Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.


But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.


Now, it is not an enemy who insults me- otherwise I could bear it; it is not a foe who rises up against me- otherwise I could hide from him. But it is you, a man who is my peer, my companion and good friend! We used to have close fellowship; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.


You have distanced my friends from me;
You have made me repulsive to them.
I am shut in and cannot go out.


Malicious witnesses come forward; they question me about things I do not know. They repay me evil for good, making me desolate. Yet when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, and my prayer was genuine. read more.
I went about [grieving] as if for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning a mother. But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; they gathered against me. Assailants I did not know tore at me and did not stop. With godless mockery they gnashed their teeth at me.

He acts violently against those at peace with him; he violates his covenant. His buttery words are smooth, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, but they are drawn swords.




Malicious witnesses come forward; they question me about things I do not know. They repay me evil for good, making me desolate. Yet when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, and my prayer was genuine. read more.
I went about [grieving] as if for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning a mother. But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; they gathered against me. Assailants I did not know tore at me and did not stop. With godless mockery they gnashed their teeth at me.

In return for my love they accuse me, but I continue to pray. They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.


But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.

The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast;
the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral.

In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

Instead, they gave me gall for my food,
and for my thirst
they gave me vinegar to drink.

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Edom
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at them continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.

But he wasn’t willing. On the contrary, he went and threw him into prison until he could pay what was owed.


A destitute leader who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.


But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.

The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast;
the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral.

In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

Instead, they gave me gall for my food,
and for my thirst
they gave me vinegar to drink.

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Edom
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at them continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.

But he wasn’t willing. On the contrary, he went and threw him into prison until he could pay what was owed.


A destitute leader who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.


But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; they gathered against me. Assailants I did not know tore at me and did not stop. With godless mockery they gnashed their teeth at me.


But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; they gathered against me. Assailants I did not know tore at me and did not stop. With godless mockery they gnashed their teeth at me.


But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.

The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast;
the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral.

In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

Instead, they gave me gall for my food,
and for my thirst
they gave me vinegar to drink.

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Edom
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at them continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.

But he wasn’t willing. On the contrary, he went and threw him into prison until he could pay what was owed.


A destitute leader who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.