Lexicon :: Strong's G2923 - kritēs

“You shall appoint ^H5414 for yourself judges ^H8199 and officers ^H7860 in all ^H3605 your gates ^H8179 of the towns which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 is giving ^H5414 you, according to your tribes ^H7626, and they shall judge ^H8199 the people ^H5971 with righteous ^H6664 judgment ^H4941.

“You stand ^H5324 today ^H3117, all ^H3605 of you, before ^H6440 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430: your heads ^H7218, your tribes ^H7626, your elders ^H2205, and your officers ^H7860, even all ^H3605 the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478,

Then Yahweh ^H3068 raised ^H6965 up ^H6965 judges ^H8199 [fn]who saved ^H3467 them from the hands ^H3027 of those who plundered ^H8154 them.

Now it happened ^H1961 in the days ^H3117 when the judges ^H8199 judged ^H8199, that there was a famine ^H7458 in the land ^H776. And a certain man ^H376 of Bethlehem ^H1035 in Judah ^H3063 went ^H1980 to sojourn ^H1481 in the fields ^H7704 of Moab ^H4124 [fn]with his wife ^H802 and his two ^H8147 sons ^H1121.

And I tell ^H5046 you that Yahweh ^H3068 will build ^H1129 a house ^H1004 for you.

And David ^H1732 assembled ^H6950 at Jerusalem ^H3389 all ^H3605 the commanders ^H8269 of Israel ^H3478, the commanders ^H8269 of the tribes ^H7626, and the commanders ^H8269 of the divisions ^H4256 that ministered ^H8334 to the king ^H4428, and the commanders ^H8269 of thousands ^H505, and the commanders ^H8269 of hundreds ^H3967, and the commanders ^H8269 over all ^H3605 the property ^H7399 and livestock ^H4735 belonging to the king ^H4428 and his sons ^H1121, with the officials ^H5631 and the mighty ^H1368 men ^H1368, even all ^H3605 the mighty ^H1368 men ^H1368 of valor ^H2428.

And Solomon ^H8010 spoke ^H559 to all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478, to the commanders ^H8269 of thousands ^H505 and of hundreds ^H3967 and to the judges ^H8199 and to every ^H3605 leader ^H5387 in all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478, the heads ^H7218 of the fathers’ ^H1 households.

“And you, Ezra ^H5831, according to the wisdom ^H2452 of your God ^H426 which ^H1768 is in your hand ^H3028, appoint ^H4483 magistrates ^H8200 and judges ^H1782 that they may judge ^H1934 H1778 all ^H3606 the people ^H5972 who ^H1768 are in the province beyond ^H5675 the River ^H5103, even all ^H3606 those who know ^H3046 the laws ^H1882 of your God ^H426; and to anyone ^H1768 who ^H1768 does ^H3046 not ^H3809 know ^H3046 the laws, you shall make ^H3046 them known ^H3046.

“The earth ^H776 is given ^H5414 into the hand ^H3027 of the wicked ^H7563;

He covers ^H3680 the faces ^H6440 of its judges ^H8199.

If ^H518 it is not He, then ^H645 who ^H4310 is it?

“He makes counselors ^H3289 walk ^H1980 [fn]barefoot ^H7758

And makes ^H1984 fools ^H1984 of judges ^H8199.

“Will you show ^H5375 partiality ^H6440 H5375 for Him?

Will you contend ^H7378 for God ^H410?

God ^H430 is a righteous ^H6662 judge ^H8199,

And a God ^H410 who has indignation ^H2194 every ^H3605 day ^H3117.

And the heavens ^H8064 declare ^H5046 His righteousness ^H6664,

For God ^H430 Himself ^H1931 is judge ^H8199. [fn]Selah ^H5542.

A father ^H1 of the fatherless ^H3490 and a judge ^H1781 [fn]for the widows ^H490,

Is God ^H430 in His holy ^H6944 habitation ^H4583.

But God ^H430 is the Judge ^H8199;

He puts ^H8213 down ^H8213 one ^H2088 and raises ^H7311 up ^H7311 another ^H2088.

Their judges ^H8199 are thrown ^H8058 down ^H8058 by the sides ^H3027 of the cliff ^H5553,

And they hear ^H8085 my words ^H561, for they are ^H5276 pleasant ^H5276.

Kings ^H4428 of the earth ^H776 and all ^H3605 peoples ^H3816;

Princes ^H8269 and all ^H3605 [fn]judges ^H8199 of the earth ^H776;

“Then I will have ^H7725 your judges ^H8199 return ^H7725 as at the first ^H7223,

And your counselors ^H3289 as at the beginning ^H8462;

Afterwards ^H310 you will be called ^H7121 the city ^H5892 of righteousness ^H6664,

A faithful ^H539 town ^H7151.”

Therefore ^H3651 Yahweh ^H3068 waits ^H7311 with longing to be ^H2603 gracious ^H2603 to you,

And therefore ^H3651 He is on ^H7311 high ^H7311 to have ^H7355 compassion ^H7355 on ^H7355 you.

For Yahweh ^H3068 is a God ^H430 of justice ^H4941;

How blessed ^H835 are all ^H3605 those who wait ^H2442 for Him.

For Yahweh ^H3068 is our judge ^H8199,

Yahweh ^H3068 is our lawgiver ^H2710,

Yahweh ^H3068 is our king ^H4428;

He will save ^H3467 us—

I shall bring ^H2142 to remembrance ^H2142 the lovingkindnesses ^H2617 of Yahweh ^H3068, the praises ^H8416 of Yahweh ^H3068,

According ^H5921 to all ^H3605 the ways that Yahweh ^H3068 has dealt ^H1580 bountifully ^H1580 with us,

And the abundant ^H7227 goodness ^H2898 toward the house ^H1004 of Israel ^H3478,

Which ^H834 He has dealt ^H1580 bountifully ^H1580 to them according to His compassion ^H7356

And according to the abundance ^H7230 of His lovingkindnesses ^H2617.

All ^H3605 of them are ^H2552 hot ^H2552 like an oven ^H8574,

And they devour ^H398 their judges ^H8199;

All ^H3605 their kings ^H4428 have fallen ^H5307.

None ^H369 of them calls ^H7121 on Me.

“I will also cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 the [fn]judge ^H8199 from her midst ^H7130

And kill ^H2026 all ^H3605 her princes ^H8269 with him,” says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068.

Concerning ^H5921 evil ^H7451, both hands ^H3709 do ^H3190 it well ^H3190.

The prince ^H8269 asks ^H7592, also the judge ^H8199, for a payment ^H7966,

And a great ^H1419 man ^H1419 speaks ^H1696 the craving ^H1942 of his soul ^H5315;

So they weave ^H5686 it together ^H5686.

Why ^H4100 do You make ^H7200 me see ^H7200 wickedness ^H205

And cause me to look ^H5027 on trouble ^H5999?

Indeed, devastation ^H7701 and violence ^H2555 are before ^H5048 me;

And there is ^H1961 strife ^H7379, and contention ^H4066 is lifted ^H5375 up ^H5375.

Her princes ^H8269 in ^H7130 her midst ^H7130 are roaring ^H7580 lions ^H738;

Her judges ^H8199 are wolves ^H2061 at evening ^H6153;

They leave nothing ^H3808 to gnaw ^H1633 for the morning ^H1242.