Isaiah 10:2

"Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees"

Key Reflection

This verse critiques rulers and judges for creating unjust laws that oppress their people, highlighting a spiritual failure to uphold righteousness and justice as commanded by God. Such decrees not only harm the populace but also reflect a moral corruption among those in power, aligning them with oppressive forces rather than divine will.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

To turn aside -Their sentences have the effect, and are designed to have, to pervert justice, and to oppress the poor, or to deprive them of their rights and just claims; compareIsaiah 29:21;Proverbs 27:5. The needy - daliym -דליםdalı̂ym. Those of humble rank and circumstances; who have no powerful friends and defenders. “From judgment.” From obtaining justice. And to take away -To take away by violence and oppression. The wordגזלgāzal, is commonly applied to robbery, and to oppression; to the taking away of spoils in battle, etc. That widows may be their prey -That they may rob widows, or obtain their property.

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