Judgement

Isaiah 5:7
[7] For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

He looked for Judgement, but behold oppression. ...he saw “oppression” when what he looked for was “Judgement”.

What judgment was he looking for?
Isaiah 16 says “But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.”

How does Gods Judgement differ from oppression?

FHII said:

Consider this verse:

Psalm 103:6 KJV
The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

From what I gather from your question, it seems you are likening judgment with oppression. Not sure really... Juat seems that way. But this verse speaks of God executing judgment to relieve the oppresed.

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Honestly FHII, I was attempting to show is: oppression is not Judgement. Because God looked for Judgement and saw something else instead. How does God’s Judgement relieve the oppressed?

Windmillcharge said:

God's judgement is based on perfect knowledge of what was done and why it was done.
Therefore God's justice is just and true.

As everuthing good ultimately comes from God, everyone who is 'good' responds to Gods goodness and follows him.

The nice person who is not a Christian is rejecting the source of 'good' and so cannot be good enough to meet God's standard of goodness, in short that 'nice' person is a law breaker/sinner.

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Yes. Yet to clarify the question further: why does man oppress another and call it Judgement?

Isaiah 5:7
[7] For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression;for righteousness, but behold a cry.

God set men(the house of Israel)over His vineyard, what were they to do that they didn’t do? How did those elected or chosen, issue forth judgement?

Psalm 103:6
[6] The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

How does the Lord’s righteousness and judgement help all that are oppressed? As opposed to pushing one down, He sets free.

Isaiah 58:6-10
[6] Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? [7] Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? [8] Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward. [9] Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am . If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; [10] And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

“if though take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity.”