Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Bible References
He looked
Matthew 3:8
Let your actions then show your repentance:
Matthew 23:23
wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who pay tithe of mint, anise, and cummin, but neglect those more important matters of the law, justice, mercy, and fidelity: these were the things ye ought to have practis'd, without neglecting however the other matters.
John 15:2
every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he takes away: as for the branch that bears fruit, he prunes it clean, to make it more fruitful.
1 Corinthians 6:8
nay, in this case, you act injuriously, and do damage even to your brethren.
1 John 3:7
dear children, let no man deceive you: only he that acts justly is just, as he is just.
A cry
Luke 18:7
and will not God avenge his own elect, who cry to him night and day? will he delay their cause?
James 5:4
hark! what a noise there is of hire, of which you cheated the labourers, who gather'd in your harvest! the cries of the reapers have reach'd even the Lord of the celestial militia.