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Berean Standard Bible

“Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,”

Isaiah 10:1

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Isaiah 10 begins with a series of warnings against those who use their power to exploit others, and then moves to a message about Assyria, which God used as a tool of judgment yet would hold accountable for its own arrogance.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,

World English Bible (WEB)

Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees;

King James Version (KJV)

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

American Standard Version (ASV)

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Cursed are those who make evil decisions, and the writers who make the records of their cruel acts:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¡AY de los que establecen leyes injustas, y determinando prescriben tiranía,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Ay de los jueces prevaricadores y de los que promulgan leyes injustas!, dice el Señor,

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