Isaiah 10:2

To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

Cross-reference

Isaiah 1:23 Parallel

Isaiah 1:23 names the same corruption: princes failing to bring justice to the fatherless and widow.

Isaiah 3:14 Parallel

Isaiah 3:14 accuses elders of having 'the spoil of the poor' in their houses — matching the robbery of the poor here.

Isaiah 29:21 condemns those who turn aside the needy from justice—identical theme and phrasing to the oppression of the poor in Isaiah 10:2.

Isaiah 5:23 Parallel

Isaiah 5:23 condemns those who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent—same perversion of justice.

Isaiah 9:17 Parallel

Isaiah 9:17 notes God does not spare widows and fatherless because of widespread evil—related theme of their vulnerability.

Isaiah 5:7 Related theme

Isaiah 5:7 laments that God found bloodshed instead of justice — a broader indictment of Israel's failure, which includes this oppression.

Isaiah 59:14 describes justice turned back and righteousness far away—general injustice paralleling this specific oppression.

Amos 2:7 Parallel

Amos 2:7 describes oppressing the poor and turning aside the meek—a close parallel to robbing the poor and widows in Isaiah 10:2.

Amos 5:11 Parallel

Amos 5:11 condemns trampling the poor and exacting grain taxes — reinforcing the pattern of injustice against the vulnerable.

Ezekiel 22:7 states 'the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you' — a direct parallel to the victims here.

Lamentations 3:35 speaks of turning aside a man's right before God—directly mirrors the language of depriving the needy of justice in Isaiah 10:2.

Jeremiah 7:6 explicitly commands not to oppress the fatherless and widow, showing this sin violates God's law.

Amos 5:12 Allusion

Amos 5:12 directly parallels 'turn aside the needy in the gate' — identical phrasing to the crime described here.

Malachi 3:5 Parallel

Malachi 3:5 lists oppressing the widow and fatherless as sins God will judge, echoing the same victims here.

Matthew 23:14 condemns scribes who 'devour widows' houses' — a NT example of the same exploitation of widows.

Exodus 22:22 is the foundational law: 'You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child' — the very command being broken here.

Luke 20:47 Parallel

In Luke 20:47, Jesus condemns scribes who 'devour widows' houses'—the same exploitation of the vulnerable condemned here.

Ezekiel 22:29 lists extortion, robbery, and oppression of the poor and needy—identical sins as here.

Psalm 94:6 Parallel

Psalm 94:6 lists the widow, sojourner, and fatherless as victims of murder—the same groups targeted here.

Job 24:4 Parallel

Job 24:4 describes the poor being thrust off the road and forced to hide—similar oppression of the vulnerable.

Job 22:9 Parallel

In Job 22:9, Eliphaz accuses Job of sending widows away empty and crushing the fatherless—matching the victims named here.

Exodus 23:6 Citation

Exodus 23:6 is a direct command not to pervert the justice due to the poor—the very sin condemned here.