Thematic Bible: Punished for want of


Thematic Bible



“Everyone deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth,
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They weary themselves committing iniquity.

Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares the Lord.
“On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?


Therefore the land mourns,
And everyone who lives in it languishes
Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky,
And also the fish of the sea disappear.

Listen to the word of the Lord, O sons of Israel,
For the Lord has a case against the inhabitants of the land,
Because there is no faithfulness or kindness
Or knowledge of God in the land.

“Everyone deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth,
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They weary themselves committing iniquity.

Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares the Lord.
“On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?


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