Jeremiah 5:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

Get me

Amos 4:1

Micah 3:1

Malachi 2:7

But these

General references

John 7:48

Bible References

Get me

Give ear to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are in the hill of Samaria, by whom the poor are kept down, and those in need are crushed; who say to their lords, Get out the wine and give us drink.

And I said, Give ear, now, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the people of Israel: is it not for you to have knowledge of what is right?

For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.

But these

For from the least of them even to the greatest, everyone is given up to getting money; from the prophet even to the priest, everyone is working deceit.

The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,

See, the rulers of Israel, every one in his family, have been causing death in you.

And I said, Give ear, now, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the people of Israel: is it not for you to have knowledge of what is right?

Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.

Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.

And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, It is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven.

And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.

The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ:

Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?

General references

Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.

High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.

Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:

And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees?