Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
A conspiracy
They have devoured
General references
Bible References
A conspiracy
Ezekiel 13:10
It is definitely because they have misled My people by saying, ‘Peace!’ when there is no peace. And when anyone builds a wall, behold, they plaster it over with whitewash;
1 Kings 22:11
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made horns of iron for himself and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘With these you will gore the Arameans until they are consumed.’”
Jeremiah 5:30 “An appalling and horrible thing
Has happened in the land:
Has happened in the land:
Jeremiah 6:13 “For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone isgreedy for gain,
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyonedeals falsely.
Everyone is
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone
Lamentations 2:14 Your prophets have seen for you
False and foolish visions;
And they have notexposed your iniquity
So as to restore you from captivity,
But they haveseen for you false and misleading oracles.
False and foolish visions;
And they have not
So as to restore you from captivity,
But they have
Lamentations 4:13 Because of the sins of her prophets
And the iniquities of her priests,
Who have shed in her midst
Theblood of the righteous;
And the iniquities of her priests,
Who have shed in her midst
The
2 Peter 2:1
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
Like
Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.
Isaiah 56:11 And the dogs are greedy, they are not satisfied.
And they are shepherds who haveno understanding;
They have allturned to their own way,
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.
And they are shepherds who have
They have all
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.
Hosea 6:9 And as raiders wait for a man,
So a band of priestsmurder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they have committedcrime.
So a band of priests
Surely they have committed
Micah 3:5
Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray;
When they have something to bite with their teeth,
Theycry, “Peace,”
But against him who puts nothing in their mouths
They declare holy war.
When they have something to bite with their teeth,
They
But against him who puts nothing in their mouths
They declare holy war.
Revelation 13:11
Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a dragon.
They have devoured
Ezekiel 13:19 For handfuls of barley and fragments of bread, you have profaned Me to My people to put to death some who should not die and to keep others alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.”’”
Jeremiah 2:30 “In vain I have struck your sons;
They accepted no chastening.
Yoursword has devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.
They accepted no chastening.
Your
Like a destroying lion.
Matthew 23:14
[Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation. ]
Mark 12:40 who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation.”
Luke 20:47 who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
Revelation 17:6
And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered greatly.
Revelation 18:13
and cinnamon and spice and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and slaves and human lives.
General references
Proverbs 4:17 For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
And drink the wine of violence.
Jeremiah 26:7
The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord.