Verse 12

Oppressors treat my people cruelly; creditors rule over them. My people’s leaders mislead them; they give you confusing directions.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 3:4 : 4 The LORD says,“I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them.
  • Isa 9:15-16 : 15 The leaders and the highly respected people are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail. 16 The leaders of this nation were misleading people, and the people being led were destroyed.
  • Isa 28:14-15 : 14 The Lord Will Judge Jerusalem Therefore, listen to the LORD’s message, you who mock, you rulers of these people who reside in Jerusalem! 15 For you say,“We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.”
  • Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy lies. The priests exercise power by their own authority. And my people love to have it this way. But they will not be able to help you when the time of judgment comes!
  • Nah 3:13 : 13 Your warriors will be like women in your midst; the gates of your land will be wide open to your enemies; fire will consume the bars of your gates.
  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 “But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.
  • Num 6:23-27 : 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons,‘This is the way you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: 24 “The LORD bless you and protect you; 25 The LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; 26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”’ 27 So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
  • 2 Kgs 11:1 : 1 Athaliah is Eliminated When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line.