For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress. Cross References 2 Samuel 7:10 And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning Psalm 80:8 You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. Ecclesiastes 4:1 Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter. Isaiah 3:14 The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: "You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses. Isaiah 3:15 Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?" declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. Isaiah 27:2 In that day: "Sing about a fruitful vineyard. Isaiah 30:12 Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: "Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit, Isaiah 59:4 No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. Isaiah 59:13 rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart. Isaiah 59:14 So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter. Jeremiah 24:2 One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten. Jeremiah 50:46 At the sound of Babylon's capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations. Ezekiel 22:29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice. Micah 6:12 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths. Treasury of Scripture For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. the vineyard Psalm 80:8-11,15 Jeremiah 12:10 his pleasant plant. Isaiah 62:5 Psalm 147:11 Psalm 149:4 he looked Isaiah 5:2 Isaiah 58:6-8 Exodus 22:22-27 but. oppression. Isaiah 1:6 Isaiah 3:17 a cry Genesis 4:10 Exodus 2:23,24 Exodus 3:7 |
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