Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Abomination » Things that are, to God » Unjust weights and measures
"There shall not be {for your use} in your bag {two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one}. There shall not be in your house {for your use} {two kinds of measures}. [Rather] a full and honest weight shall be {for your use}; there shall be for you a full and honest {measure}, so that your days on the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you may be long. read more.
For detestable to Yahweh your God [is] everyone who [is] doing such things, everyone who [is] acting dishonestly.
For detestable to Yahweh your God [is] everyone who [is] doing such things, everyone who [is] acting dishonestly.
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him.
Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise.
An abomination of Yahweh [is] {a stone and a weight}, and scales of falsehood are not good.
Balances » An abomination
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him.
An abomination of Yahweh [is] {a stone and a weight}, and scales of falsehood are not good.
Measure » Must be just
"There shall not be {for your use} in your bag {two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one}. There shall not be in your house {for your use} {two kinds of measures}. [Rather] a full and honest weight shall be {for your use}; there shall be for you a full and honest {measure}, so that your days on the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you may be long. read more.
For detestable to Yahweh your God [is] everyone who [is] doing such things, everyone who [is] acting dishonestly.
For detestable to Yahweh your God [is] everyone who [is] doing such things, everyone who [is] acting dishonestly.
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him.
An abomination of Yahweh [is] {a stone and a weight}, and scales of falsehood are not good.
A balance and scales of justice [belong] to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag [are] his work.
Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh.
" 'You shall not commit injustice in regulation, in measurement, in weight, or volume. You must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin; I [am] Yahweh your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.
Is there any longer a man [in] the house of the wicked treasures of wickedness, and the ephah of scarcity [which is] accursed? Shall I regard as pure [the one] with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights? Because her rich are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.
[The] trader, in his hand [are] scales of deceit; he loves to oppress. And Ephraim said, "Surely, I am rich, I gained wealth for myself; in all my toil they have not found guilt in me that is [sin]. But I [am] Yahweh your God since the land of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, like the days of [the] appointed festival.
Weights » Must be just
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him.
An abomination of Yahweh [is] {a stone and a weight}, and scales of falsehood are not good.
A balance and scales of justice [belong] to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag [are] his work.
Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh.
" 'You shall not commit injustice in regulation, in measurement, in weight, or volume. You must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin; I [am] Yahweh your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.
"There shall not be {for your use} in your bag {two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one}. There shall not be in your house {for your use} {two kinds of measures}. [Rather] a full and honest weight shall be {for your use}; there shall be for you a full and honest {measure}, so that your days on the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you may be long.
Is there any longer a man [in] the house of the wicked treasures of wickedness, and the ephah of scarcity [which is] accursed? Shall I regard as pure [the one] with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights?