Lexicon :: Strong's H7561 - rāšaʿ

“In any case of wrongdoing involving an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or anything else lost, and someone claims, ‘That’s mine,’[fn] the case between the two parties is to come before the judges.[fn] The one the judges condemn[fn] must repay double to his neighbor.

“If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.

When Saul assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies in every direction: against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he caused havoc.[fn]

“As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness comes from wicked people.’ My hand will never be against you.

For I have kept the ways of the LORD

and have not turned from my God to wickedness.

may you hear in heaven and act.

May you judge your servants,

condemning the wicked man by bringing

what he has done on his own head

and providing justice for the righteous

by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

and when they come to their senses[fn]

in the land where they were deported

and repent and petition you in their captors’ land:

“We have sinned and done wrong;

we have been wicked,”

and when they come to their senses

in the land where they were deported

and repent and petition you in their captors’ land,

saying, “We have sinned and done wrong;

we have been wicked,”

After this, Judah’s King Jehoshaphat made an alliance with Israel’s King Ahaziah, who was guilty of wrongdoing.

He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother gave him evil advice.

You are righteous concerning all that has happened to us,

because you have acted faithfully,

while we have acted wickedly.

Even if I were in the right, my own mouth would condemn me;

if I were blameless, my mouth would declare me guilty.

Since I will be found guilty,

why should I struggle in vain?

I will say to God,

“Do not declare me guilty!

Let me know why you prosecute me.

“even though you know that I am not wicked

and that there is no one who can rescue from your power?

“If I am wicked, woe to me!

And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head.

I am filled with shame

and have drunk deeply of[fn] my affliction.

Your own mouth condemns you, not I;

your own lips testify against you.

He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.[fn]

Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly

and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

Could one who hates justice govern the world?

Will you condemn the mighty Righteous One,

But when God is silent, who can declare him guilty?

When he hides his face, who can see him?

Yet he watches over both individuals and nations,

Would you really challenge my justice?

Would you declare me guilty to justify yourself?

For I have kept the ways of the LORD

and have not turned from my God to wickedness.

the LORD will not leave him

in the power of the wicked one

or allow him to be condemned when he is judged.

They band together against the life of the righteous

and condemn the innocent to death.

Both we and our ancestors have sinned;

we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.

One who is good obtains favor from the LORD,

but he condemns a person who schemes.

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just —

both are detestable to the LORD.

Don’t be excessively wicked, and don’t be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

In truth, the Lord GOD will help me;

who will condemn me?

Indeed, all of them will wear out like a garment;

a moth will devour them.

“No weapon formed against you will succeed,

and you will refute any accusation[fn]

raised against you in court.

This is the heritage of the LORD’s servants,

and their vindication is from me.”

This is the LORD’s declaration.

we have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from your commands and ordinances.

Now, Lord our God ​— ​who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand and made your name renowned as it is this day ​— ​we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.

“With flattery he will corrupt those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.

“Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand.