Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.

Whither

Bible References

Righteousness

Daniel 9:8
LORD, to us belongs open shame, to our kings, to our leaders, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.
Deuteronomy 32:4
The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice: a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Ezra 9:13
"After all that has come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, since you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,
Nehemiah 9:33
However you are just in all that has come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;
Psalm 51:4
Against you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.
Psalm 119:137
TZADE. You are righteous, LORD. Your judgments are upright.
Jeremiah 12:1
You are righteous, LORD, when I contend with you; yet I would reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously?
Luke 23:40
But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

Unto us

Ezra 9:6
and I said, "My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.
Psalm 44:15
All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,
Isaiah 45:16
They will be disappointed, yes, confounded, all of them. Those who are makers of idols will go into confusion together.
Jeremiah 2:26
As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their officials, and their priests, and their prophets;
Jeremiah 3:25
Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day. We have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God."
Ezekiel 16:63
that you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth any more, because of your shame, when I have forgiven you all that you have done, says the Lord GOD.'"
Ezekiel 36:31
Then you shall remember your evil ways, and your doings that were not good; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.
Romans 6:21
What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

Near

Deuteronomy 4:27
The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you shall be left few in number among the nations, where the LORD shall lead you away.
2 Kings 17:6
In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
Isaiah 11:11
It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Jeremiah 24:9
I will even give them up to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.
Amos 9:9
"For, behold, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet not the least kernel will fall on the earth.
Acts 2:5
Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.

Whither

Leviticus 26:33
I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw out the sword after you: and your land will be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste.

General references

Psalm 106:6
We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.
Psalm 119:137
TZADE. You are righteous, LORD. Your judgments are upright.
Jeremiah 22:8
Many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, 'Why has the LORD done thus to this great city?'
Ezekiel 39:24
According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions did I to them; and I hid my face from them.'