7 occurrences

'Robbers' in the Bible

“The tents of the destroyers prosper;And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure,Whom God brings into their power.

Verse ConceptsSecurityTentsApparent InjusticeThe Wicked Prosperthieves

“A [dreadful] sound of terrors is in his ears;While at peace and in a time of prosperity the destroyer comes upon him [the tent of the robber is not at peace].

Verse ConceptsThose Who DestroyFear Is Due

Who gave up Jacob [the kingdom of Judah] for spoil, and [the kingdom of] Israel to the plunderers?Was it not the Lord, He against whom we [of Judah] have sinned,And in whose ways they [of Israel] were unwilling to walk,And whose law and teaching they did not obey?

Verse ConceptsSelf Will

Has this house, which is called by My Name, become a den of robbers in your eyes [a place of retreat for you between acts of violence]? Behold, I Myself have seen it,” says the Lord.

Verse ConceptsRespect, For God's CharacterStealingDensStatus Of The TempleA Place For God's Namethieves

I will also turn My face away from them, and they will desecrate My secret treasure (the Jerusalem temple); and robbers will enter [irreverently] into it (the Holy of Holies) and violate it.

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodHeavenly FacesEntering The TempleGod Changing His MindPolluting Holy PlacesInterlopers In The Temple

And as bands of robbers [lie in] wait for a man,So a band of priests murder on the road toward Shechem [covering their crimes in that city of refuge];Certainly they have committed crimes and outrages.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Function In Ot TimesRoadsCorrupt PriestsLeaders Sinning

“If thieves came to you,If robbers by night—How you will be ruined!—Would they not steal only until they had enough?If grape gatherers came to you,Would they not leave some grapes for gleaning?

Verse ConceptsPeople Destroying Foreign NationsLuciferthieves

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