7. turn judgment to wormwood —that is, pervert it to most bitter wrong. As justice is sweet, so injustice is bitter to the injured. "Wormwood" is from a Hebrew root, to "execrate," on account of its noxious and bitter qualities. leave on righteousness in . . . earth —MAURER translates, " cast righteousness to the ground, " as in Isaiah 28:2 ; Daniel 8:12 . return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-8" class="com-number"
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