Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Business life » Dishonesty » Condemned
But an accurate scale is His delight.
A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances;
He loves to oppress and exploit.
“Can I [be guiltless and] justify deceptive scales
And a bag of dishonest weights?
“Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust.
It will be lost to him before his days are over,
And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”
“It is [almost] worthless, it is [almost] worthless,” says the buyer [as he negotiates the price];
But when he goes his way, then he boasts [about his bargain].
“You shall not have in your bag inaccurate weights, a heavy and a light [so you can cheat others].
Verse Concepts
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness
And his upper chambers by injustice,
Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay
And does not give him wages [for his work],
Business life » Fidelity » Giving of just weights
But an accurate scale is His delight.
“Can I [be guiltless and] justify deceptive scales
And a bag of dishonest weights?
You shall have just and accurate balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Verse Concepts
A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].
“You shall not have in your bag inaccurate weights, a heavy and a light [so you can cheat others].
Verse Concepts
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
“You shall have just balances and weights [on your scales and just measures], a just ephah [dry volume measure] and a just bath [liquid measure].
Verse Concepts
Dishonesty » Condemned
But an accurate scale is His delight.
A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances;
He loves to oppress and exploit.
“Can I [be guiltless and] justify deceptive scales
And a bag of dishonest weights?
“Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust.
It will be lost to him before his days are over,
And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”
“It is [almost] worthless, it is [almost] worthless,” says the buyer [as he negotiates the price];
But when he goes his way, then he boasts [about his bargain].
“You shall not have in your bag inaccurate weights, a heavy and a light [so you can cheat others].
Verse Concepts
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness
And his upper chambers by injustice,
Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay
And does not give him wages [for his work],
Injustice » God » Abominates
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous
Are both repulsive to the Lord.
Justice » False balances/divers weights
But an accurate scale is His delight.
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
Measure » Must be just
You shall not have in your bag true and false weights, a large and a small. You shall not have in your house true and false measures, a large and a small. But you shall have a perfect and just weight and a perfect and just measure, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you. read more.
For all who do such things, all who do unrighteously, are an abomination to the Lord your God.
For all who do such things, all who do unrighteously, are an abomination to the Lord your God.
But an accurate scale is His delight.
Differing weights are detestable and offensive to the Lord,
And fraudulent scales are not good.
A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. You shall have accurate and just balances, just weights, just ephah and hin measures. I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Are there not still treasures gained by wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure [a false measure for grain] that is abominable and accursed? Can I be pure [Myself, and acquit the man] with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful weights? For [the city's] rich men are full of violence; her inhabitants have spoken lies and their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
Canaan [Israel -- "whose ideals have sunk to those of Canaan] is a trader; the balances of deceit are in his hand; he loves to oppress and defraud. Ephraim has said, Ah, but I have become rich; I have gained for myself wealth. All my profits shall bring on me no iniquity that would be sin. [But all his profits will never offset nor suffice to expiate the guilt which he has incurred.] But I [Who] am the Lord your God from [when you became a nation in] the land of Egypt will yet make you to dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed and solemn Feast [of Tabernacles].
Measures » Just weights
But an accurate scale is His delight.
“Can I [be guiltless and] justify deceptive scales
And a bag of dishonest weights?
You shall have just and accurate balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Verse Concepts
A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].
“You shall not have in your bag inaccurate weights, a heavy and a light [so you can cheat others].
Verse Concepts
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
“You shall have just balances and weights [on your scales and just measures], a just ephah [dry volume measure] and a just bath [liquid measure].
Verse Concepts
Measures » Unjust, an abomination to God
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
Social duties » Mercifulness » Of giving just weights
But an accurate scale is His delight.
“Can I [be guiltless and] justify deceptive scales
And a bag of dishonest weights?
You shall have just and accurate balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Verse Concepts
A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].
“You shall not have in your bag inaccurate weights, a heavy and a light [so you can cheat others].
Verse Concepts
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
“You shall have just balances and weights [on your scales and just measures], a just ephah [dry volume measure] and a just bath [liquid measure].
Verse Concepts
Vices » Dishonesty » Condemned
But an accurate scale is His delight.
A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances;
He loves to oppress and exploit.
“Can I [be guiltless and] justify deceptive scales
And a bag of dishonest weights?
“Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust.
It will be lost to him before his days are over,
And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”
“It is [almost] worthless, it is [almost] worthless,” says the buyer [as he negotiates the price];
But when he goes his way, then he boasts [about his bargain].
“You shall not have in your bag inaccurate weights, a heavy and a light [so you can cheat others].
Verse Concepts
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness
And his upper chambers by injustice,
Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay
And does not give him wages [for his work],
Virtues » Fidelity » Giving of just weights
But an accurate scale is His delight.
“Can I [be guiltless and] justify deceptive scales
And a bag of dishonest weights?
You shall have just and accurate balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Verse Concepts
A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].
“You shall not have in your bag inaccurate weights, a heavy and a light [so you can cheat others].
Verse Concepts
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
“You shall have just balances and weights [on your scales and just measures], a just ephah [dry volume measure] and a just bath [liquid measure].
Verse Concepts
Weights » Troy weights a gerah = 1/50 oz » 10 gerahs = 1 bekah = 1/5 oz
But an accurate scale is His delight.
“Can I [be guiltless and] justify deceptive scales
And a bag of dishonest weights?
You shall have just and accurate balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Verse Concepts
A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].
“You shall not have in your bag inaccurate weights, a heavy and a light [so you can cheat others].
Verse Concepts
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
“You shall have just balances and weights [on your scales and just measures], a just ephah [dry volume measure] and a just bath [liquid measure].
Verse Concepts
Weights » Must be just
But an accurate scale is His delight.
Differing weights are detestable and offensive to the Lord,
And fraudulent scales are not good.
A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. You shall have accurate and just balances, just weights, just ephah and hin measures. I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
You shall not have in your bag true and false weights, a large and a small. You shall not have in your house true and false measures, a large and a small. But you shall have a perfect and just weight and a perfect and just measure, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
Are there not still treasures gained by wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure [a false measure for grain] that is abominable and accursed? Can I be pure [Myself, and acquit the man] with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful weights?