Jeremiah 5:5

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Jeremiah 5:5

“I will go to the great
And will speak to them,
For they know the way of the Lord
And the ordinance of their God.”
But they too, with one accord, have broken the yoke
And burst the bonds.

Jeremiah 2:20

“For long ago I broke your yoke
And tore off your bonds;
But you said, ‘I will not serve!’
For on every high hill
And under every green tree
You have lain down as a harlot.

Psalm 2:2-3

The kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,

Jeremiah 6:13

“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is greedy for gain,
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals falsely.

Ezekiel 22:6-8

“Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood.

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her.

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria,
Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
Who say to your husbands, “Bring now, that we may drink!”

Micah 3:1-4

And I said,
“Hear now, heads of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to know justice?

Micah 3:11

Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe,
Her priests instruct for a price
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“Is not the Lord in our midst?
Calamity will not come upon us.”

Micah 7:3-4

Concerning evil, both hands do it well.
The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe,
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.

Zephaniah 3:3-5

Her princes within her are roaring lions,
Her judges are wolves at evening;
They leave nothing for the morning.

Malachi 2:7

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 19:23-26

And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 18:24

And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

Luke 19:14

But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’

Acts 4:26-27

‘The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’

James 2:5-7

Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Jeremiah 5:5

I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

Get me

Amos 4:1

Micah 3:1

Malachi 2:7

But these

General references

John 7:48

Bible References

Get me

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria,
Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
Who say to your husbands, “Bring now, that we may drink!”

And I said,
“Hear now, heads of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to know justice?

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

But these

“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is greedy for gain,
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals falsely.

The kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers take counsel together

Against the Lord and against His

Anointed, saying,

“Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood.

And I said,
“Hear now, heads of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to know justice?

Concerning evil, both hands do it well.
The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe,
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.

Her princes within her are roaring lions,
Her judges are wolves at evening;
They leave nothing for the morning.

And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’

‘The kings of the earth

took their stand,

And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His

Christ.’

Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

General references

“Let us tear their fetters apart
And cast away their cords from us!”

Both low and high,
Rich and poor together.

He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give evil advice in this city,

And He *said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,

No one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?