Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Affections » Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
"Cry loudly, do not hold back; Raise your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their transgression And to the house of Jacob their sins. "Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God They ask Me for just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.
"They come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart goes after their gain. "Behold, you are to them like a sensual song by one who has a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument; for they hear your words but they do not practice them.
holy Boldness » Ministers should exhibit, in » Reproving sin
Raise your voice like a trumpet,
And declare to My people their
And to the house of Jacob their sins.
With the Spirit of the Lord—
And with justice and courage
To
Even to Israel his sin.
Duty » Masters' » Of giving warning
We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
Verse Concepts
Raise your voice like a trumpet,
And declare to My people their
And to the house of Jacob their sins.
When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.
Verse Concepts
But if you on your part warn a wicked man to turn from his way and he does not turn from his way, he will die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your life.
Verse Concepts
Ministers » Should preach » With boldness
Raise your voice like a trumpet,
And declare to My people their
And to the house of Jacob their sins.
And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
Verse Concepts
"What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops. "Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Reproof » Ministers should give » Unreservedly
Raise your voice like a trumpet,
And declare to My people their
And to the house of Jacob their sins.
national Sins » Ministers should » Testify against
Raise your voice like a trumpet,
And declare to My people their
And to the house of Jacob their sins.
And inscribe it on a scroll,
That it may
“Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.”
Verse Concepts
Then He said to me, "Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious people who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. "I am sending you to them who are stubborn and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' "As for them, whether they listen or not--for they are a rebellious house--they will know that a prophet has been among them.
“And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.
Verse Concepts
Trumpet » Sounding of, illustrative of » The bold and faithful preaching of ministers
Raise your voice like a trumpet,
And declare to My people their
And to the house of Jacob their sins.
And sound an alarm on My holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
For the
Surely it is near,
Because they have
And rebelled against My
Warnings » The duty of giving
We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
Verse Concepts
Raise your voice like a trumpet,
And declare to My people their
And to the house of Jacob their sins.
When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.
Verse Concepts
But if you on your part warn a wicked man to turn from his way and he does not turn from his way, he will die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your life.
Verse Concepts