Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible




And you must say, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "A city pouring out blood in the midst of her; {its time has come}, and it made idols for itself, becoming unclean. By your blood that you poured out you have become guilty, and by your idols that you made you have become unclean, and you have brought your days near, {and your appointed years have come}. Therefore I have made you a disgrace for the nations and a laughingstock to all of the countries. The [people] near and the [people] far from you will make fun of you, {the unclean and the terrified}. read more.
Look! The princes of Israel, each [one] according to his strength, they are in you {for the shedding of blood}. They have treated father and mother with contempt in you; {they violated} the alien with extortion; in the midst of you they mistreated [the] orphan and widow. You despised my holy objects; my Sabbaths you profaned. Slanderous men are {among you} to shed blood, and they, {among you}, eat upon the mountains; they do wickedness in the midst of you. They uncover [the] nakedness of father among you; they violate [a woman] unclean of menstruation among you. And a man does a detestable thing [with] the wife of his neighbor, and a man defiles his daughter-in-law in wickedness, and a man sexually violates among you his sister, the daughter of his father. They take a bribe among you in order to shed blood; and you take usury, and you make gain [from] your neighbors by extortion, and [so] you have forgotten me, {declares} the Lord Yahweh.

The conspiracy of its prophets in the midst of her [is] like a roaring lion [that] is tearing prey. They devour people, and they take wealth and treasure; they make its widows numerous in the midst of her. Its priests treat my law violently, and they profane my holy objects; they do not distinguish between holy object and what is unholy, or between the clean and the unclean. They do not teach the difference, and they hide their eyes from my Sabbaths, and [so] I am profaned in the midst of them. Its officials [are] like wolves tearing prey in its midst, to pour out blood, to destroy people, to make dishonest gain. read more.
And for them its prophets plaster whitewash; [they are] seeing falseness and [are] practicing divination for them [by] lying, saying, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh,' and Yahweh has not spoken. They severely oppress the people of the land, and {they committed robbery}, and they mistreated [the] needy and [the] poor, and they oppressed the alien {without} justice. And [so] I sought for them somebody, one repairing [the] wall and standing in the breach {before me} on behalf of the land not to destroy it, but I did not find [anyone],

Therefore say to them, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "You eat blood [in your meat], and you raise your eyes to your idols and you pour out blood, and [yet] you want to take possession of the land? You rely on your sword, you do a detestable thing, and {each man defiles} the wife of his neighbor, and [yet] you want to take possession of the land?" '

"Then I will approach you for judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers, and against those who swear {falsely}, and against the oppressors of [the] hired worker [with his] wages, [the] widow and [the] orphan, and {the abusers of} [the] alien, and [yet] do not fear me," says Yahweh of hosts. Verse ConceptsAdultery, Consequences OfGod, Righteousness OfInjustice, Hated By GodMastersMoney, Stewardship OfOppression, Nature OfOrphansPerjuryPoverty, Attitudes TowardsRiches, Dangers OfServants, Working Conditions OfSexual Sin, Nature OfSuffering, Nature OfSuffering, Of The InnocentWagesWidowsAliens, God's AttitudeHirelingsDivinationStrangersEmployersThreateningsOppressing ForeignersSpeedThe Witness Of GodThose OppressedAdulteryNo Fear Of GodNot Helping WidowsSorceryImmigrantswitches

Hear this word, [you] cows of Bashan who [live] on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the powerless, who crush the poor, who say to their husbands, "Bring [something] so that we may drink!" Verse ConceptsCowsThe NeedyLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfOppression, Nature OfSuffering, Nature OfPoor, The Wicked Response ToAlcohol ConsumptionGetting WineWomen Doing WrongNot Helping The Poorwomanhood

"But there is nothing [in] your eyes and your heart {except} your unlawful gain, and on shedding the blood of the innocent, and on committing oppression and extortion." Verse ConceptsDeceitful HeartsAbuse Of Authority, Warnings AgainstHeart, Fallen And RedeemedOppression, Nature OfProfitsSelf IndulgenceInnocent BloodSheddingKilling The InnocentOppressorsCovetousnessDishonestyoppression





Do not be surprised if you see the poor being oppressed with violence or [do not see] justice and righteousness in the province. For one official is watched by a higher official, and [there are] even higher officials over them! Verse ConceptsOppressorsAuthorityNot Helping The PoorInjusticeoppressionsurprises

They severely oppress the people of the land, and {they committed robbery}, and they mistreated [the] needy and [the] poor, and they oppressed the alien {without} justice. Verse ConceptsAliens, God's AttitudeExtortion, Examples OfAbuse Of Authority, Warnings AgainstOppression, Nature OfOutsidersUnkindnessOppression, Examples OfPoor, The Wicked Response ToOppressing ForeignersOppressorsNot Helping The Poor



They drive away [the] donkey of orphans; they take [the] widow's ox as a pledge. Verse ConceptsOxenCreditAbhorGuaranteeOppression, Nature OfOrphansWidowsCreditorsOwning LivestockNot Helping Widows