Thematic Bible: Opposers
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And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.
and on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken his garments, he said unto them, 'Your blood is upon your head -- I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.'
and, even as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, so also these do stand against the truth, men corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith;
and they conspire, all of them together, to come in to fight against Jerusalem, and to do to it injury.
and there withstood them Elymas the magian -- for so is his name interpreted -- seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith.
for a door to me hath been opened -- great and effectual -- and withstanders are many.
And it cometh to pass, the people of the land are making the hands of the people of Judah feeble, and troubling them in building,
Hindrances » Opposers » Seek to silence the prophets and religious leaders
Who have said to seers, 'Ye do not see,' And to prophets, 'Ye do not prophesy to us Straightforward things, Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits,
Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, who are seeking thy life, saying: Do not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, And thou dost not die by our hands.
And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, 'Do not prophecy!'
and at Beth-El do not add to prophesy any more, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.'
Ye do not prophesy -- they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.
Opposers » Opposers, hinder religious work » Examples of
And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.
and on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken his garments, he said unto them, 'Your blood is upon your head -- I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.'
and, even as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, so also these do stand against the truth, men corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith;
and they conspire, all of them together, to come in to fight against Jerusalem, and to do to it injury.
and there withstood them Elymas the magian -- for so is his name interpreted -- seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith.
for a door to me hath been opened -- great and effectual -- and withstanders are many.
And it cometh to pass, the people of the land are making the hands of the people of Judah feeble, and troubling them in building,
Opposers » Opposers, hinder religious work » Seek to silence the prophets and religious leaders
Who have said to seers, 'Ye do not see,' And to prophets, 'Ye do not prophesy to us Straightforward things, Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits,
Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, who are seeking thy life, saying: Do not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, And thou dost not die by our hands.
And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, 'Do not prophecy!'
and at Beth-El do not add to prophesy any more, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.'
Ye do not prophesy -- they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.