Lamentations 3:35
Good News Translation
He knows when we are denied the rights he gave us;

New Revised Standard Version
when human rights are perverted in the presence of the Most High,

Contemporary English Version
or cheat anyone out of what is rightfully theirs. God Most High sees everything,

New American Bible
Or denies justice to anyone in the very sight of the Most High,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Lamed. To turn aside the judgment of a man before the face of the most High,

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Lamed. To turn aside the judgment of a man before the face of the most High,

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Psalm 12:5 By reason of the misery of the needy, and the groans of the poor, now will I arise, saith the Lord. I will set him in safety: I will deal confidently in his regard.

Psalm 140:12 I know that the Lord will do justice to the needy, and will revenge the poor.

Proverbs 17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God.

Proverbs 22:22 Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:

Proverbs 23:10 Touch not the bounds of little ones: and enter not into the field of the fatherless:

Zechariah 1:15,16 And I am angry with a great anger with the wealthy nations: for I was angry a little, but they helped forward the evil. . . .

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Context
Jeremiah's Hope
34Lamed. To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the land, 35Lamed. To turn aside the judgment of a man before the face of the most High,36Lamed. To destroy a man wrongfully in his judgment, the Lord hath not approved.…
Cross References
Psalm 140:12
I know that the Lord will do justice to the needy, and will revenge the poor.

Proverbs 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God.

Lamentations 3:34
Lamed. To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the land,

Lamentations 3:34
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