Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
Bible References
This
Genesis 15:16
And, in the fourth generation, shall they return hither, - for not complete, is the iniquity of the Amorites, as yet,
Matthew 23:32
And, ye, fill ye up the measure of your fathers!
1 Thessalonians 2:16
Hindering us from speaking, unto the nations, that they might be saved, to the filling up of their own sins, continually; but anger hath overtaken them at length.
The weight
Zechariah 5:7
And lo! a leaden disc uplifted, - and here a certain woman, sitting inside the ephah.
Psalm 38:4
For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:
Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities, shall entrap him with the lawless, and, by the cords of his own sin, shall he be seized.
Lamentations 1:14
The yoke of my transgressions, hath been bound, by his hand - They have intertwined themselves, have come up on my neck, it hath paralysed my strength, - My Lord, hath delivered me, into the hands of those against whom I cannot rise up.
Amos 9:1
I saw My Lord stationed by the altar, and he said - Smite the capital - that the sills, may tremble, Yea break them off on the head of them all, and, the last of them, with the sword, will I slay, - He that fleeth of them, shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them, shall not make good his escape.