Isaiah 10:1-2

Isaiah 10:1-2

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

What does Isaiah 10:1-2 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Ephraimite leaders were using their positions to deprive the needy of their rights and to obtain what the poor had for themselves. They were evidently favoring legislation that resulted in these ends, as well as perverting the justice that was in place in the Mosaic system. The situation was so bad in Israel that the Lord chose to abandon His customary defense of the defenseless.