Quotes about Justice
‘My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you!
— Micah 6:3
Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
— Micah 6:7
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
— Micah 6:8
Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.
— Micah 6:13
Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
— Micah 7:9
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
— Nahum 1:2
Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.
— Nahum 1:9
How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?
— Habakkuk 1:2
Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.
— Habakkuk 1:3
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
— Habakkuk 1:4
They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty.
— Habakkuk 1:7
Then they sweep by like the wind and pass on through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.”
— Habakkuk 1:11