Holy Scripture

Isaiah 10:2

A church father on this verse
“"in order to oppress the poor in judgment and to do violence to the cause of the humble people of my nation, so that widows may be their prey and they may plunder the orphans." Therefore, they wrote wicked laws in order to oppress the poor and lowly people, to plunder widows, and to prey upon orphans. According to the…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Isaiah

Source: Septuagint

Original

2perverting the cause of the poor, violently wresting the judgment of the needy ones of my people, that the widow may be a prey to them, and the orphan a spoil.

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In context

1Woe to them that write wickedness; for when they write they do write wickedness,

— Isaiah 10:2 —

3And what will they do in the day of visitation? for affliction shall come to you from afar: and to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory,

4that ye may not fall into captivity? For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is yet exalted.

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