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
That is why lions from the forest will kill them. Wolves from the desert will tear them to pieces, and leopards will prowl through their towns. If those people go out, they will be torn apart because their sins are numerous and time after time they have turned from God.
Habakkuk 1:8
Their horses are swifter than leopards. They are fiercer than the evening wolves. Their horsemen proudly press on. Yes, their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle in a hurry to eat.
General references
Exodus 23:6
Do not deny justice to a poor person at his trial.
Proverbs 4:17
They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
I saw under the sun the place of judgment and wickedness was there. And wickedness was in the place of righteousness.
Isaiah 59:14
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away. Truth has fallen in the street, and honesty cannot come in.
Jeremiah 9:13
Jehovah said: They have forsaken the Law I set before them. They have not obeyed my voice nor walked according to it.
Jeremiah 11:9
Jehovah said to me: A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 11:6
You have killed many people in this city and have filled its streets with corpses.'