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
They shall come back here in the fourth generation. The iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.
Matthew 23:32
Fill up the (guilt) measure of your fathers.
1 Thessalonians 2:16
They hindered us from speaking to the nations so that they may be saved. The result was that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the utmost.
The weight
Zechariah 5:7
A round flat weight made of lead was lifted up. There was a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah measure.
Psalm 38:4
My guilt has overwhelmed me. Like a heavy load, it is more than I can bear.
Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities will catch the wicked. He will be held with the cords of his sins.
Lamentations 1:14
He keeps watch on my sins. They are joined together by his hand, they have come on to my neck; he makes my strength give way. Jehovah gives me into the hands of those against whom I have no power.
Amos 9:1
I saw Jehovah standing beside the altar. He said: Strike the capitals that the thresholds may shake! Break them in pieces on the head of all of them and I will slay the last of them with the sword. Not one of them will get away. Not one of them will escape!