Job 22:6 Themes and Topics

Eli told her, "How long will you stay drunk? Put away your wine!" Verse Concepts

It is reported among the nations and Gashmu confirms this that you and the Jews are planning a revolt, and that you're rebuilding the wall in order to declare yourself king. According to these reports, you also have appointed prophets to proclaim about you in Jerusalem, "There is a king in Judah!" Since these words are being reported to the king, come and let's meet together. Verse Concepts

However, stretch out your hand and strike his bones and flesh, and he'll curse you to your face, won't he?" Verse Concepts

"After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing. Verse Concepts

He was in the Gate of Benjamin, and chief officer Irijah, Shelemiah's son and the grandson of Hananiah, was there. He arrested Jeremiah the prophet, accusing him: "You are going over to the Chaldeans!" Verse Concepts

"How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me! Verse Concepts

While Jesus was being accused by the high priests and elders, he made no reply. Verse Concepts

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, in order to find a way of accusing him of doing something wrong. Verse Concepts

But do this gently and respectfully, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak evil of your good conduct in the Messiah will be ashamed of slandering you. Verse Concepts

"After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing. Verse Concepts

If you take your neighbor's coat as collateral, you are to return it to him by sunset, Verse Concepts

"Don't take a pair of millstones, especially the upper millstone, as collateral for a loan, because this means taking a man's livelihood. Verse Concepts

They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan; Verse Concepts

They lay down beside every altar, on garments pledged as collateral, drinking wine paid for through fines imposed by the temple of their gods. Verse Concepts

"After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing. Verse Concepts

If you take your neighbor's coat as collateral, you are to return it to him by sunset, Verse Concepts

"Don't take a pair of millstones, especially the upper millstone, as collateral for a loan, because this means taking a man's livelihood. Verse Concepts

They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan; Verse Concepts

They lay down beside every altar, on garments pledged as collateral, drinking wine paid for through fines imposed by the temple of their gods. Verse Concepts

"After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing. Verse Concepts

They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan; Verse Concepts

Now there happened to be a certain woman who had been the wife of a member of the Guild of Prophets. She cried out to Elisha, "My husband who served you has died, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. But a creditor has come to take away my children into indentured servitude!" Verse Concepts

"The fatherless are torn from the breast; the poor are taken away as security for a loan. Verse Concepts

Come to terms quickly with your opponent while you are on the way to court, or your opponent may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. I tell you with certainty, you will not get out of there until you pay back the last dollar!"

For example, when you go with your opponent in front of a ruler, do your best to settle with him on the way there. Otherwise, you will be dragged in front of the judge, and the judge will hand you over to an officer, and the officer will throw you into prison. I tell you, you will never get out of there until you pay back the last penny!"

Now the people along with their spouses complained loudly against their fellow Jews, because certain of them kept claiming, "Since we have so many sons and daughters, we must get some grain so we can eat and survive." Others were saying, "We're having to mortgage our fields, our vineyards, and our homes so we can buy grain during this famine." read more.
Still others were saying "We've borrowed money against our fields and vineyards to pay the king's taxes. Now our bodies are no different than the bodies of our relatives, and our children are like their children. Nevertheless, we're about to force our sons and daughters into slavery, and some of our daughters are already in bondage. It's beyond our power to do anything about it, because our fields and vineyards belong to others." I became very livid when I heard their complaining and these charges. So after thinking it over carefully, I accused the officials and nobles openly, "Every one of you is charging your fellow countrymen interest!" So I opened a public investigation against them. I accused them, "To the best of our ability, we've been buying back our fellow Jews who had been sold to foreigners. Even now you're selling your fellow countrymen, only for them to be sold back to us!" They kept quiet and never spoke a word. So I said, "What you're doing isn't right! Shouldn't you live in the fear of our God to avoid shame from our foreign enemies? I'm also lending money and grain, as are my fellow-Jews and my servants, but let's not charge interest. So today please restore to them their fields, vineyards, olive orchards, and homes, along with the one percent interest charge that you've assessed them on the grain, wine, and oil." They responded, "We will restore these things, and will assess no interest charges against them. We will do what you are requesting!" So I called the priests and made them take an oath to fulfill this promise. I also shook my robes, and said, "May God shake out every man from his house and his possessions who does not keep this promise. May he be emptied out and shaken just like this." All the assembly said, "Amen!" and praised the LORD. And the people kept their promise.

"He will restore what he has attained from his work and won't consume it; he won't enjoy the profits from his business transactions, because he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house that he didn't build. "Since his appetite won't quit; he won't let anything escape his lust.

Don't be one of those who make promises to guarantee loans for debts. If you don't have the ability to pay, why should your very bed be taken from under you?

"But when that servant went away, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him, seized him by the throat, and said, "Pay what you owe!' Then his fellow servant fell down and began begging him, "Be patient with me and I will repay you!' But he refused and had him thrown into prison until he could repay the debt. read more.
"When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were very disturbed and went and reported to their master everything that had occurred. Then his master sent for him and told him, "You evil servant! I canceled that entire debt for you because you begged me. Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?' In anger his master handed him over to the jailers until he could repay the entire debt. This is how my heavenly Father will treat each one of you unless you forgive your brother from your hearts."

"After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing. Verse Concepts

Don't be one of those who make promises to guarantee loans for debts. Verse Concepts

"Don't take a pair of millstones, especially the upper millstone, as collateral for a loan, because this means taking a man's livelihood. Verse Concepts

They lay down beside every altar, on garments pledged as collateral, drinking wine paid for through fines imposed by the temple of their gods. Verse Concepts

"The fatherless are torn from the breast; the poor are taken away as security for a loan. Verse Concepts

"If you loan money to my people, to the poor among you, don't be like a creditor to them and don't impose interest on them. If you take your neighbor's coat as collateral, you are to return it to him by sunset, for it's his only covering; it's his outer garment, for what else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I'll hear him, for I am gracious.

"When you loan something to your neighbor, don't enter his house to seize what he offered as collateral. Stay outside and let the man to whom you made the loan bring it out to you. If he is a poor man, don't go to sleep with his collateral in your possession. read more.
Be sure to return his garment to him at sunset so that he may sleep with it, and he will bless you. It will be a righteous deed in the presence of the LORD your God.

Securing a loan for a stranger will bring suffering, but by refusing to do so, one remains safe. Verse Concepts

Others were saying, "We're having to mortgage our fields, our vineyards, and our homes so we can buy grain during this famine." Still others were saying "We've borrowed money against our fields and vineyards to pay the king's taxes.