Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
Evening
General references
Bible References
Evening
Jeremiah 5:6
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
Habakkuk 1:8
Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.
General references
Exodus 23:6
Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause.
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
Isaiah 59:14
And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
Jeremiah 9:13
And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein,
Jeremiah 11:9
And Jehovah said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 11:6
Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.