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that make a man an offender in [his] cause, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nothing.
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The Sin of Corrupt Justice
Commentators explain that this verse describes a corrupt legal system. Phrases like 'make a man an offender for a word' and 'reproveth in the gate' refer to court proceedings where judges twist words, lay legal 'snares' for those pleading their case, and condemn the righteous (especially the poor) based on nothing.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That make a man an offender - literally, ‘who cause a man to sin’ (מחטיאי machăṭı̂y’ēy); that is, who hold a man …
19th Century
Anglican
That make a man an offender for a word ... —The words indicate that Isaiah had been accused, as Jeremiah was afterwards ([Referenc…
16th Century
Protestant
That make a man an offender for a word. We have previously stated who the persons were with whom the Prophet was dealing, namely, hypocrit…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That make a man an offender for a word Inadvertently spoken, unwarily dropped, without any bad design or ill meaning…
The wonderful change here foretold may refer to the affairs of Judah, though it looks further. When a great harvest of souls was gathered to Christ…
13th Century
Catholic
Woe to Ariel. In this part, he presents a threat against the people or against the city, and this is divided into two parts.
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