm 143:2

Don’t judge me, your servant. No one alive could be judged innocent by your standards.

Psalm 14:4

Those who are evil treat my people like bread to be eaten. And they never ask for the Lord’s help. Don’t they know what they are doing?

Job 24:9

They take a nursing baby from its mother. They take a poor person’s child to guarantee a loan.

Matthew 21:33

“Listen to this story: There was a man who owned a vineyard. He put a wall around the field and dug a hole for a winepress. Then he built a tower. He leased the land to some farmers and then left on a trip.

Micah 6:10

Do the wicked still hide treasures that they have stolen? Do they still cheat people with baskets that are too small? Yes, all of this is still happening!

Micah 2:2

They want fields, so they take them. They want houses, so they take them. They cheat a man and take his house and his land.

Job 34:23

God does not need to set a time for people to come before him and be judged.

Job 24:14

A murderer gets up at dawn and kills poor, helpless people. And at night he becomes a thief.

Psalm 10:9

They are like lions hiding in the bushes to catch weak and helpless animals. They lay their traps for the poor, who are caught in their nets.

Proverbs 30:14

There are people whose teeth are like swords and their jaws like knives. They take everything they can from the poor.

Isaiah 10:1

Just look at those lawmakers who write evil laws and make life hard for the people.

Isaiah 10:2

They are not fair to the poor. They take away the rights of the poor and allow people to steal from widows and orphans.

Isaiah 11:4

He will judge the poor fairly and honestly. He will be fair when he decides what to do for the poor of the land. If he decides people should be beaten, he will give the command, and they will be beaten. If he decides people must die, he will give the command, and those evil people will be killed. Goodness and fairness will be like a belt he wears around his waist.

Isaiah 14:30

But even the poorest of my people will be able to eat safely. And their children will be able to lie down and feel safe. But I will make your family die from hunger, and your enemy will kill anyone who survives.

Isaiah 26:6

Then poor and humble people will walk on those ruins.

Isaiah 29:19

The Lord will make poor people happy. The poorest people will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 30:12

The Holy One of Israel says, “You people have refused to accept this message from me. You depend on fighting and lies to help you.

Isaiah 58:4

You are hungry, but not for food. You are hungry for arguing and fighting, not for bread. You are hungry to hit people with your evil hands. This is not the way to fast if you want your prayers to be heard in heaven!

Ezekiel 18:12

He mistreats poor, helpless people. He takes advantage of them. When a debt is paid, he does not give back what he took from them. He prays to filthy idols and does other terrible things.

Ezekiel 20:35

I will lead you into a desert as I did before, but this will be a place where other nations live. We will stand face to face, and I will judge you.

Ezekiel 20:36

I will judge you as I judged your ancestors in the desert near Egypt.” This is what the Lord GOD said.

Micah 3:3

You are destroying my people. You take their skin off them and break their bones. You chop their bones up like meat to put in the pot!

Leviticus 25:14

“Don’t cheat your neighbors when you sell your land to them. Don’t cheat one another when you buy or sell land.

Leviticus 25:17

You must not cheat each other. You must honor your God. I am the Lord your God.

Jeremiah 12:10

Many shepherds have ruined my vineyard. They have trampled the plants in my field. They have made my beautiful field a desert.

Amos 2:7

They pushed their faces into the ground and walked on them. They stopped listening to suffering people. Fathers and sons had sexual relations with the same woman. They ruined my holy name.

Micah 2:1

Trouble will come to those who make plans to sin. They lie on their beds making their evil plans. Then when the morning light comes, they do what they planned, because they have the power to do what they want.