מִשׁפָּט

And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.

Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.

And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.

They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;

For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.

Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:

And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments,(which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;

Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.

And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.

For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.