Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
I sought
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I sought
Isaiah 59:16
He sees there is no advocate; he is shocked that no one intervenes. So he takes matters into his own hands; his desire for justice drives him on.
Isaiah 63:5
I looked, but there was no one to help; I was shocked because there was no one offering support. So my right arm accomplished deliverance; my raging anger drove me on.
Jeremiah 5:1
The Lord said, "Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city.
Make
Ezekiel 13:5
You have not gone up in the breaks in the wall, nor repaired a wall for the house of Israel that it would stand strong in the battle on the day of the Lord.
Genesis 18:23
Abraham approached and said, "Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked?
Exodus 32:10
So now, leave me alone so that my anger can burn against them and I can destroy them, and I will make from you a great nation."
Psalm 106:23
He threatened to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then the Lord said to me, "Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I would not feel pity for them! Get them away from me! Tell them to go away!
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Genesis 18:26
So the Lord replied, "If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake."