Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
General references
Bible References
Horses
Isaiah 48:4 Because I know that you are stubborn,
and your neck is iron
and your forehead bronze,
and your neck is iron
and your forehead bronze,
Jeremiah 5:3 Lord, don’t Your eyes look for faithfulness?
You have struck them, but they felt no pain.
You finished them off,
but they refused to accept discipline.
They made their faces harder than rock,
and they refused to return.
You have struck them, but they felt no pain.
You finished them off,
but they refused to accept discipline.
They made their faces harder than rock,
and they refused to return.
Jeremiah 6:29 The bellows blow,
blasting the lead with fire.
The refining is completely in vain;
the evil ones are not separated out.
blasting the lead with fire.
The refining is completely in vain;
the evil ones are not separated out.
Zechariah 7:11
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.
For
Amos 5:7 Those who turn justice into wormwood
throw righteousness to the ground.
throw righteousness to the ground.
1 Kings 21:7
Then his wife Jezebel said to him, “Now, exercise your royal power over Israel. Get up, eat some food, and be happy. For I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
Psalm 94:20 Can a corrupt throne—
one that creates trouble by law—
become Your ally?
one that creates trouble by law—
become Your ally?
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.
Hosea 10:4 They speak mere words,
taking false oaths while making covenants.
So lawsuits break out
like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
taking false oaths while making covenants.
So lawsuits break out
like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
Micah 7:3 Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
Habakkuk 1:3 Why do You force me to look at injustice?
Why do You tolerate wrongdoing?
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
Why do You tolerate
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
Acts 7:51
“You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit; as your ancestors did, so do you.
General references
Matthew 13:5 Others fell on rocky ground, where there wasn’t much soil, and they sprang up quickly since the soil wasn’t deep.
Mark 4:5 Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it sprang up right away, since it didn’t have deep soil.
Luke 8:6 Other seed fell on the rock; when it sprang up, it withered, since it lacked moisture.