Verse 12

Shall horses{H5483} run{H7323}{(H8799)} upon the rock{H5553}? will one plow{H2790}{(H8799)} there with oxen{H1241}? for ye have turned{H2015}{(H8804)} judgment{H4941} into gall{H7219}, and the fruit{H6529} of righteousness{H6666} into hemlock{H3939}:

Referenced Verses

  • Amos 5:7 : 7 Ye who turn{H2015}{(H8802)} judgment{H4941} to wormwood{H3939}, and leave off{H3240}{(H8689)} righteousness{H6666} in the earth{H776},
  • Amos 5:11-12 : 11 Forasmuch{H3282} therefore as your treading{H1318}{(H8780)} is upon the poor{H1800}, and ye take{H3947}{(H8799)} from him burdens{H4864} of wheat{H1250}: ye have built{H1129}{(H8804)} houses{H1004} of hewn stone{H1496}, but ye shall not dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} in them; ye have planted{H5193}{(H8804)} pleasant{H2531} vineyards{H3754}, but ye shall not drink{H8354}{(H8799)} wine{H3196} of them. 12 For I know{H3045}{(H8804)} your manifold{H7227} transgressions{H6588} and your mighty{H6099} sins{H2403}: they afflict{H6887}{(H8802)} the just{H6662}, they take{H3947}{(H8802)} a bribe{H3724}, and they turn aside{H5186}{(H8689)} the poor{H34} in the gate{H8179} from their right.
  • Hos 10:4 : 4 They have spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} words{H1697}, swearing{H422}{(H8800)} falsely{H7723} in making{H3772}{(H8800)} a covenant{H1285}: thus judgment{H4941} springeth up{H6524}{(H8804)} as hemlock{H7219} in the furrows{H8525} of the field{H7704}.
  • 1 Kgs 21:7-9 : 7 And Jezebel{H348} his wife{H802} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Dost thou now govern{H6213}{(H8799)} the kingdom{H4410} of Israel{H3478}? arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, and eat{H398}{(H8798)} bread{H3899}, and let thine heart{H3820} be merry{H3190}{(H8799)}: I will give{H5414}{(H8799)} thee the vineyard{H3754} of Naboth{H5022} the Jezreelite{H3158}. 8 So she wrote{H3789}{(H8799)} letters{H5612} in Ahab's{H256} name{H8034}, and sealed{H2856}{(H8799)} them with his seal{H2368}, and sent{H7971}{(H8799)} the letters{H5612} unto the elders{H2205} and to the nobles{H2715} that were in his city{H5892}, dwelling{H3427}{(H8802)} with Naboth{H5022}. 9 And she wrote{H3789}{(H8799)} in the letters{H5612}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Proclaim{H7121}{(H8798)} a fast{H6685}, and set{H3427}{(H8685)} Naboth{H5022} on high{H7218} among the people{H5971}: 10 And set{H3427}{(H8685)} two{H8147} men{H582}, sons{H1121} of Belial{H1100}, before him, to bear witness{H5749}{(H8686)} against him, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thou didst blaspheme{H1288}{(H8765)} God{H430} and the king{H4428}. And then carry him out{H3318}{(H8689)}, and stone{H5619}{(H8798)} him, that he may die{H4191}{(H8799)}. 11 And the men{H582} of his city{H5892}, even the elders{H2205} and the nobles{H2715} who were the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} in his city{H5892}, did{H6213}{(H8799)} as Jezebel{H348} had sent{H7971}{(H8804)} unto them, and as it was written{H3789}{(H8803)} in the letters{H5612} which she had sent{H7971}{(H8804)} unto them. 12 They proclaimed{H7121}{(H8804)} a fast{H6685}, and set{H3427}{(H8689)} Naboth{H5022} on high{H7218} among the people{H5971}. 13 And there came{H935}{(H8799)} in two{H8147} men{H582}, children{H1121} of Belial{H1100}, and sat{H3427}{(H8799)} before him: and the men{H582} of Belial{H1100} witnessed{H5749}{(H8686)} against him, even against Naboth{H5022}, in the presence of the people{H5971}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Naboth{H5022} did blaspheme{H1288}{(H8765)} God{H430} and the king{H4428}. Then they carried him forth{H3318}{(H8686)} out{H2351} of the city{H5892}, and stoned{H5619}{(H8799)} him with stones{H68}, that he died{H4191}{(H8799)}.
  • Isa 59:13-14 : 13 In transgressing{H6586}{(H8800)} and lying{H3584}{(H8763)} against the LORD{H3068}, and departing away{H5253}{(H8800)} from{H310} our God{H430}, speaking{H1696}{(H8763)} oppression{H6233} and revolt{H5627}, conceiving{H2029}{(H8780)} and uttering{H1897}{(H8774)} from the heart{H3820} words{H1697} of falsehood{H8267}. 14 And judgment{H4941} is turned away{H5253}{(H8717)} backward{H268}, and justice{H6666} standeth{H5975}{(H8799)} afar off{H7350}: for truth{H571} is fallen{H3782}{(H8804)} in the street{H7339}, and equity{H5229} cannot{H3201}{(H8799)} enter{H935}{(H8800)}.
