Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
false Accusations » General references to
He said to her: Stop making a drunken show of yourself! Stop your drinking and sober up!
And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying: 'There is a king in Judah.' Now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.
But stretch out your hand, and strike his flesh and bones and he will curse you to your face!
You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
When he came to Benjamin Gate, the captain of the guard there, whose name was Irijah, son of Shelemiah and grandson of Hananiah, arrested the prophet Jeremiah. He said: You are deserting to the Babylonians!
Blessed are you when men revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.
When the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
The scribes and the Pharisees watched to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. They looked for a way to accuse him.
Keep a good conscience. When you are spoken against, those who revile your good manner of life in Christ may be put to shame.
Business life » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sunsets,
Do not take a hand mill or an upper millstone as security for a debt. That would be taking away a man's livelihood.
They drive away the donkey of the orphan. They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
They lie down beside every altar on clothes taken from indebtedness. In the house of their God they drink the wine they have confiscated.
Credit system » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sunsets,
Do not take a hand mill or an upper millstone as security for a debt. That would be taking away a man's livelihood.
They drive away the donkey of the orphan. They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
They lie down beside every altar on clothes taken from indebtedness. In the house of their God they drink the wine they have confiscated.
Creditor » Oppressions of
You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
They drive away the donkey of the orphan. They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
The widow of a member of a group of prophets said to Elisha: My husband has died! As you know, he was a man who respected God. A man to whom he owed money came to take away my two sons as slaves in payment for my husband's debt.
There are those who snatch the orphan child from the breast. They take as a pledge the infant of the poor.
Come to an agreement quickly with the one who has a legal case against you. Do it before he turns the case over to the judge and you are thrown into jail. Take it from me; you will stay in jail until you pay the very last penny of your fine.
For example when an opponent brings you to court, try to settle before you get there. Otherwise, he will drag you in front of a judge and the judge will hand you over to an officer who will throw you into prison. I tell you that you will not get out until you pay every penny of your fine.
Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews. Some said: We with our sons and our daughters are a great number. Let us get grain, so that we may have food for our needs. There were some who said: We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt. Let us get grain because we are in need. read more.
Yet others said: We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes. But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children. Now we give our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants. Some of our daughters are servants even now. We have no power to stop this. For other men have our fields and our vine-gardens. On hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry. After giving it much thought, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them: Everyone of you is collecting interest from his brothers. I organized a big meeting of protest. I said to them: We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free. They were servants and prisoners of the nations. Would you now give up your brothers for a price? Are they to become our property? They said nothing. They answered not a word! I said: What you are doing is not good. Is it not necessary for you to walk out of respect for our God, because of the shame the nations put on us? Even I and my servants have been collecting interest (Usury) for the money and the grain we have let them have. So now, let us give this up. Give back to them this very day their fields, their vine-gardens, their olive-gardens, and their houses, as well as a hundredth part of the money and the grain and the wine and the oil that you have taken from them. They said: We will give them back, and take nothing for them. We will do as you say. Then I sent for the priests and made them take an oath that they would keep this agreement. Shaking out the folds of my robe, I said: So, may God send out from his house and his work every man who does not keep this agreement. Even so let him be sent out and made as nothing. All the people said: Amen! They praised Jehovah. The people did as they said.
Yet others said: We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes. But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children. Now we give our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants. Some of our daughters are servants even now. We have no power to stop this. For other men have our fields and our vine-gardens. On hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry. After giving it much thought, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them: Everyone of you is collecting interest from his brothers. I organized a big meeting of protest. I said to them: We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free. They were servants and prisoners of the nations. Would you now give up your brothers for a price? Are they to become our property? They said nothing. They answered not a word! I said: What you are doing is not good. Is it not necessary for you to walk out of respect for our God, because of the shame the nations put on us? Even I and my servants have been collecting interest (Usury) for the money and the grain we have let them have. So now, let us give this up. Give back to them this very day their fields, their vine-gardens, their olive-gardens, and their houses, as well as a hundredth part of the money and the grain and the wine and the oil that you have taken from them. They said: We will give them back, and take nothing for them. We will do as you say. Then I sent for the priests and made them take an oath that they would keep this agreement. Shaking out the folds of my robe, I said: So, may God send out from his house and his work every man who does not keep this agreement. Even so let him be sent out and made as nothing. All the people said: Amen! They praised Jehovah. The people did as they said.
