Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

General references

Bible References

Sellest

Deuteronomy 32:30

“How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock had sold them,
And the Lord had given them up?
Isaiah 50:1
The Lord declares this;

“Where is the certificate of divorce
By which I have sent your mother away, [O Israel]?
Or to which one of My creditors did I sell you [as slaves]?
In fact, You were sold for your wickedness [your sin, your injustice, your wrongdoing],
And for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
Isaiah 52:3
For the Lord says this, “You were sold for nothing and you will be redeemed, but not with money.”
Jeremiah 15:13

“Your [nation’s] riches and your treasures
I will give as plunder without price [to the Babylonians],
Because of all your sins
And within all your territories.

Increase

Nehemiah 5:8
I said to them, “According to our ability we have redeemed (purchased back) our Jewish brothers who were sold to the [Gentile] nations; now would you even sell your brothers, that they might be sold to us?” Then they were silent and could not find a [single] word to say.
Revelation 18:13
and cinnamon and spices and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat; of cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and carriages; and of slaves and human lives.

General references

Isaiah 52:3
For the Lord says this, “You were sold for nothing and you will be redeemed, but not with money.”