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Corruption » In politics in the church » The prevalence of violence
The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.
They have a desire for fields and take them by force; and for houses and take them away: they are cruel to a man and his family, even to a man and his heritage.
Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.
And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come; the earth is full of their violent doings, and now I will put an end to them with the earth.
The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.
Their twisted threads will not make clothing, and their works will give them nothing for covering themselves: their works are works of sin, and violent acts are in their hands.
As the spring keeps its waters cold, so she keeps her evil in her: the sound of cruel and violent behaviour is in her; before me at all times are disease and wounds.
Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? is it a small thing to the children of Judah that they do the disgusting things which they are doing here? for they have made the land full of violent behaviour, making me angry again and again: and see, they put the branch to my nose.
For they have no knowledge of how to do what is right, says the Lord, who are storing up violent acts and destruction in their great houses.
For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
Even the ox has knowledge of its owner, and the ass of the place where its master puts its food: but Israel has no knowledge, my people give no thought to me.
Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;
Verse Concepts
Spiritual DeathDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinFall Of Man, Consequences OfCommunicationGod, Revelation OfHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedLonelinessReconciliation, Of The World To GodSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfStubbornness, Consequences OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfVeilsApathyCharacter Of WickedNations DescribedIgnorance Towards God, Leads ToInsensibilityEstrangement
Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:
For they have no knowledge of how to do what is right, says the Lord, who are storing up violent acts and destruction in their great houses.
But they have no knowledge of the thoughts of the Lord, their minds are not able to see his purpose: for he has got them together like stems of grain to the crushing-floor.
They have no knowledge of the way of peace, and there is no sense of what is right in their behaviour: they have made for themselves ways which are not straight; whoever goes in them has no knowledge of peace.
Then I said, But these are the poor: they are foolish, for they have no knowledge of the way of the Lord or of the behaviour desired by their God.
Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.
Palaces » Often the storehouses of rapine
For they have no knowledge of how to do what is right, says the Lord, who are storing up violent acts and destruction in their great houses.
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
Even the ox has knowledge of its owner, and the ass of the place where its master puts its food: but Israel has no knowledge, my people give no thought to me.
Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;
Verse Concepts
Spiritual DeathDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinFall Of Man, Consequences OfCommunicationGod, Revelation OfHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedLonelinessReconciliation, Of The World To GodSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfStubbornness, Consequences OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfVeilsApathyCharacter Of WickedNations DescribedIgnorance Towards God, Leads ToInsensibilityEstrangement
Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:
For they have no knowledge of how to do what is right, says the Lord, who are storing up violent acts and destruction in their great houses.
But they have no knowledge of the thoughts of the Lord, their minds are not able to see his purpose: for he has got them together like stems of grain to the crushing-floor.
They have no knowledge of the way of peace, and there is no sense of what is right in their behaviour: they have made for themselves ways which are not straight; whoever goes in them has no knowledge of peace.
Then I said, But these are the poor: they are foolish, for they have no knowledge of the way of the Lord or of the behaviour desired by their God.
Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.
The Nation » Appointed by God corrupt » The prevalence of violence
The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.
They have a desire for fields and take them by force; and for houses and take them away: they are cruel to a man and his family, even to a man and his heritage.
Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.
And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come; the earth is full of their violent doings, and now I will put an end to them with the earth.
The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.
Their twisted threads will not make clothing, and their works will give them nothing for covering themselves: their works are works of sin, and violent acts are in their hands.
As the spring keeps its waters cold, so she keeps her evil in her: the sound of cruel and violent behaviour is in her; before me at all times are disease and wounds.
Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? is it a small thing to the children of Judah that they do the disgusting things which they are doing here? for they have made the land full of violent behaviour, making me angry again and again: and see, they put the branch to my nose.
For they have no knowledge of how to do what is right, says the Lord, who are storing up violent acts and destruction in their great houses.
For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.
Theft » The wicked » Store up the fruits of
For they have no knowledge of how to do what is right, says the Lord, who are storing up violent acts and destruction in their great houses.
The world » Conformity to forbidden creation of » Filled with violence
The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.
They have a desire for fields and take them by force; and for houses and take them away: they are cruel to a man and his family, even to a man and his heritage.
Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.
And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come; the earth is full of their violent doings, and now I will put an end to them with the earth.
The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.
Their twisted threads will not make clothing, and their works will give them nothing for covering themselves: their works are works of sin, and violent acts are in their hands.
As the spring keeps its waters cold, so she keeps her evil in her: the sound of cruel and violent behaviour is in her; before me at all times are disease and wounds.
Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? is it a small thing to the children of Judah that they do the disgusting things which they are doing here? for they have made the land full of violent behaviour, making me angry again and again: and see, they put the branch to my nose.
For they have no knowledge of how to do what is right, says the Lord, who are storing up violent acts and destruction in their great houses.
For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.