the prince

Ezekiel 45:8
This land will be his possession in Israel. And My princes will no longer oppress My people, but will give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

Psalm 72:2-4
He will judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. . . .

Psalm 78:72
So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.

Isaiah 11:3, 4
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, . . .

Isaiah 32:1, 2
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. . . .

Jeremiah 23:5, 6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a Righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as king and administer justice and righteousness in the land. . . .

thrust

Ezekiel 22:27
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.

1 Kings 21:19
Tell him that this is what the LORD says: 'Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?' Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: 'In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood--yes, yours!'"

Micah 1:1, 2
This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah--what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem: . . .

Micah 3:1-3
Then I said: "Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? . . .

inheritance out

Psalm 68:18
You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

John 10:28
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.

Ephesians 4:8
This is why it says: "When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men."

my people

Ezekiel 34:3-6, 21
You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. . . .