Verse 17
Then I contended{H7378} with the nobles{H2715} of Judah,{H3063} and said{H559} unto them, What evil{H7451} thing{H1697} is this that ye do,{H6213} and profane{H2490} the sabbath{H7676} day?{H3117}
Referenced Verses
- Neh 13:11 : 11 Then contended{H7378} I with the rulers,{H5461} and said,{H559} Why is the house{H1004} of God{H430} forsaken?{H5800} And I gathered them together,{H6908} and set{H5975} them in their place.{H5977}
- Neh 13:25 : 25 And I contended{H7378} with them, and cursed{H7043} them, and smote{H5221} certain{H582} of them, and plucked off their hair,{H4803} and made them swear{H7650} by God,{H430} [saying], Ye shall not give{H5414} your daughters{H1323} unto their sons,{H1121} nor take{H5375} their daughters{H1323} for your sons,{H1121} or for yourselves.
- Ps 82:1-2 : 1 A Psalm of Asaph. God{H430} standeth{H5324} in the congregation{H5712} of God;{H430} He judgeth{H8199} among{H7130} the gods.{H430} 2 How long will ye judge{H8199} unjustly,{H5766} And respect{H5375} the persons{H6440} of the wicked?{H7563} Selah{H5542}
- Prov 28:4 : 4 They that forsake{H5800} the law{H8451} praise{H1984} the wicked;{H7563} But such as keep{H8104} the law{H8451} contend{H1624} with them.
- Isa 1:10 : 10 Hear{H8085} the word{H1697} of Jehovah,{H3068} ye rulers{H7101} of Sodom;{H5467} give ear{H238} unto the law{H8451} of our God,{H430} ye people{H5971} of Gomorrah.{H6017}
- Jer 5:5 : 5 I will get{H3212} me unto the great men,{H1419} and will speak{H1696} unto them; for they know{H3045} the way{H1870} of Jehovah,{H3068} and the law{H4941} of their God.{H430} But these with one accord{H3162} have broken{H7665} the yoke,{H5923} and burst{H5423} the bonds.{H4147}
- Jer 13:18 : 18 Say{H559} thou unto the king{H4428} and to the queen-mother,{H1377} Humble{H8213} yourselves, sit down;{H3427} for your headtires{H4761} are come down,{H3381} even the crown{H5850} of your glory.{H8597}
- Jer 22:2-9 : 2 And say,{H559} Hear{H8085} the word{H1697} of Jehovah,{H3068} O king{H4428} of Judah,{H3063} that sittest{H3427} upon the throne{H3678} of David,{H1732} thou, and thy servants,{H5650} and thy people{H5971} that enter{H935} in by these gates.{H8179} 3 Thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} Execute{H6213} ye justice{H4941} and righteousness,{H6666} and deliver{H5337} him that is robbed{H1497} out of the hand{H3027} of the oppressor:{H6216} and do no wrong,{H3238} do no violence,{H2554} to the sojourner,{H1616} the fatherless,{H3490} nor the widow;{H490} neither shed{H8210} innocent{H5355} blood{H1818} in this place.{H4725} 4 For if ye do{H6213} this thing{H1697} indeed,{H6213} then shall there enter in{H935} by the gates{H8179} of this house{H1004} kings{H4428} sitting{H3427} upon the throne{H3678} of David,{H1732} riding{H7392} in chariots{H7393} and on horses,{H5483} he, and his servants,{H5650} and his people.{H5971} 5 But if ye will not hear{H8085} these words,{H1697} I swear{H7650} by myself, saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} that this house{H1004} shall become a desolation.{H2723} 6 For thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} concerning the house{H1004} of the king{H4428} of Judah:{H3063} Thou art Gilead{H1568} unto me, [and] the head{H7218} of Lebanon;{H3844} [yet] surely I will make{H7896} thee a wilderness,{H4057} [and] cities{H5892} which are not inhabited.{H3427} 7 And I will prepare{H6942} destroyers{H7843} against thee, every one{H376} with his weapons;{H3627} and they shall cut down{H3772} thy choice{H4005} cedars,{H730} and cast{H5307} them into the fire.{H784} 8 And many{H7227} nations{H1471} shall pass{H5674} by this city,{H5892} and they shall say{H559} every man{H376} to his neighbor,{H7453} Wherefore hath Jehovah{H3068} done{H6213} thus unto this great{H1419} city?