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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