Isaiah 3:12

Youths oppress My people,
and women rule over them.
My people, your leaders mislead you;
they confuse the direction of your paths.

Isaiah 3:4

“I will make youths their leaders,
and the unstable will govern them.”

Numbers 6:23-27

“Tell Aaron and his sons how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

2 Kings 11:1

When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.

Isaiah 9:15-16

The head is the elder, the honored one;
the tail is the prophet, the lying teacher.

Isaiah 28:14-15

Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you mockers
who rule this people in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?

Nahum 3:13

Look, your troops are like women among you;
the gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies.
Fire will devour the bars of your gates.

Matthew 15:14

Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

Matthew 23:13

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You lock up the kingdom of heaven from people. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

Destroy

General references

Bible References

Children

Isaiah 3:4
“I will make youths their leaders,
and the unstable will govern them.”
2 Kings 11:1
When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
Nahum 3:13
Look, your troops are like women among you;
the gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies.
Fire will devour the bars of your gates.

Lead thee

Isaiah 9:15
The head is the elder, the honored one;
the tail is the prophet, the lying teacher.
Numbers 6:23
“Tell Aaron and his sons how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?
Matthew 15:14
Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

Destroy

Matthew 23:14
[“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show. This is why you will receive a harsher punishment.]

General references

Leviticus 25:14
If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another.

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