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Corruption » In politics in the church » The prevalence of violence
For they consume bread gotten by lawlessness, and, wine obtained by violence, they drink.
For this cause, doth arrogance deck them as a neck-chain, And a garment of wrong is their attire;
Thus do they covet fields and seize them, and houses and take them away, - and so they oppress the master and his household, the man and his inheritance.
Confuse, O My Lord, divide their speech, For I have seen violence and contention in the city;
So God said unto Noah: the end of all flesh, hath come in before me, for, filled, is the earth with violence, because of them, - behold me, then, destroying them with the earth.
Boundaries, men move back, flocks, they seize and consume;
Their thread, shall not become a garment, Neither shall they cover themselves with their fabrics, - Their fabrics, are fabrics of iniquity, Yea the product of violence is in their hands;
Like the casting forth by a wall of its waters, So, hath she cast forth her wickedness, - Violence and destruction, are heard in her, Before my face, continually, are suffering and smiting.
Then said he unto me Hast thou seen O son of man? Is it too small a thing for the house of Judah, to be committing the abominations which they have committed here, - that they have fled the land with violence and have again provoked me to anger and there they are! putting the branch to my nose.
Therefore do they not know how to do right, Declareth Yahweh, who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.
For, her rich men, are full of violence, and, her inhabitants, have spoken falsehood, - and, their tongue, is deceitful in their mouth.
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
An ox knoweth, his owner, And an ass his masters crib, - Israel, doth not know, My people doth not consider.
Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God - by reason of the ignorance that existeth within them, by reason of their hearts being turned into stone,
Verse Concepts
Spiritual DeathDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinFall Of Man, Consequences OfCommunicationGod, Revelation OfHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedLonelinessReconciliation, Of The World To GodSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfStubbornness, Consequences OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfVeilsApathyCharacter Of WickedNations DescribedIgnorance Towards God, Leads ToInsensibilityEstrangement
As obedient persons, not configuring yourselves unto your former covetings in your ignorance:
Therefore do they not know how to do right, Declareth Yahweh, who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.
But, they, know not the purposes of Yahweh, neither have they discerned his counsel, - for he hath gathered them, as sheaves, to a threshing-floor.
the way of well-being, have they not known, And there is no justice in their tracks, - Their paths, have they made crooked for themselves, None who treadeth therein knoweth well - being.
And, I, said, - Only, poor people, are they, - They act foolishly, For they know not the way of Yahweh, the justice of their God!
For, not knowing God's righteousness and, their own, seeking to establish, unto the righteousness of God, have they not submitted;
Palaces » Often the storehouses of rapine
Therefore do they not know how to do right, Declareth Yahweh, who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
An ox knoweth, his owner, And an ass his masters crib, - Israel, doth not know, My people doth not consider.
Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God - by reason of the ignorance that existeth within them, by reason of their hearts being turned into stone,
Verse Concepts
Spiritual DeathDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinFall Of Man, Consequences OfCommunicationGod, Revelation OfHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedLonelinessReconciliation, Of The World To GodSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfStubbornness, Consequences OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfVeilsApathyCharacter Of WickedNations DescribedIgnorance Towards God, Leads ToInsensibilityEstrangement
As obedient persons, not configuring yourselves unto your former covetings in your ignorance:
Therefore do they not know how to do right, Declareth Yahweh, who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.
But, they, know not the purposes of Yahweh, neither have they discerned his counsel, - for he hath gathered them, as sheaves, to a threshing-floor.
the way of well-being, have they not known, And there is no justice in their tracks, - Their paths, have they made crooked for themselves, None who treadeth therein knoweth well - being.
And, I, said, - Only, poor people, are they, - They act foolishly, For they know not the way of Yahweh, the justice of their God!
For, not knowing God's righteousness and, their own, seeking to establish, unto the righteousness of God, have they not submitted;
The Nation » Appointed by God corrupt » The prevalence of violence
For they consume bread gotten by lawlessness, and, wine obtained by violence, they drink.
For this cause, doth arrogance deck them as a neck-chain, And a garment of wrong is their attire;
Thus do they covet fields and seize them, and houses and take them away, - and so they oppress the master and his household, the man and his inheritance.
Confuse, O My Lord, divide their speech, For I have seen violence and contention in the city;
So God said unto Noah: the end of all flesh, hath come in before me, for, filled, is the earth with violence, because of them, - behold me, then, destroying them with the earth.
Boundaries, men move back, flocks, they seize and consume;
Their thread, shall not become a garment, Neither shall they cover themselves with their fabrics, - Their fabrics, are fabrics of iniquity, Yea the product of violence is in their hands;
Like the casting forth by a wall of its waters, So, hath she cast forth her wickedness, - Violence and destruction, are heard in her, Before my face, continually, are suffering and smiting.
Then said he unto me Hast thou seen O son of man? Is it too small a thing for the house of Judah, to be committing the abominations which they have committed here, - that they have fled the land with violence and have again provoked me to anger and there they are! putting the branch to my nose.
Therefore do they not know how to do right, Declareth Yahweh, who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.
For, her rich men, are full of violence, and, her inhabitants, have spoken falsehood, - and, their tongue, is deceitful in their mouth.
Theft » The wicked » Store up the fruits of
Therefore do they not know how to do right, Declareth Yahweh, who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.
The world » Conformity to forbidden creation of » Filled with violence
For they consume bread gotten by lawlessness, and, wine obtained by violence, they drink.
For this cause, doth arrogance deck them as a neck-chain, And a garment of wrong is their attire;
Thus do they covet fields and seize them, and houses and take them away, - and so they oppress the master and his household, the man and his inheritance.
Confuse, O My Lord, divide their speech, For I have seen violence and contention in the city;
So God said unto Noah: the end of all flesh, hath come in before me, for, filled, is the earth with violence, because of them, - behold me, then, destroying them with the earth.
Boundaries, men move back, flocks, they seize and consume;
Their thread, shall not become a garment, Neither shall they cover themselves with their fabrics, - Their fabrics, are fabrics of iniquity, Yea the product of violence is in their hands;
Like the casting forth by a wall of its waters, So, hath she cast forth her wickedness, - Violence and destruction, are heard in her, Before my face, continually, are suffering and smiting.
Then said he unto me Hast thou seen O son of man? Is it too small a thing for the house of Judah, to be committing the abominations which they have committed here, - that they have fled the land with violence and have again provoked me to anger and there they are! putting the branch to my nose.
Therefore do they not know how to do right, Declareth Yahweh, who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.
For, her rich men, are full of violence, and, her inhabitants, have spoken falsehood, - and, their tongue, is deceitful in their mouth.