Thematic Bible: Happiness of the The Wicked
Thematic Bible
Happiness of the The Wicked » Often interrupted by judgments
A noise of dreadful things, is in his ears, In prosperity, the destroyer cometh upon him;
The flesh, was yet between their teeth, not yet chewed, - when the anger of Yahweh, had kindled upon the people, and Yahweh smote the people, with an exceeding great plague.
Surely, in slippery places, dost thou set them, - Thou hast suffered them to fall into places of danger. How have they become desolate, as in a moment! They have ceased - come to an end, by reason of calamities. As the dream of him that waketh, O my Lord! when rousing thyself up, their shadowy being, wilt thou despise.
And I will banish from among them - The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, The voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, - The sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp: So shall all this land become a desolation, an astonishment, And these nations shall serve the king of Babylon, seventy years.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Their worldly prosperity
From men who are thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom, - They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children: -
For I was envious of the boasters, At the prosperity of the lawless, used I to look. For they have no pangs in their death, And vigorous is their body;
Their iniquity, hath proceeded from fatness, They have surpassed the imaginations of the heart;
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is vain
Said, I, in my heart, Come now! I will prove thee with gladness, and look thou on blessedness, - but lo! even that, was vanity.
For, as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so, is the laughter of the dullard, - even this, then, was vanity.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Gluttony
Then lo! joy and rejoicing, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine, - Let us eat and drink, For to-morrow, we may die!
On which account, he is glad and exulteth: on which account, he sacrificeth to his Net, and burneth incense to his Drag; because, thereby, rich, is his portion, and his food - fatness!
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Drunkenness
Come ye! I will fetch wine Let us fill ourselves with strong drink, - And like this day, shall, to-morrow be - Great beyond measure!
Alas, for them who rise early in the morning that strong drink, they may pursue, - Who follow on in the evening cool until with wine, they are heated;
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is uncertain
But God said unto him - Simple one! on this very night, they are asking, thy soul, from thee; The things, then, which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
Come now! ye that say - Today or To-morrow, we will journey unto this city here, and will spend there a year, and will trade and get gain, - Men who are not versed in the morrow - of what sort your life will be ; for ye are, a vapour - for a little, appearing, then, just disappearing!
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Successful oppression
All of which, with a hook, one bringeth up, raketh together with his drag, and hath gathered with his net, -
Ye sentenced - ye murdered the Righteous one! Is he not arraying himself against you?
Happiness of the The Wicked » Sometimes a stumbling-block to saints
For I was envious of the boasters, At the prosperity of the lawless, used I to look.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is limited to this life
But Abraham said - Child! remember - That thou didst duly received thy good things in thy life, and, Lazarus, in like manner, the evil things; but, now, here, he is comforted, and, thou, art in anguish.
From men who are thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom, - They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children: -
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Vain pleasure
And it cometh to pass - that lyre and harp, timbrel and flute and wine are in their banquets, - But, the doing of Yahweh, they do not discern, And the work of his hands, have they not seen.
They rejoice aloud as with timbrel and lyre, and make merry to the sound of the pipe;
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Their wealth
They complete, in prosperity, their days, and, in a moment to hades, they sink down.
Lo! the man who made not God his refuge, - But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Emboldened himself in his wealth!
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Their power
Wherefore do, lawless men, live, advance in years, even wax mighty in power?
I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
Happiness of the The Wicked » Woe against
Alas for the careless in Zion, and for them who put confidence in the mountain of Samaria, - the distinguished among the first group of nations, to whom came in the house of Israel.
Alas! for you, ye who are filled full now, for ye shall hunger. Alas! ye that laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Saints often permitted to see the end of
Until I could enter the holy places of God, - Could give heed to their hereafter: - Surely, in slippery places, dost thou set them, - Thou hast suffered them to fall into places of danger. How have they become desolate, as in a moment! They have ceased - come to an end, by reason of calamities. read more.
As the dream of him that waketh, O my Lord! when rousing thyself up, their shadowy being, wilt thou despise.
As the dream of him that waketh, O my Lord! when rousing thyself up, their shadowy being, wilt thou despise.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Leads to sorrow
Even, in laughter, the heart may be in pain, and, the latter end of gladness, be grief.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Illustrated
I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon; Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Israel
The flesh, was yet between their teeth, not yet chewed, - when the anger of Yahweh, had kindled upon the people, and Yahweh smote the people, with an exceeding great plague.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Herod
And, on an appointed day, Herod, putting on royal apparel, and seating himself upon the tribunal, proceeded to deliver an oration unto them. And, the populace, began to shout - A god's, voice, and not, a man's! And, instantly, there smote him, a messenger of the Lord, because he gave not the glory unto God; and, becoming worm-eaten, he expired.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Haman
Then went Haman forth on that day, joyful and of a merry heart, - but, when Haman saw Mordecai in the gate of the king, that he rose not up nor moved because of him, then was Haman filled with wrath against Mordecai. Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and came into his own house, - and sent and brought in his friends, and Zeresh his wife; and Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, - and all the things wherein the king had promoted him to power, and how he had advanced him, above the rulers and the servants of the king.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Leads to recklessness
Then lo! joy and rejoicing, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine, - Let us eat and drink, For to-morrow, we may die!
Happiness of the The Wicked » Marred by jealousy
Yet, all this, sufficeth me not, - so long as, I, see Mordecai the Jew, sitting in the gate of the king.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Popular applause
Happiness of the The Wicked » Exemplified » Belshazzar
Belshazzar the king, made a great feast, to a thousand of his nobles, - and, before the thousand, was drinking, wine.
Happiness of the The Wicked » Envy not
Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is short
That, the joy-shout of the lawless, is short, and, the rejoicing of the impious, for a moment?