Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.

General references

Bible References

Acknowledge

Jeremiah 3:25
Let us lie down in our shame;
let our disgrace cover us.
We have sinned against the Lord our God,
both we and our fathers,
from the time of our youth even to this day.
We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”
Jeremiah 31:18
I have heard Ephraim moaning,
“You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.
Restore me, and I will return,
for you, Lord, are my God.
Leviticus 26:40
“But if they will confess their sin and the sin of their fathers—their unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, and how they acted with hostility toward Me,
Deuteronomy 30:1
“When all these things happen to you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you come to your senses while you are in all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you,
Job 33:27
He will look at men and say,
“I have sinned and perverted what was right;
yet I did not get what I deserved.
Proverbs 28:13
The one who conceals his sins
will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.
Luke 15:18
I’ll get up, go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.
1 John 1:8
If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

And hast scattered

Jeremiah 3:2
Look to the barren heights and see.
Where have you not been immoral?
You sat waiting for them beside the highways
like a nomad in the desert.
You have defiled the land
with your prostitution and wickedness.
Jeremiah 2:20
For long ago I broke your yoke;
I tore off your chains.
You insisted, “I will not serve!”
On every high hill
and under every green tree
you lie down like a prostitute.
Ezekiel 16:15
“But you were confident in your beauty and acted like a prostitute because of your fame. You lavished your sexual favors on everyone who passed by. Your beauty became his.

General references

Isaiah 1:19
If you are willing and obedient,
you will eat the good things of the land.
Isaiah 17:7
On that day people will look to their Maker and will turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.

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