  • Jer 5:3 : 3 O LORD{H3068}, are not thine eyes{H5869} upon the truth{H530}? thou hast stricken{H5221}{(H8689)} them, but they have not grieved{H2342}{(H8804)}; thou hast consumed{H3615}{(H8765)} them, but they have refused{H3985}{(H8765)} to receive{H3947}{(H8800)} correction{H4148}: they have made their faces{H6440} harder{H2388}{(H8765)} than a rock{H5553}; they have refused{H3985}{(H8765)} to return{H7725}{(H8800)}.
  • Jer 6:29-30 : 29 The bellows{H4647} are burned{H2787}{(H8738)}, the lead{H5777} is consumed{H8552}{(H8804)} of the fire{H800}{H784}; the founder{H6884}{(H8800)} melteth{H6884}{(H8804)} in vain{H7723}: for the wicked{H7451} are not plucked away{H5423}{(H8738)}. 30 Reprobate{H3988}{(H8737)} silver{H3701} shall men call{H7121}{(H8804)} them, because the LORD{H3068} hath rejected{H3988}{(H8804)} them.
  • Ps 94:20-21 : 20 Shall the throne{H3678} of iniquity{H1942} have fellowship{H2266}{H8792)} with thee, which frameth{H3335}{H8802)} mischief{H5999} by a law{H2706}? 21 They gather themselves together{H1413}{(H8799)} against the soul{H5315} of the righteous{H6662}, and condemn{H7561}{(H8686)} the innocent{H5355} blood{H1818}.
  • Isa 48:4 : 4 Because I knew{H1847} that thou art obstinate{H7186}, and thy neck{H6203} is an iron{H1270} sinew{H1517}, and thy brow{H4696} brass{H5154};
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 That they may do evil{H7451} with both hands{H3709} earnestly{H3190}{(H8687)}, the prince{H8269} asketh{H7592}{(H8802)}, and the judge{H8199}{(H8802)} asketh for a reward{H7966}; and the great{H1419} man, he uttereth{H1696}{(H8802)} his mischievous{H1942} desire{H5315}: so they wrap it up{H5686}{(H8762)}.
  • Hab 1:3-4 : 3 Why dost thou shew{H7200}{(H8686)} me iniquity{H205}, and cause me to behold{H5027}{(H8686)} grievance{H5999}? for spoiling{H7701} and violence{H2555} are before me: and there are that raise up{H5375}{(H8799)} strife{H7379} and contention{H4066}. 4 Therefore the law{H8451} is slacked{H6313}{(H8799)}, and judgment{H4941} doth never{H5331} go forth{H3318}{(H8799)}: for the wicked{H7563} doth compass{H3803}{(H8688)} about the righteous{H6662}; therefore wrong{H6127}{(H8794)} judgment{H4941} proceedeth{H3318}{(H8799)}.
  • Zech 7:11-12 : 11 But they refused{H3985}{(H8762)} to hearken{H7181}{(H8687)}, and pulled away{H5414}{(H8799)}{H5637}{(H8802)} the shoulder{H3802}, and stopped{H3513}{(H8689)} their ears{H241}, that they should not hear{H8085}{(H8800)}. 12 Yea, they made{H7760}{(H8804)} their hearts{H3820} as an adamant stone{H8068}, lest they should hear{H8085}{(H8800)} the law{H8451}, and the words{H1697} which the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} hath sent{H7971}{(H8804)} in his spirit{H7307} by{H3027} the former{H7223} prophets{H5030}: therefore came a great{H1419} wrath{H7110} from the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.
  • Acts 7:51-52 : 51 Ye stiffnecked{G4644} and{G2532} uncircumcised{G564} in heart{G2588} and{G2532} ears{G3775}, ye{G5210} do{G496} always{G104} resist{G496}{(G5719)} the Holy{G40} Ghost{G4151}: as{G5613} your{G5216} fathers{G3962} did, so{G2532} do ye{G5210}. 52 Which{G5101} of the prophets{G4396} have{G1377} not{G3756} your{G5216} fathers{G3962} persecuted{G1377}{(G5656)}? and{G2532} they have slain{G615}{(G5656)} them which{G3588} shewed before{G4293}{(G5660)} of{G4012} the coming{G1660} of the Just One{G1342}; of whom{G3739} ye{G5210} have been{G1096}{(G5769)} now{G3568} the betrayers{G4273} and{G2532} murderers{G5406}:
  • Hos 10:13 : 13 Ye have plowed{H2790}{(H8804)} wickedness{H7562}, ye have reaped{H7114}{(H8804)} iniquity{H5766}; ye have eaten{H398}{(H8804)} the fruit{H6529} of lies{H3585}: because thou didst trust{H982}{(H8804)} in thy way{H1870}, in the multitude{H7230} of thy mighty men{H1368}.