Isaiah 3:13-15

The Lord standeth up to plead He will shortly and certainly stand up as a judge to inquire into the cause, and to give sentence; and standeth to judge the people To call the wicked into judgment, and to denounce upon them as they deserve; or to defend and deliver his own people, judging for them, as this phrase often means. Will enter into judgment with the ancients The princes or rulers, as it is explained in the next clause, often called elders, because they were commonly chosen from those that were advanced in years. For ye have eaten up the vineyard Destroyed, instead of preserving and dressing it, as you should have done. The church and commonwealth of Israel is often called God's vineyard, and here the vineyard, by way of eminence, intrusted to the care of these rulers. The spoil of the poor is in your houses The goods which you have violently taken away from them. What mean ye that ye beat my people? What warrant have ye for it? How durst you presume to do it? and grind the faces of the poor A strong metaphor to denote grievous oppression; but it is exceeded by the Prophet Micah 3:1.