Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bribery » Condemned
Thy princes are apostates, and companions of thieves, Every one loving a bribe, and pursuing rewards, The fatherless they judge not, And the plea of the widow cometh not to them.
And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open -eyed, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
In whose hand is a wicked device, And their right hand is full of bribes.
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.
Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,
For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
Courts of justice » Corruption and bribery often practised in
For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
Woe to those decreeing decrees of iniquity, And writers who have prescribed perverseness.
To purchase with money the poor, And the needy for a pair of sandals, Yea, the refuse of the pure corn we sell.
Exposure » Of sin » Rendered doubly certain by God's infinite knowledge
For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
And fall upon me doth the Spirit of Jehovah, and He saith unto me, 'Say: Thus said Jehovah: Rightly ye have said, O house of Israel, And the steps of your spirit I have known.
For Mine eyes are upon all their ways, They have not been hidden from My face, Nor hath their iniquity been concealed from before Mine eyes.
If I sinned, then Thou hast observed me, And from mine iniquity dost not acquit me,
But though thou dost wash with nitre, And dost multiply to thyself soap, Marked is thine iniquity before Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
And they do not say to their heart, That all their evil I have remembered, Now compassed them have their doings, Over-against My face they have been.
Justice » The wicked » Afflict those who act with
For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
A laughter to his friend I am: 'He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter is the perfect righteous one.
Secret sins » Known to God
For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
And fall upon me doth the Spirit of Jehovah, and He saith unto me, 'Say: Thus said Jehovah: Rightly ye have said, O house of Israel, And the steps of your spirit I have known.
For Mine eyes are upon all their ways, They have not been hidden from My face, Nor hath their iniquity been concealed from before Mine eyes.
If I sinned, then Thou hast observed me, And from mine iniquity dost not acquit me,
But though thou dost wash with nitre, And dost multiply to thyself soap, Marked is thine iniquity before Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
And they do not say to their heart, That all their evil I have remembered, Now compassed them have their doings, Over-against My face they have been.
Sin » Internal » Known to God
For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
And fall upon me doth the Spirit of Jehovah, and He saith unto me, 'Say: Thus said Jehovah: Rightly ye have said, O house of Israel, And the steps of your spirit I have known.
For Mine eyes are upon all their ways, They have not been hidden from My face, Nor hath their iniquity been concealed from before Mine eyes.
If I sinned, then Thou hast observed me, And from mine iniquity dost not acquit me,
But though thou dost wash with nitre, And dost multiply to thyself soap, Marked is thine iniquity before Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
And they do not say to their heart, That all their evil I have remembered, Now compassed them have their doings, Over-against My face they have been.
Sin » Described as » Often manifold
For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
Sin » Described as » Often mighty
For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
The Nation » Bribery » Condemned
Thy princes are apostates, and companions of thieves, Every one loving a bribe, and pursuing rewards, The fatherless they judge not, And the plea of the widow cometh not to them.
And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open -eyed, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
In whose hand is a wicked device, And their right hand is full of bribes.
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.
Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,
For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.