Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Fatherless » The wicked » Vex
People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.'
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Jerusalem » Catalogue of abominations in
Tell it: 'This is what the Lord Jehovah says: Jerusalem, you are the city that murders people who live in you. Your time has come. You dishonor yourself with disgusting idols. You are guilty because of the blood you have shed (people you have killed). You are unclean (dishonored) because of the disgusting idols you have made. You have brought an end to your days, and you have come to the end of your years. That is why I will make you a disgrace to the nations and a joke in every land. Those near and those far away will mock you. Your name will be dishonored, and you will be filled with confusion. read more.
See how all the princes of Israel who live in you have used their power to shed blood (murder people). People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.' You have despised my holy things and dishonored (profaned the Sabbath) the day to worship me. Your people tell lies about others in order to have them put to death. They eat sacrifices offered to idols. They always satisfy their lusts. Some of them sleep with their father's wife. Some force women to have intercourse with them during their period. Some commit adultery, and others seduce their daughters-in-law or their half sisters. Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me. The Lord Jehovah has spoken.
See how all the princes of Israel who live in you have used their power to shed blood (murder people). People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.' You have despised my holy things and dishonored (profaned the Sabbath) the day to worship me. Your people tell lies about others in order to have them put to death. They eat sacrifices offered to idols. They always satisfy their lusts. Some of them sleep with their father's wife. Some force women to have intercourse with them during their period. Some commit adultery, and others seduce their daughters-in-law or their half sisters. Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me. The Lord Jehovah has spoken.
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives. They have taken treasure and precious things. They have made many widows in the midst of her. Her priests have done violence to my law and have profaned my holy things. They have made no distinction between the holy and the profane. They have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean. They hide their eyes from my Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain. read more.
Her prophets have smeared whitewash for them. They see false visions and divine lies for them. They say: This is what the Lord Jehovah says, when Jehovah has not spoken. The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice.' I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.
Her prophets have smeared whitewash for them. They see false visions and divine lies for them. They say: This is what the Lord Jehovah says, when Jehovah has not spoken. The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice.' I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.
Tell them: 'The Lord Jehovah says: You eat meat with blood in it. You look to your idols for help. You murder people. Should the land be given to you? You rely on your swords (military power). You do disgusting things. You dishonor your neighbor's wife. Should the land be given to you?'
Oppression » God will judge
I will approach you people for judgment! I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers and those acting fraudulently with the wages of the worker, the widow and the fatherless. I will be a speedy witness against those who swear falsely and take advantage of the stranger, and do not show me reverence, said Jehovah of Hosts.
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Hear this word you cows of Bashan who live on the mountain of Samaria. You oppress the poor. You crush the needy. You say to your masters (husbands) (lords), Bring us drink.
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Your eyes and your heart are intent only upon your own dishonest gain. You are shedding innocent blood and on practicing oppression and extortion.
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Behold, the wages of the laborers who harvested your fields, which are held back by you, cry out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of Jehovah of Hosts.
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They covet fields and seize them. They covet houses and confiscate them! They oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
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People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.'
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Jehovah works righteousness and judgment for all who are oppressed.
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If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the country, do not be shocked at the sight. One official watches over another official and there are higher officials over them.
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Strangers in israel » The jews condemned for oppressing
The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice.'
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They kill widows and foreigners, and they murder orphans.
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People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.'
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Widow's » Were frequently oppressed and persecuted
They drive away the donkey of the orphan. They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
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People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.'
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Widow's » The wicked » Vex
People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.'
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