{H5892} 9 Then they shall answer,{H559} Because they forsook{H5800} the covenant{H1285} of Jehovah{H3068} their God,{H430} and worshipped{H7812} other{H312} gods,{H430} and served{H5647} them. 10 Weep{H1058} ye not for the dead,{H4191} neither bemoan{H5110} him; but weep{H1058} sore{H1058} for him that goeth away;{H1980} for he shall return{H7725} no more, nor see{H7200} his native{H4138} country.{H776} 11 For thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} touching{H413} Shallum{H7967} the son{H1121} of Josiah,{H2977} king{H4428} of Judah,{H3063} who reigned{H4427} instead of Josiah{H2977} his father,{H1} [and] who went forth{H3318} out of this place:{H4725} He shall not return{H7725} thither any more. 12 But in the place{H4725} whither they have led him captive,{H1540} there shall he die,{H4191} and he shall see{H7200} this land{H776} no more. 13 Woe{H1945} unto him that buildeth{H1129} his house{H1004} by{H3808} unrighteousness,{H6664} and his chambers{H5944} by injustice;{H4941} that useth his neighbor's{H7453} service{H5647} without wages,{H2600} and giveth{H5414} him not his hire;{H6467} 14 that saith,{H559} I will build{H1129} me a wide{H4060} house{H1004} and spacious{H7304} chambers,{H5944} and cutteth him out{H7167} windows;{H2474} and it is ceiled{H5603} with cedar,{H730} and painted{H4886} with vermilion.{H8350} 15 Shalt thou reign,{H4427} because thou strivest to excel{H8474} in cedar?{H730} Did not thy father{H1} eat{H398} and drink,{H8354} and do{H6213} justice{H4941} and righteousness?{H6666} then it was well{H2896} with him. 16 He judged{H1777} the cause{H1779} of the poor{H6041} and needy;{H34} then it was well.{H2896} Was not this to know{H1847} me? saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068} 17 But thine eyes{H5869} and thy heart{H3820} are not but for thy covetousness,{H1215} and for shedding{H8210} innocent{H5355} blood,{H1818} and for oppression,{H6233} and for violence,{H4835} to do{H6213} it. 18 Therefore thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} concerning Jehoiakim{H3079} the son{H1121} of Josiah,{H2977} king{H4428} of Judah:{H3063} they shall not lament{H5594} for him, [saying], Ah{H1945} my brother!{H251} or, Ah{H1945} sister!{H269} They shall not lament{H5594} for him, [saying] Ah{H1945} lord!{H113} or, Ah{H1945} his glory!{H1935} 19 He shall be buried{H6912} with the burial{H6900} of an ass,{H2543} drawn{H5498} and cast forth{H7993} beyond{H1973} the gates{H8179} of Jerusalem.{H3389} 20 Go up{H5927} to Lebanon,{H3844} and cry;{H6817} and lift up{H5414} thy voice{H6963} in Bashan,{H1316} and cry{H6817} from Abarim;{H5676} for all thy lovers{H157} are destroyed.{H7665} 21 I spake{H1696} unto thee in thy prosperity;{H7962} but thou saidst,{H559} I will not hear.{H8085} This hath been thy manner{H1870} from thy youth,{H5271} that thou obeyedst{H8085} not my voice.{H6963} 22 The wind{H7307} shall feed{H7462} all thy shepherds,{H7462} and thy lovers{H157} shall go{H3212} into captivity:{H7628} surely then shalt thou be ashamed{H954} and confounded{H3637} for all thy wickedness.{H7451} 23 O inhabitant{H3427} of Lebanon,{H3844} that makest thy nest{H7077} in the cedars,{H730} how greatly to be pitied{H2603} shalt thou be when pangs{H2256} come{H935} upon thee, the pain{H2427} as of a woman in travail!{H3205}
- Mic 3:1 : 1 And I said,{H559} Hear,{H8085} I pray you, ye heads{H7218} of Jacob,{H3290} and rulers{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel:{H3478} is it not for you to know{H3045} justice?{H4941}
- Mic 3:9 : 9 Hear{H8085} this, I pray you, ye heads{H7218} of the house{H1004} of Jacob,{H3290} and rulers{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel,{H3478} that abhor{H8581} justice,{H4941} and pervert{H6140} all equity.{H3477}
- Neh 5:7 : 7 Then I consulted{H4427} with myself,{H3820} and contended{H7378} with the nobles{H2715} and the rulers,{H5461} and said{H559} unto them, Ye exact{H5383} usury,{H4855} every one{H376} of his brother.{H251} And I held{H5414} a great{H1419} assembly{H6952} against them.