Thematic Bible: Denunciations against those who
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Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Oppressed
So listen to this, oppressed one, who is drunk, but not from wine! This is what your sovereign master, the Lord your God, says: "Look, I have removed from your hand the cup of intoxicating wine, the goblet full of my anger. You will no longer have to drink it. I will put it into the hand of your tormentors who said to you, 'Lie down, so we can walk over you.' You made your back like the ground, and like the street for those who walked over you."
I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. Then all humankind will recognize that I am the Lord, your deliverer, your protector, the powerful ruler of Jacob."
Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Slaughtered
A psalm of Asaph. O God, foreigners have invaded your chosen land; they have polluted your holy temple and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins. They have given the corpses of your servants to the birds of the sky; the flesh of your loyal followers to the beasts of the earth. They have made their blood flow like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them. read more.
We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us. How long will this go on, O Lord? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire? Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not pray to you! For they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his home.
We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us. How long will this go on, O Lord? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire? Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not pray to you! For they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his home.
"'You have shown unrelenting hostility and poured the people of Israel onto the blades of a sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment. Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I will subject you to bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.
Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Cursed
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. You will be lord over your brothers, and the sons of your mother will bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed."
They crouch and lie down like a lion, and as a lioness, who can stir him? Blessed is the one who blesses you, and cursed is the one who curses you!'"
Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Hated
"'You have shown unrelenting hostility and poured the people of Israel onto the blades of a sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment. Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I will subject you to bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.
Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Contended with
Indeed," says the Lord, "captives will be taken from a warrior; spoils will be rescued from a conqueror. I will oppose your adversary and I will rescue your children.
Look, all who were angry at you will be ashamed and humiliated; your adversaries will be reduced to nothing and perish.
Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Aggravated the afflictions of
Turning to me, the messenger then said, "Cry out that the Lord who rules over all says, 'I am very much moved for Jerusalem and for Zion. But I am greatly displeased with the nations that take my grace for granted. I was a little displeased with them, but they have only made things worse for themselves.
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Increase, by oppression
The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich -- both end up only in poverty.
They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited. Therefore the Lord says this: "Look, I am devising disaster for this nation! It will be like a yoke from which you cannot free your neck. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of catastrophe.
"But all these nations will someday taunt him and ridicule him with proverbial sayings: 'The one who accumulates what does not belong to him is as good as dead (How long will this go on?) -- he who gets rich by extortion!' Your creditors will suddenly attack; those who terrify you will spring into action, and they will rob you. Because you robbed many countries, all who are left among the nations will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Get, by vanity
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.
Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Hoard up
Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery. Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Abuse
Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you.
You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Get, unlawfully
The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool."
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Trust in
The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Spend, upon their appetite
The wealth that he consumed he vomits up, God will make him throw it out of his stomach. He sucks the poison of serpents; the fangs of a viper kill him. He will not look on the streams, the rivers, which are the torrents of honey and butter.
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Receive their consolation from
"But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your comfort already.