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To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,
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God Hates Injustice
Commentators agree that this verse, as part of a list, describes actions God detests. Specifically, it refers to the perversion of justice in a legal tribunal. For the person suffering unjustly, this is a profound source of hope: God Himself sees and disapproves of corrupt judgments, affirming that He is the ultimate, righteous Judge who will not let injustice stand forever.
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Lamentations
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Neither does God approve of wanton cruelty inflicted by one man on another. Three examples are given: the treatment of prisoners of war; the procur…
19th Century
Anglican
To crush ... — The triplet of verses forms one sentence dependent upon the final clause, The Lord approveth not, literall…
Baptist
Again I say, that is not God's way of acting.
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16th Century
Protestant
Many interpreters think that these three verses are connected with the previous doctrine and show the connection in this way: that God does not see…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
To turn aside the right of a man The Targum is, of a poor man; not to do him justice in a court of judicature; to ca…
Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that th…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, the author draws an argument from divine justice.
