Thematic Bible: Special judgments inflicted


Thematic Bible



Because of what you have done, the disease of Naaman the leper will take you in its grip, and your seed after you, for ever. And he went out from before him a leper as white as snow.


Then Uzziah was angry; and he had in his hand a vessel for burning perfume; and while his wrath was bitter against the priests, the mark of the leper's disease came out on his brow, before the eyes of the priests in the house of the Lord by the altar of perfumes.

But the hand of the Lord was hard on the people of Ashdod and he sent disease on them through all the country of Ashdod.

And at the words of Moses, Aaron took his vessel, and went running among the people; and even then the disease had made a start among them; and he put spices in his vessel to take away the sin of the people.

So they took some dust from the fire, and placing themselves before Pharaoh, Moses sent it out in a shower up to heaven; and it became a skin-disease bursting out on man and on beast.

And the Lord sent disease on the king and he became a leper, and to the day of his death he was living separately in his private house. And Jotham his son was over his house, judging the people of the land.

And Jeroboam did not get back his power again in the life-time of Abijah; and the Lord sent death on him.

And after all this the Lord sent on him a disease of the stomach from which it was impossible for him to be made well.


At that time, says the Lord, they will take the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his rulers, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem out of their resting-places:

The stone pillars were broken to bits and the wood pillars cut down, and the places where they had been were made full of the bones of the dead

They were in great fear, where there was no cause for fear: for the bones of those who make war on you have been broken by God; you have put them to shame, because God has no desire for them.

And I will put the dead bodies of the children of Israel in front of their images, sending your bones in all directions about your altars.


Because of what you have done, the disease of Naaman the leper will take you in its grip, and your seed after you, for ever. And he went out from before him a leper as white as snow.


Then Uzziah was angry; and he had in his hand a vessel for burning perfume; and while his wrath was bitter against the priests, the mark of the leper's disease came out on his brow, before the eyes of the priests in the house of the Lord by the altar of perfumes.

But the hand of the Lord was hard on the people of Ashdod and he sent disease on them through all the country of Ashdod.

And at the words of Moses, Aaron took his vessel, and went running among the people; and even then the disease had made a start among them; and he put spices in his vessel to take away the sin of the people.

So they took some dust from the fire, and placing themselves before Pharaoh, Moses sent it out in a shower up to heaven; and it became a skin-disease bursting out on man and on beast.

And the Lord sent disease on the king and he became a leper, and to the day of his death he was living separately in his private house. And Jotham his son was over his house, judging the people of the land.

And Jeroboam did not get back his power again in the life-time of Abijah; and the Lord sent death on him.

And after all this the Lord sent on him a disease of the stomach from which it was impossible for him to be made well.


At that time, says the Lord, they will take the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his rulers, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem out of their resting-places:

The stone pillars were broken to bits and the wood pillars cut down, and the places where they had been were made full of the bones of the dead

They were in great fear, where there was no cause for fear: for the bones of those who make war on you have been broken by God; you have put them to shame, because God has no desire for them.

And I will put the dead bodies of the children of Israel in front of their images, sending your bones in all directions about your altars.


Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain