Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?

Bible References

If our

Leviticus 26:39
Those who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away because of their sin; they will also waste away because of their fathers’ sins along with theirs.

How

Ezekiel 37:11
Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look how they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
Psalm 130:7
Israel, put your hope in the Lord.
For there is faithful love with the Lord,
and with Him is redemption in abundance.
Isaiah 49:14
Zion says, “The Lord has abandoned me;
The Lord has forgotten me!”
Isaiah 51:20
Your children have fainted;
they lie at the head of every street
like an antelope in a net.
They are full of the Lord’s fury,
the rebuke of your God.
Jeremiah 2:25
Keep your feet from going bare
and your throat from thirst.
But you say, “It’s hopeless;
I love strangers,
and I will continue to follow them.”

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