Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

Drunkards

General references

Bible References

They

Deuteronomy 16:18
"Appoint judges and civil servants according to your tribes in all your cities that the LORD your God is about to give you, so they may judge the people impartially.
Matthew 27:12
While Jesus was being accused by the high priests and elders, he made no reply.
Luke 23:2
They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah, a king."
Acts 4:26
The kings of the earth take their stand, and rulers meet together against the Lord and against his Messiah.'

I was

Psalm 35:15
But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me attackers whom I did not know. They tore me apart and would not stop.
Job 30:8
Sons of fools and of uncertain reputation, they have been driven from the land by scourging."
Mark 15:17
They dressed him in a purple robe, twisted some thorns into a victor's crown, and placed it on his head.

Drunkards

Daniel 5:2
Under the influence of wine, Belshazzar ordered that the gold and silver vessels his grandfather Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem be brought in so the king, his officials, his wives, and his mistresses could drink from them.

General references

Isaiah 24:9
No longer do they drink wine accompanied by singing; even beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.
Lamentations 3:14
I have become a laughingstock to all my people, the object of their taunts throughout the day.

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