Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Ingratitude to God » Prosperity likely to produce
For when I have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers that runneth with milk and honey, then they will eat and fill themselves and wax fat and turn unto strange gods and serve them and rail on me and break my covenant.
"And Israel waxed fat, and kicked. Thou wast fat, thick and smooth. And he let God go, that made him; and despised the rock that saved him.
"Should I then, for all this, have mercy upon thee? Thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods. And albeit they were bound to me in marriage, yet they fell to adultery, and hunted harlots' houses. In the desire of uncleanly lust they are become like the stoned horse: every man neigheth at his neighbour's wife. Should I not correct this, sayeth the LORD? Should I not be avenged of every people, that is like unto this? read more.
"Climb up upon their walls, beat them down, but destroy them not utterly: cut off their branches because they are not the LORD's. For unfaithfully hath the house of Israel and Judah forsaken me, sayeth the LORD.
"Climb up upon their walls, beat them down, but destroy them not utterly: cut off their branches because they are not the LORD's. For unfaithfully hath the house of Israel and Judah forsaken me, sayeth the LORD.