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 told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 from Ephraim died.

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap Him by what He said.

When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to cross-examine Him about many things;

And lay

Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or an oracle from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.”

You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived.
You seized me and prevailed.
I am a laughingstock all the time;
everyone ridicules me.

“This is what the Lord says: Stand in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all Judah’s cities that are coming to worship there. Do not hold back a word.

They hate the one who convicts the guilty
at the city gate
and despise the one who speaks with integrity.

Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you right here in the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words,

“Quit your preaching,” they preach.
“They should not preach these things;
shame will not overtake us.”

And turn

It is not good to show partiality—
yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.

You profane Me in front of My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread; you kill those who should not die and spare those who should not live, when you lie to My people, who listen to lies.

Therefore, because you trample on the poor
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.

“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts.

and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” So they weighed out 30 pieces of silver for him.

But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you.

You have condemned—you have murdered—the righteous man; he does not resist you.

General references

In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath.