Isaiah 1:17

Translations

Modern

Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

Traditional

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Literal

Learn to do good, seek justice, rebuke the oppressor, bring justice for the fatherless, contend for the widow.”

Latin

…discite benefacere; quærite judicium, subvenite oppresso, judicate pupillo, defendite viduam.

Original

Hebrew

English

Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

Notes

Isaiah 1:17

Seeking justice means following God's standards of fairness and supporting the rights of the oppressed, orphans, and widows—those who are weak and marginalized in society (see also Jeremiah 7:5–7; 22:3; Zechariah 7:10; Matthew 23:23; 25:31–46; James 1:27).

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Isaiah Concern for the Poor God’s Justice Returning to the Lord Salvation in Isaiah Social Justice True Justice

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Related verses

Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Jeremiah 22:3
This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Psalm 82:3–4
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Proverbs 31:9
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
Zechariah 7:9–10
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
Jeremiah 22:15–16
Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
Daniel 4:27
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
Zechariah 8:16
These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
Zephaniah 2:3
Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.

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Courts and Trials Family Life and Relations Isaiah (Person) Isaiah, Book of John the Baptist Orphan Work Wrath of God

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