Ezekiel 22:6

“Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.

Ezekiel 22:27

“Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.

Nehemiah 9:34

Our kings, leaders, priests, and ancestors
did not obey Your law
or listen to Your commands
and warnings You gave them.

Jeremiah 2:26-27

Like the shame of a thief when he is caught,
so the house of Israel has been put to shame.
They, their kings, their officials,
their priests, and their prophets

Jeremiah 5:5

I will go to the powerful
and speak to them.
Surely they know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.
However, these also had broken the yoke
and torn off the chains.

Jeremiah 32:32

because of all the evil the Israelites and Judeans have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem.

Daniel 9:8

Lord, public shame belongs to us, our kings, our leaders, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

Micah 2:1

Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.

Micah 3:1-3

Then I said, “Now listen, leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?

Micah 3:9-11

Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice
and pervert everything that is right,

Zechariah 3:3

Now Joshua was dressed with filthy clothes as he stood before the Angel.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

Power

General references

Bible References

Power

Micah 2:1
Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.

General references

Ezekiel 11:6
You have multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with the dead.

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