Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Covetousness » Punishment of
For the iniquity of his covetousness I was wroth and smote him: I hid my face and was wroth, and he went on rebelliously in the way of his heart.
He has swallowed down riches, but he shall vomit them up again; God shall cast them out of his belly.
But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness and for to shed innocent blood and for oppression and for violence, to do it. Therefore thus hath the LORD said concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! and Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory! He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
And they coveted fields and stole them, and houses and took them away; so they oppressed the man and his house, even the man and his heritage. Therefore thus hath the LORD said; Behold, I devise an evil against this family, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye walk haughtily; for the time shall be evil.
Micah » One of the minor prophets » The oppressions of the covetous
Woe unto those that devise iniquity and fabricate evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they put it into effect because they have power in their hands. And they coveted fields and stole them, and houses and took them away; so they oppressed the man and his house, even the man and his heritage. Therefore thus hath the LORD said; Behold, I devise an evil against this family, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye walk haughtily; for the time shall be evil. read more.
In that time shall one take up a saying against you and lament with a doleful lamentation and say, We have been utterly destroyed; he has changed the portion of my people; how has he taken our fields! He has given and divided our fields unto others. Therefore thou shalt have no one to cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD. Do not prophesy, they say to those that prophesy: Do not prophesy unto them that they are to understand shame. O thou that calls thyself the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD shortened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walks uprightly? He who yesterday was my people is risen up as an enemy; ye pull off the robe with the garment from those that pass by as those who return from war. Ye have cast the women of my people out from their pleasant houses; from their children ye have taken away my continual praise. Arise and depart, for this is not your rest because it is polluted; it has become corrupted and with a great corruption. If there is one walking in the spirit of falsehood, he shall lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
In that time shall one take up a saying against you and lament with a doleful lamentation and say, We have been utterly destroyed; he has changed the portion of my people; how has he taken our fields! He has given and divided our fields unto others. Therefore thou shalt have no one to cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD. Do not prophesy, they say to those that prophesy: Do not prophesy unto them that they are to understand shame. O thou that calls thyself the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD shortened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walks uprightly? He who yesterday was my people is risen up as an enemy; ye pull off the robe with the garment from those that pass by as those who return from war. Ye have cast the women of my people out from their pleasant houses; from their children ye have taken away my continual praise. Arise and depart, for this is not your rest because it is polluted; it has become corrupted and with a great corruption. If there is one walking in the spirit of falsehood, he shall lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Increase, by oppression
He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches and who gives to the rich shall surely come to want.
And they coveted fields and stole them, and houses and took them away; so they oppressed the man and his house, even the man and his heritage. Therefore thus hath the LORD said; Behold, I devise an evil against this family, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye walk haughtily; for the time shall be evil.
Shall not all these take up a parable against him and a taunting enigma against him and say, Woe to him that multiplied that which was not his! And for how long would he pile thick clay upon himself? Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee and awake those that shall take thy place, and thou shalt be for a prey unto them? Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the other peoples shall spoil thee because of human blood and for the robberies of the land, of the cities, and of all that dwell therein.