Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,
Their kings
General references
Bible References
The thief
Jeremiah 2:36
O how evil will it be for thee to abide it, when it shall be known how oft thou hast gone backward? For thou shalt be confounded as well of Egypt, as thou wast of the Assyrians.
Jeremiah 3:24
Confusion hath devoured our fathers' labour from our youth up: yea, their sheep and bullocks, their sons and daughters.
Proverbs 6:30
Men do not utterly despise a thief, that stealeth to satisfy his soul, when he is hungry:
Isaiah 1:29
For they shall be ashamed of the gods that you longed for. And you shall be put to shame for the idols and grove gardens that ye have chosen.
Romans 6:21
What fruit had ye then in those things, whereof ye are now ashamed. For the end of those things is death.
Their kings
Jeremiah 32:32
because of the great blasphemies of the children of Israel and Judah, which they have done to provoke me: yea they, their kings, their princes, their Priests, their Prophets, whole Judah, and all the citizens of Jerusalem.
Ezra 9:7
Since the time of our fathers have we been in great trespass unto this day, and because of our wickedness have we and our kings been delivered into the hand of the kings of the nations, in to the sword, in to captivity, in to spoil, and in to confusion of face, as it is come to pass this day.
Nehemiah 9:32
Now our God, thou great God, mighty and terrible, thou that keepest covenant and mercy, regard not a little all the travail that hath happened unto us, and our kings, princes, priests, prophets, fathers and all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
Daniel 9:6
We would never follow thy servants the Prophets, that spake in thy name to our kings and princes, to our forefathers, and to all the people of the land.
General references
Isaiah 45:16
Confounded be ye, and put to dishonour: go hence together with shame, all ye that be workmasters of error: that is, worshipers of Idols.