Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

General references

Bible References

The congregation

Job 8:13
“So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the godless will perish,
Job 20:1
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,
Job 27:8
“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requires his life?
Job 36:13
“But the godless in heart lay up anger;
They do not cry for help when He binds them.
Isaiah 33:14
Sinners in Zion are terrified;
Trembling has seized the godless.
“Who among us can live with the consuming fire?
Who among us can live with continual burning?”
Matthew 24:51
and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The tabernacles

Job 11:14
If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
Job 12:6
“The tents of the destroyers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
Job 22:5
“Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquities without end?
Job 29:12
Because I delivered the poor who cried for help,
And the orphan who had no helper.
1 Samuel 8:3
His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am; bear witness against me before the Lord and His anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? I will restore it to you.”
Micah 7:2
The godly person has perished from the land,
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;
Each of them hunts the other with a net.
Amos 5:11
Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.

General references

Job 27:8
“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requires his life?

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