Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Abhorrence » Who shall be
The one who says to the guilty, "You are innocent," peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
Dishonour » The wicked are brought to
The one who says to the guilty, "You are innocent," peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
And you, Zion, city doomed to destruction, you accomplish nothing by wearing a beautiful dress, decking yourself out in jewels of gold, and putting on eye shadow! You are making yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers spurn you. They want to kill you.
A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.
Your destruction is like an incurable wound; your demise is like a fatal injury! All who hear what has happened to you will clap their hands for joy, for no one ever escaped your endless cruelty!
A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.
Many of those who sleep in the dusty ground will awake -- some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence.
It claps its hands at him in derision and hisses him away from his place.
When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:
"They will go out and observe the corpses of those who rebelled against me, for the maggots that eat them will not die, and the fire that consumes them will not die out. All people will find the sight abhorrent."
Evil » Those that call evil good
Those who call evil good and good evil are as good as dead, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter.
The one who says to the guilty, "You are innocent," peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him. But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.
You have wearied the Lord with your words. But you say, "How have we wearied him?" Because you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the Lord's opinion, and he delights in them," or "Where is the God of justice?"
Justification » Those that justify the wicked
The one who says to the guilty, "You are innocent," peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent -- both of them are an abomination to the Lord.
Those who are champions at drinking wine are as good as dead, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks. They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.
Palliation of sin » Palliation of sin, condemned
The one who says to the guilty, "You are innocent," peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
Although they fully know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.
The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent -- both of them are an abomination to the Lord.
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.
Those who call evil good and good evil are as good as dead, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter.
You have wearied the Lord with your words. But you say, "How have we wearied him?" Because you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the Lord's opinion, and he delights in them," or "Where is the God of justice?"
This is because you have disheartened the righteous person with lies (although I have not grieved him), and because you have encouraged the wicked person not to turn from his evil conduct and preserve his life.
Rebuke » Those that rebuke the wicked
The one who says to the guilty, "You are innocent," peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him. But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.
Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.
Sin » Of youth, results of » Palliation of
The one who says to the guilty, "You are innocent," peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
Although they fully know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.
The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent -- both of them are an abomination to the Lord.
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.
Those who call evil good and good evil are as good as dead, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter.
You have wearied the Lord with your words. But you say, "How have we wearied him?" Because you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the Lord's opinion, and he delights in them," or "Where is the God of justice?"
This is because you have disheartened the righteous person with lies (although I have not grieved him), and because you have encouraged the wicked person not to turn from his evil conduct and preserve his life.
The wicked » Despised
The one who says to the guilty, "You are innocent," peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
And you, Zion, city doomed to destruction, you accomplish nothing by wearing a beautiful dress, decking yourself out in jewels of gold, and putting on eye shadow! You are making yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers spurn you. They want to kill you.
A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.
Your destruction is like an incurable wound; your demise is like a fatal injury! All who hear what has happened to you will clap their hands for joy, for no one ever escaped your endless cruelty!
A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.
Many of those who sleep in the dusty ground will awake -- some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence.
It claps its hands at him in derision and hisses him away from his place.
When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:
"They will go out and observe the corpses of those who rebelled against me, for the maggots that eat them will not die, and the fire that consumes them will not die out. All people will find the sight abhorrent."