Ecclesiastes 8:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Sentence

Fully

Jeremiah 42:15

General references

Jeremiah 34:11

Bible References

Sentence

But when Pharaoh saw there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

They let their little ones run around like lambs;
their children skip about,

He says to himself, “I will never be moved—
from generation to generation without calamity.”

You have done these things, and I kept silent;
you thought I was just like you.
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.

Woe to those who drag wickedness
with cords of deceit
and pull sin along with cart ropes,

But if the wicked man is shown favor,
he does not learn righteousness.
In a righteous land he acts unjustly
and does not see the majesty of the Lord.

Who was it you dreaded and feared,
so that you lied and didn’t remember Me
or take it to heart?
Have I not kept silent for such a long time

and you do not fear Me?

Moab has been left quiet since his youth,
settled like wine on its dregs.
He hasn’t been poured from one container to another
or gone into exile.
So his taste has remained the same,
and his aroma hasn’t changed.

and starts to beat his fellow slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards,

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

First, be aware of this: Scoffers will come in the last days to scoff, living according to their own desires,

Fully

then hear the word of the Lord, remnant of Judah! This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: If you are firmly resolved to go to Egypt and live there for a while,

General references

Afterward, however, they changed their minds and took back their male and female slaves they had freed and forced them to become slaves again.