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For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of robbery.
Corruption » In politics in the church » The prevalence of violence
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of robbery.
And this is the cause that they be so puffed up in pride, and overwhelmed with cruelty and unrighteousness.
When they covet to have land, they take it by violence; they rob men of their houses. Thus they oppress a man for his house, and every man for his heritage.
Destroy their tongues, O LORD, and divide them; for I see unrighteousness and strife in the city.
Then said God to Noah, "The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of their mischief. And lo, I will destroy them with the earth.
For some men there be, that remove other men's landmarks; that rob them of their cattle, and keep the same for their own;
Their web maketh no cloth and they may not cover themselves with their labours. Their deeds are the deeds of wickedness, and the work of robbery is in their hands.
Like as a conduit aboundeth in water, even so this city aboundeth in wickedness. Robbery and unrighteousness is heard in her, sorrow and wounds are ever there in my sight.
And he said unto me, "Hast thou seen this thou son of man? Thinketh the house of Israel that it is but a trifle to do these abominations here? Should they fill the land full of wickedness, and undertake to provoke me unto anger? Yea, and purposely to cast up their noses upon me?
sayeth the LORD: they gather together evil gotten goods, and lay up robbery in their houses.'
among those that be full of riches unrighteously gotten: where the citizens deal with falsity, speak lies, and have deceitful tongues in their mouths?
Sin » Love of
It is happened unto them according to the true proverb, "The dog is turned to his vomit again, and the sow that was washed, is returned to her wallowing in the mire."
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness, and saw their fathers as the first figs in the top of the fig tree. But they are gone to Baalpeor, and run away from me to that shameful Idol, and are become as abominable as their lovers.
And this is the condemnation: that light is come into the world, and the men have loved darkness more than light, because their deeds were evil. For every man that evil doeth, hateth the light: neither cometh to light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of robbery.
yet they say they do well when they do evil. As the prince will, so sayeth the judge: that he may do him a pleasure again. The great man speaketh what his heart desireth; and the hearers allow him.
Which rejoice in doing evil, and delight in wicked things:
In which spirit, he also went and preached unto the spirits that were in prison, which were in time past disobedient, when the long suffering of God abode exceeding patiently in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few - that is to say eight souls - were saved by water,
Like as the dog turneth again to his vomit, even so a fool beginneth his foolishness again afresh.
How much more then an abominable and vile man, which drinketh wickedness like water?
Then spake the LORD, concerning this people that have pleasure to go so nimbly with their feet, and leave not off, and therefore displease the LORD; insomuch that he will now bring again to remembrance all their misdeeds, and punish all their sins.
He that winketh with his eyes, imagineth mischief; and he that biteth his lips, will do some harm.
A fool doth wickedly and maketh but a sport of it; nevertheless it is wisdom for a man to beware of such.
And that because they refused my laws, and walked not in my commandments, but had unhallowed my Sabbaths - for their heart was gone after their Idols.
When wickedness was sweet in his mouth, he hid it under his tongue. That he favoured, that would he not forsake; but kept it close in his throat.
For they loved the praise that is given of men, more than the praise that cometh of God.
The Nation » Appointed by God corrupt » The prevalence of violence
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of robbery.
And this is the cause that they be so puffed up in pride, and overwhelmed with cruelty and unrighteousness.
When they covet to have land, they take it by violence; they rob men of their houses. Thus they oppress a man for his house, and every man for his heritage.
Destroy their tongues, O LORD, and divide them; for I see unrighteousness and strife in the city.
Then said God to Noah, "The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of their mischief. And lo, I will destroy them with the earth.
For some men there be, that remove other men's landmarks; that rob them of their cattle, and keep the same for their own;
Their web maketh no cloth and they may not cover themselves with their labours. Their deeds are the deeds of wickedness, and the work of robbery is in their hands.
Like as a conduit aboundeth in water, even so this city aboundeth in wickedness. Robbery and unrighteousness is heard in her, sorrow and wounds are ever there in my sight.
And he said unto me, "Hast thou seen this thou son of man? Thinketh the house of Israel that it is but a trifle to do these abominations here? Should they fill the land full of wickedness, and undertake to provoke me unto anger? Yea, and purposely to cast up their noses upon me?
sayeth the LORD: they gather together evil gotten goods, and lay up robbery in their houses.'
among those that be full of riches unrighteously gotten: where the citizens deal with falsity, speak lies, and have deceitful tongues in their mouths?
Wine » Intoxication from the use of
Thou bringest food out of the earth: wine to make glad the heart of man, oil to make him a cheerful countenance and bread to strengthen man's heart.
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of robbery.
Wine » Illustrative » Of violence and rapine
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of robbery.
The world » Conformity to forbidden creation of » Filled with violence
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of robbery.
And this is the cause that they be so puffed up in pride, and overwhelmed with cruelty and unrighteousness.
When they covet to have land, they take it by violence; they rob men of their houses. Thus they oppress a man for his house, and every man for his heritage.
Destroy their tongues, O LORD, and divide them; for I see unrighteousness and strife in the city.
Then said God to Noah, "The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of their mischief. And lo, I will destroy them with the earth.
For some men there be, that remove other men's landmarks; that rob them of their cattle, and keep the same for their own;
Their web maketh no cloth and they may not cover themselves with their labours. Their deeds are the deeds of wickedness, and the work of robbery is in their hands.
Like as a conduit aboundeth in water, even so this city aboundeth in wickedness. Robbery and unrighteousness is heard in her, sorrow and wounds are ever there in my sight.
And he said unto me, "Hast thou seen this thou son of man? Thinketh the house of Israel that it is but a trifle to do these abominations here? Should they fill the land full of wickedness, and undertake to provoke me unto anger? Yea, and purposely to cast up their noses upon me?
sayeth the LORD: they gather together evil gotten goods, and lay up robbery in their houses.'
among those that be full of riches unrighteously gotten: where the citizens deal with falsity, speak lies, and have deceitful tongues in their mouths?