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Eccl. 3:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

And moreover I sawc under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

Eccl. 5:8• ⁸If thou seest the oppression of the poor,{HR}And the violent taking away of judgment{HR}And justice in a province,{HR}Marvel not at the matter:{HR}For one higher than the high regardeth;{HR}And there are higher than they. (Eccl. 5:8)

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Jer. 5:1‑2• ¹{i}Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broadways thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justice, that seeketh fidelity; and I will pardon it.{/i}
²{i}And if they say, As Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.{/i} (Jer. 5:1‑2)

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Eccl. 4:1• ¹Then I returned and saw all the oppressions{HR}That are done under the sun:{HR}And behold, the tears of such as were oppressed,{HR}And they had no comforter;{HR}And on the side of their oppressors there was power,{HR}But they had no comforter. (Eccl. 4:1)

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1 Kings 21:9‑21• ⁹{i}And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;{/i}
¹⁰{i}and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and they shall bear witness against him saying, Thou didst curse God and the king; and carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.{/i}
¹¹{i}And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles that dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letter that she had sent to them:{/i}
¹²{i}they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.{/i}
¹³{i}And there came the two men, sons of Belial, and sat before him; and the men of Belial witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. And they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.{/i}
¹⁴{i}And they sent to Jezebel saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.{/i}
¹⁵{i}And it came to pass when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite, which he refused to give thee for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.{/i}
¹⁶{i}And it came to pass when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite, to take possession of it.{/i}
¹⁷{i}And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,{/i}
¹⁸Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.
¹⁹And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
²⁰And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of Jehovah.
²¹Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every man child, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, (1 Kings 21:9‑21)

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Psa. 58:1‑2• ¹To the chief musician, Al-tascheth , of David, Michtam .{HR}Silence indeed! do ye speak righteousness?{HR}Do ye judge equitably, sons of men?
²Yea, in heart ye work iniquities;{HR}In the earth ye weigh the violence of your hands. (Psa. 58:1‑2)

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Psa. 82:2‑5• ²How long will ye judge unjustly{HR}And respect the person of the wicked? Selah.
³Judge the poor (man) and fatherless;{HR}Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
⁴{i}Rescue the poor and the needy{/i},{HR}Deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
⁵They know not nor do they understand;{HR}They walk on in darkness:{HR}All the foundations of the earth are moved. (Psa. 82:2‑5)

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Psa. 94:21‑22• ²¹They gather themselves against the soul of the righteous,{HR}And condemn the innocent blood.
²²But Jehovah hath been my high tower,{HR}And my God the rock of my refuge. (Psa. 94:21‑22)

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Isa. 59:14• ¹⁴And judgment is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter. (Isa. 59:14)

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Mic. 2:2• ²And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. (Mic. 2:2)

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Mic. 7:3• ³{i}Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it.{/i} (Mic. 7:3)

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Zeph. 3:3• ³Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. (Zeph. 3:3)

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Matt. 26:59• ⁵⁹{i}And the chief priests and the elders and the whole Sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.{/i} (Matt. 26:59)

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Acts 23:3• ³Then said Paul unto him, God is about to smite thee, whited wall. And dost thou sit judging me according to the law, and breaking the law commandest me to be smitten? (Acts 23:3)

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James 2:6• ⁶But ye dishonoured the poor [man]. Do not the rich oppress you, and they drag you before tribunals? (James 2:6)

J. N. Darby Translation

And moreover I saw under the sun, that in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there.

W. Kelly Translation

And moreover I saw under the sun,{HR}That in the place of judgment wickedness was there;{HR}And in the place of righteousness wickedness was there.