Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
Earth
He covereth
Bible References
Earth
Job 12:6
"The houses of robbers are in wealth and prosperity; and they that maliciously meddle against God, dwell without care: yea, God giveth all things richly with his hand.
Job 21:7
"Wherefore do wicked men live in health and prosperity, come to their old age, and increase in riches?
Psalm 17:14
From the men of thy hand, O LORD, from the men, I say, and from the evil world, which have their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure.
Psalm 73:3
And why? I was grieved at the wicked, to see the ungodly in such prosperity.
Jeremiah 12:1
O LORD, thou art more righteous than that I should dispute with thee: Nevertheless, let me talk with thee in things reasonable. How happeneth it, that the way of the ungodly is so prosperous? And that it goeth so well with them, which without any shame offend and live in wickedness?
Daniel 4:17
This errand of the watcher, is a commandment grounded and sought out, in the counsel of him that is most holy: to learn men for to understand, that the highest hath power over the kingdoms of men; and giveth them to whom it liketh him, and bringeth the very outcasts of men over them.'
Daniel 5:18
O king, God the highest gave unto Nebuchadnezzar, thy father, the dignity of a king, with worship and honor:
Daniel 7:7
After this I saw in a vision by night, and behold, the fourth beast was grim and horrible, and marvelous strong. It had great iron teeth, it devoured and destroyed, and stamped the residue under feet. It was far unlike the other beasts that were before it: for it had ten horns, whereof I took good heed.
Habakkuk 1:14
Thou makest men as the fish in the sea, and like as the creeping beasts, that have no guide.
He covereth
2 Samuel 15:30
And David went up on Mount Olivet and wept as he went, and had his head covered and went thereto barefoot. And all the people that was with him, had every man his head covered, and as they went, wept also.
2 Samuel 19:4
And the king hid his face and cried with a loud voice, "My son Absalom, Absalom my son my son."
Esther 6:12
And Mordecai came again to the king's gate, but Haman gat him home in all the haste, mourning bare-headed,
Esther 7:8
And when the king came again out of the palace garden into the parlor where they had eaten, Haman had laid him upon the bed that Esther sat upon. Then said the king, "Will he force the queen also? Beside me, in the house?" As soon as that word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
Jeremiah 14:4
For the ground shall be dried up, because there cometh no rain upon it. The plowmen also shall be ashamed, and shall cover their heads.