Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They do not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
Verse ConceptsGiftsBribery, Results OfExploitationsWicked RulersOppression, Nature OfOrphansReward, HumanRiches, Dangers OfRulersStealingLeadershipRulers, WickedCovetousness, Example OfEvil AssociationsCompanionshipNot Helping Widows


In whose hands is a wicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of bribes.
Verse ConceptsBribery, Results OfInjustice, Examples OfEffect Of BribesEvil For The Right HandBribery

A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
To pervert the ways of justice.
Verse ConceptsBribery, Results OfAcceptance Of BribesSecrecyEffect Of Bribes

Who justify the wicked for a bribe,
And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!
Verse ConceptsAcquittalGuiltAcquitting The Guilty

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
Verse ConceptsAcceptance Of BribesEyes, GuardedBeing FairFinancial AdviceAvoiding Bribes



Woe to those who enact evil statutes
And to those who constantly record unjust decisions,
Verse Conceptsethics, socialWicked RulersRulers, WickedHuman LawWoe To The WickedInjusticeMaking DecisionsDecision Makingoppression

So as to buy the helpless for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingSandalsTradeShoesPollutionsRubbishNot Helping The PoorPrice Set On Individuals


Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “So you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts. Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingGod's Knowledge Of PeopleExposure Of SinThe Spirit Of The LordMan's ThoughtsThoughts Of The WickedGod Knowing the Human Heart



“For now You number my steps,
You do not observe my sin.
Verse ConceptsExposure Of SinSteps Of The Saints


And they do not consider in their hearts
That I remember all their wickedness.
Now their deeds are all around them;
They are before My face.
Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingGod's Knowledge Of PeopleAbsence Of ThoughtSin, And God's CharacterSin, Known To GodExposure Of SinThings SurroundingGod Remembering Sin


“I am a joke to my friends,
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and blameless man is a joke.
Verse ConceptsHumourRidicule, Objects OfAnswered PromisesThe Righteous PerishingGod Answered Prayerjoking


Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “So you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts. Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingGod's Knowledge Of PeopleExposure Of SinThe Spirit Of The LordMan's ThoughtsThoughts Of The WickedGod Knowing the Human Heart



“For now You number my steps,
You do not observe my sin.
Verse ConceptsExposure Of SinSteps Of The Saints


And they do not consider in their hearts
That I remember all their wickedness.
Now their deeds are all around them;
They are before My face.
Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingGod's Knowledge Of PeopleAbsence Of ThoughtSin, And God's CharacterSin, Known To GodExposure Of SinThings SurroundingGod Remembering Sin


Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “So you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts. Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingGod's Knowledge Of PeopleExposure Of SinThe Spirit Of The LordMan's ThoughtsThoughts Of The WickedGod Knowing the Human Heart



“For now You number my steps,
You do not observe my sin.
Verse ConceptsExposure Of SinSteps Of The Saints


And they do not consider in their hearts
That I remember all their wickedness.
Now their deeds are all around them;
They are before My face.
Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingGod's Knowledge Of PeopleAbsence Of ThoughtSin, And God's CharacterSin, Known To GodExposure Of SinThings SurroundingGod Remembering Sin



Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They do not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
Verse ConceptsGiftsBribery, Results OfExploitationsWicked RulersOppression, Nature OfOrphansReward, HumanRiches, Dangers OfRulersStealingLeadershipRulers, WickedCovetousness, Example OfEvil AssociationsCompanionshipNot Helping Widows


In whose hands is a wicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of bribes.
Verse ConceptsBribery, Results OfInjustice, Examples OfEffect Of BribesEvil For The Right HandBribery

A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
To pervert the ways of justice.
Verse ConceptsBribery, Results OfAcceptance Of BribesSecrecyEffect Of Bribes

Who justify the wicked for a bribe,
And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!
Verse ConceptsAcquittalGuiltAcquitting The Guilty

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
Verse ConceptsAcceptance Of BribesEyes, GuardedBeing FairFinancial AdviceAvoiding Bribes