Isaiah 1:23 meaning and explanation

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.

Isaiah 1:23, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah speaks to the rulers of Judah in the eighth century BC, naming their corruption plainly. Leaders who should guard justice have become friends of thieves, partners with those who take what is not theirs.

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