Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Bible References

Jerusalem

Jeremiah 4:14
Wash the evil from your heart, Jerusalem,
so that you will be delivered.
How long will you harbor
malicious thoughts within you?
Jeremiah 6:8
Be warned, Jerusalem,
or I will turn away from you;
I will make you a desolation,
a land without inhabitants.
Luke 13:34
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem! She who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
Revelation 11:8
Their dead bodies will lie in the public square of the great city, which prophetically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.

How

2 Chronicles 36:15
But Yahweh, the God of their ancestors sent word against them by the hand of His messengers, sending them time and time again, for He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place.
Psalm 81:8
Listen, My people, and I will admonish you.
Israel, if you would only listen to Me!
Jeremiah 6:16
This is what the Lord says:

Stand by the roadways and look.
Ask about the ancient paths:
Which is the way to what is good?
Then take it
and find rest for yourselves.
But they protested, “We won’t!”
Jeremiah 11:7
For I strongly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt until today, warning them time and time again, ‘Obey My voice.’
Jeremiah 25:3
“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until this very day—23 years—the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed.
Jeremiah 35:15
Time and time again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: Turn, each one from his evil way of life, and correct your actions. Stop following other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. But you would not pay attention or obey Me.
Jeremiah 42:9
He said to them, “This is what the Lord says, the God of Israel to whom you sent me to bring your petition before Him:
Jeremiah 44:4
So I sent you all My servants the prophets time and time again, saying: Don’t do this detestable thing that I hate.
Zechariah 1:4
Do not be like your ancestors; the earlier prophets proclaimed to them: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Turn from your evil ways and your evil deeds. But they did not listen or pay attention to Me”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

General references

2 Kings 21:10
The Lord spoke through His servants the prophets, saying,
Proverbs 25:26
A righteous person who yields to the wicked
is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
Isaiah 5:4
What more could I have done for My vineyard
than I did?
Why, when I expected a yield of good grapes,
did it yield worthless grapes?

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