What he toiled for he must give back uneaten. He will not enjoy the profit from his trading. For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor and left them destitute. He has violently seized houses he did not build. He will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure.
Do not give pledges and be guarantors for debts. If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
Then that servant met another servant who was in debt to him for one hundred denarii. He took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay your debt now.' That servant fell down before him, saying, 'Give me time and I will make payment to you.' He would not give him time. He put him into prison till he paid the debt. read more.
When the other servants saw what happened, they were very sad. They told their lord what had been done. His lord sent for him, and said: 'Evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me. Should you [also] show mercy to your fellow servant the same way I showed mercy to you?' His lord was angry and sent him to jail to be punished until he paid back all of his debt. My heavenly Father will treat you like that if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.
When the other servants saw what happened, they were very sad. They told their lord what had been done. His lord sent for him, and said: 'Evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me. Should you [also] show mercy to your fellow servant the same way I showed mercy to you?' His lord was angry and sent him to jail to be punished until he paid back all of his debt. My heavenly Father will treat you like that if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.
Debt » Security for
You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Do not take a hand mill or an upper millstone as security for a debt. That would be taking away a man's livelihood.
They lie down beside every altar on clothes taken from indebtedness. In the house of their God they drink the wine they have confiscated.
There are those who snatch the orphan child from the breast. They take as a pledge the infant of the poor.
When you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and require him to pay interest. If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sunsets, for it is the only covering he has to keep him warm. What else can he sleep in? When he cries out to me for help, I will answer him because I am merciful.
When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort do not go into his house and repossess the security. Remain outside, and the man to whom you make the loan must bring the pledged security out to you. If he is a poor man, do not keep the pledged security over night. read more.
Return the pledge to him before the sun goes down. He will have his pledged item and he may sleep. He will bless you. And it will be righteousness for you before Jehovah your God.
Return the pledge to him before the sun goes down. He will have his pledged item and he may sleep. He will bless you. And it will be righteousness for you before Jehovah your God.
He that is surety for a stranger will suffer. He that hates being surety is sure.
There were some who said: We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt. Let us get grain because we are in need. Yet others said: We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes.
Evil » Slander » False accusations, general references to
He said to her: Stop making a drunken show of yourself! Stop your drinking and sober up!
And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying: 'There is a king in Judah.' Now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.
But stretch out your hand, and strike his flesh and bones and he will curse you to your face!
You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
When he came to Benjamin Gate, the captain of the guard there, whose name was Irijah, son of Shelemiah and grandson of Hananiah, arrested the prophet Jeremiah. He said: You are deserting to the Babylonians!
Blessed are you when men revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.
When the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
The scribes and the Pharisees watched to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. They looked for a way to accuse him.
Keep a good conscience. When you are spoken against, those who revile your good manner of life in Christ may be put to shame.
Garments » Called » Clothing
You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or a poor person without covering,
The poor » Punishment for » Acting unjustly towards
You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor and left them destitute. He has violently seized houses he did not build.
Slander » False accusations, general references to
He said to her: Stop making a drunken show of yourself! Stop your drinking and sober up!
And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying: 'There is a king in Judah.' Now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.
But stretch out your hand, and strike his flesh and bones and he will curse you to your face!
You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
When he came to Benjamin Gate, the captain of the guard there, whose name was Irijah, son of Shelemiah and grandson of Hananiah, arrested the prophet Jeremiah. He said: You are deserting to the Babylonians!
Blessed are you when men revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.
When the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
The scribes and the Pharisees watched to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. They looked for a way to accuse him.
Keep a good conscience. When you are spoken against, those who revile your good manner of life in Christ may be put to shame.
FALSE » Accusations
He said to her: Stop making a drunken show of yourself! Stop your drinking and sober up!
And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying: 'There is a king in Judah.' Now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.
But stretch out your hand, and strike his flesh and bones and he will curse you to your face!
You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
When he came to Benjamin Gate, the captain of the guard there, whose name was Irijah, son of Shelemiah and grandson of Hananiah, arrested the prophet Jeremiah. He said: You are deserting to the Babylonians!
Blessed are you when men revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.
When the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
The scribes and the Pharisees watched to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. They looked for a way to accuse him.
Keep a good conscience. When you are spoken against, those who revile your good manner of life in Christ may be put to shame.