May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.(A)

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May he defend the afflicted(A) among the people
    and save the children of the needy;(B)
    may he crush the oppressor.(C)

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He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

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12 Wicked behavior[a] is detestable to kings,(A)
since a throne is established through righteousness.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:12 Either the king’s or someone else’s behavior

12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
    for a throne is established through righteousness.(A)

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12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

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Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,(A)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(B)

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remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
    and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)

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Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

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but He will judge the poor righteously(A)
and execute justice for the oppressed of the land.
He will strike the land
with discipline[a] from His mouth,(B)
and He will kill the wicked(C)
with a command[b] from His lips.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:4 Lit the rod
  2. Isaiah 11:4 Lit with the breath

but with righteousness(A) he will judge the needy,(B)
    with justice(C) he will give decisions for the poor(D) of the earth.
He will strike(E) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(F)
    with the breath(G) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(H)

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But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

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