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

Then the other answered, "Then say, 'Shibboleth.'" And they said, "Syboleth" - and could not so pronounce. Whereupon the others took them and slew them at the passages of Jordan. And there were overthrown at that time, of the Ephraimites, forty two thousand.

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel, how they might tangle him in his words.

When he thus spake unto them, the lawyers and the Pharisees began to wax busy about him, and to stop his mouth with many questions;

And lay

Then said they, "Come, let us imagine something against this Jeremiah." Yea, this did even the priests, to whom the law was committed: the Senators, that were the wisest: and the prophets, which wanted not the word of God. "Come," said they, "let us cut out his tongue, and let us not regard his words."

O LORD, thou makest me weak, but thou refreshest me, and makest me strong again. All the day long am I despised, and laughed to scorn of every man:

"Thus sayeth the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak unto all them which, out of the cities of Judah, come to do worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command thee to say. Look that thou keep not one word back,

But they owe him evil will, that reproveth them openly: and whoso telleth them the plain truth, they abhor him.

Upon this sent Amaziah the priest to Bethel unto Jeroboam the king of Israel, saying, "Amos maketh the house of Israel to rebel against thee; the land cannot away with his words.

"Tush, hold your tongue," say they. "It shall not fall on this people, we shall not come so to confusion,"

And turn

To have respect of persons in judgment is not good: And why? He will do wrong; yea, even for a piece of bread.

and dishonour me to my people for a handful of barley, and for a piece of bread. When ye kill the souls of them that die not, and promise life to them that live not: Thus ye dissemble with my people, that believeth your lies.

Forsomuch then as ye oppress the poor, and rob him of his best sustenance: therefore, where as ye have builded houses of square stone, ye shall not dwell in them. Marvelous pleasant vineyards shall ye plant; but the wine of them shall ye not drink. And why?

I will come and punish you, and I myself will be a swift witness against the witches, against the adulterers, against false swearers: yea, and against those that wrongfully keep back the hireling's duty, which vex the widows and the fatherless, and oppress the stranger, and fear not me, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.

and said, "What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?" And they appointed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

but ye denied the holy and just, and desired a murderer to be given you,

Ye have condemned and have killed the just, and he hath not resisted you.

General references

and they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.