Isaiah 29:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

Make

Judges 12:6

Matthew 22:15

Luke 11:53

And lay

And turn

James 5:6

General references

Mark 3:2

Bible References

Make

they said to him, "Then say Shibboleth," and he said, "Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it right; then they seized him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time forty-two thousand of the E'phraimites.

Then went the Pharisees and held a council how they might ensnare him in speaking.

And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;

And lay

And they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor word from the prophet. Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

Jehovah, thou hast enticed me, and I was enticed; thou hast laid hold of me, and hast prevailed; I am become a derision the whole day: every one mocketh me.

Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the court of Jehovah's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Jehovah's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them: diminish not a word.

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.

Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these, the ignominy will not depart.

And turn

To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.

And will ye profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and for morsels of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that listen to lying?

Forasmuch, therefore, as ye trample upon the poor, and take from him presents of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, and ye shall not drink the wine of them.

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hired servant in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him up to you? And they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver.

But ye denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man that was a murderer should be granted to you;

ye have condemned, ye have killed the just; he does not resist you.

General references

And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.