Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
Bible References
Swearing
Hosea 6:7
Like Adam, they have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me there.
2 Kings 17:3
Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him. Hoshea became his servant and sent him offerings.
Ezekiel 17:13
He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,
Romans 1:31
without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, and unmerciful.
2 Timothy 3:3
unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, despisers of those who are good,
Thus
Deuteronomy 29:18
Make sure that no man, woman, family, or tribe standing here today turns from Jehovah our God to serve the gods of other nations. This would be like a root that grows to be a bitter and poisonous plant.
Isaiah 5:7
I am Jehovah of Hosts (All Powerful)! Israel is the vineyard, and Judah is the garden I tended with care. I had hoped for honesty and for justice, but dishonesty and cries for mercy were all I found.
Isaiah 59:13
We rebelled and denied Jehovah. We turned away from our God. We spoke about oppression and revolt. We conceived and uttered lies in our hearts.
Amos 5:7
You who turn justice to wormwood (a curse), and cast righteousness down to the earth
Amos 6:12
Do horses run upon the rock? Will one plow there with cattle? You have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood (bitterness)!
Acts 8:23
For I perceive that you are full of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
Hebrews 12:15
See that no one misses the grace of God; that no bitter root spring up to cause trouble and defile many.
Revelation 8:10
The third angel blew his trumpet. A great star burning like a lamp fell from heaven. It fell upon a third of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters.