Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Ye have built
General references
Bible References
Treading
Amos 4:1 Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”
Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah,
the plant He delighted in.
He looked for justice
but saw injustice,
for righteousness,
but heard cries of wretchedness.
is the house of Israel,
and the men
the plant He delighted in.
He looked for justice
but saw injustice,
for righteousness,
but heard cries of wretchedness.
Isaiah 59:13 transgression and deception against the Lord,
turning away from following our God,
speaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.
turning away from following our God,
speaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.
Micah 2:2 They covet fields and seize them;
they also take houses.
They deprive a man of his home,
a person of his inheritance.
they also take houses.
They deprive a man of his home,
a person of his inheritance.
Micah 3:1 Then I said, “Now listen, leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?
James 2:6
Yet you dishonored that poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?
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.
Ye have built
Deuteronomy 28:30
You will become engaged to a woman, but another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not enjoy its fruit.
Isaiah 65:21 People will build houses and live in them;
they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Micah 6:15 You will sow but not reap;
you will press olives
but not anoint yourself with oil;
and you will tread grapes
but not drink the wine.
you will press olives
but not anoint yourself with oil;
and you will tread grapes
but not drink the wine.
Zephaniah 1:13 Their wealth will become plunder
and their houses a ruin.
They will build houses but never live in them,
plant vineyards but never drink their wine.
and their houses a ruin.
They will build houses but never live in them,
plant vineyards but never drink their wine.
Haggai 1:6 You have planted much
but harvested little.
You eat
but never have enough to be satisfied.
You drink
but never have enough to become drunk.
You put on clothes
but never have enough to get warm.
The wage earner puts his wages
into a bag with a hole in it.”
but harvested little.
You eat
but never have enough to be satisfied.
You drink
but never have enough to become drunk.
You put on clothes
but never have enough to get warm.
The wage earner puts his wages
into a bag with a hole in it.”
General references
Exodus 23:6
“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.
Leviticus 25:14
If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another.
Proverbs 31:9 Speak up, judge righteously,
and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.
and defend the cause of
Isaiah 16:10 Joy and rejoicing have been removed from the orchard;
no one is singing or shouting for joy in the vineyards.
No one tramples grapes in the winepresses.
I have put an end to the shouting.
no one is singing or shouting for joy in the vineyards.
No one tramples grapes
I have put an end to the shouting.
Isaiah 59:14 Justice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far off.
For truth has stumbled in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.
and righteousness stands far off.
For truth has stumbled in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.
Micah 6:15 You will sow but not reap;
you will press olives
but not anoint yourself with oil;
and you will tread grapes
but not drink the wine.
you will press olives
but not anoint yourself with oil;
and you will tread grapes
but not drink the wine.