Verse 26

For among my people{H5971} are found{H4672}{(H8738)} wicked{H7563} men: they lay wait{H7789}{(H8799)}, as he that setteth{H7918}{(H8800)} snares{H3353}; they set{H5324}{(H8689)} a trap{H4889}, they catch{H3920}{(H8799)} men{H582}.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 1:11 : 11 If they say{H559}{(H8799)}, Come{H3212}{(H8798)} with us, let us lay wait{H693}{(H8799)} for blood{H1818}, let us lurk{H6845}{(H8799)} privily for the innocent{H5355} without cause{H2600}:
  • Jer 18:22 : 22 Let a cry{H2201} be heard{H8085}{(H8735)} from their houses{H1004}, when thou shalt bring{H935}{(H8686)} a troop{H1416} suddenly{H6597} upon them: for they have digged{H3738}{(H8804)} a pit{H7745}{(H8675)}{H7882} to take{H3920}{(H8800)} me, and hid{H2934}{(H8804)} snares{H6341} for my feet{H7272}.
  • Ezek 22:2-9 : 2 Now, thou son{H1121} of man{H120}, wilt thou judge{H8199}{(H8799)}, wilt thou judge{H8199}{(H8799)} the bloody{H1818} city{H5892}? yea, thou shalt shew{H3045}{(H8689)} her all her abominations{H8441}. 3 Then say{H559}{(H8804)} thou, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, The city{H5892} sheddeth{H8210}{(H8802)} blood{H1818} in the midst{H8432} of it, that her time{H6256} may come{H935}{(H8800)}, and maketh{H6213}{(H8804)} idols{H1544} against herself to defile{H2930}{(H8800)} herself. 4 Thou art become guilty{H816}{(H8804)} in thy blood{H1818} that thou hast shed{H8210}{(H8804)}; and hast defiled{H2930}{(H8804)} thyself in thine idols{H1544} which thou hast made{H6213}{(H8804)}; and thou hast caused thy days{H3117} to draw near{H7126}{(H8686)}, and art come{H935}{(H8799)} even unto thy years{H8141}: therefore have I made{H5414}{(H8804)} thee a reproach{H2781} unto the heathen{H1471}, and a mocking{H7048} to all countries{H776}. 5 Those that be near{H7138}, and those that be far{H7350} from thee, shall mock{H7046}{(H8691)} thee, which art infamous{H2931}{H8034} and much{H7227} vexed{H4103}. 6 Behold, the princes{H5387} of Israel{H3478}, every one{H376} were in thee to their power{H2220} to shed{H8210}{(H8800)} blood{H1818}. 7 In thee have they set light{H7043}{(H8689)} by father{H1} and mother{H517}: in the midst{H8432} of thee have they dealt{H6213}{(H8804)} by oppression{H6233} with the stranger{H1616}: in thee have they vexed{H3238}{(H8689)} the fatherless{H3490} and the widow{H490}. 8 Thou hast despised{H959}{(H8804)} mine holy things{H6944}, and hast profaned{H2490}{(H8765)} my sabbaths{H7676}. 9 In thee are men{H582} that carry tales{H7400} to shed{H8210}{(H8800)} blood{H1818}: and in thee they eat{H398}{(H8804)} upon the mountains{H2022}: in the midst{H8432} of thee they commit{H6213}{(H8804)} lewdness{H2154}. 10 In thee have they discovered{H1540}{(H8765)} their fathers{H1}' nakedness{H6172}: in thee have they humbled{H6031}{(H8765)} her that was set apart{H5079} for pollution{H2931}. 11 And one{H376} hath committed{H6213}{(H8804)} abomination{H8441} with his neighbour's{H7453} wife{H802}; and another{H376} hath lewdly{H2154} defiled{H2930}{(H8765)} his daughter in law{H3618}; and another{H376} in thee hath humbled{H6031}{(H8765)} his sister{H269}, his father's{H1} daughter{H1323}. 12 In thee have they taken{H3947}{(H8804)} gifts{H7810} to shed{H8210}{(H8800)} blood{H1818}; thou hast taken{H3947}{(H8804)} usury{H5392} and increase{H8636}, and thou hast greedily gained{H1214}{(H8762)} of thy neighbours{H7453} by extortion{H6233}, and hast forgotten{H7911}{(H8804)} me, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}.
  • Hab 1:14-15 : 14 And makest{H6213}{(H8799)} men{H120} as the fishes{H1709} of the sea{H3220}, as the creeping things{H7431}, that have no ruler{H4910}{(H8802)} over them? 15 They take up{H5927}{(H8689)} all of them with the angle{H2443}, they catch{H1641}{(H8799)} them in their net{H2764}, and gather{H622}{(H8799)} them in their drag{H4365}: therefore they rejoice{H8055}{(H8799)} and are glad{H1523}{(H8799)}.
  • Luke 5:10 : 10 And{G1161} so{G3668} was also{G2532} James{G2385}, and{G2532} John{G2491}, the sons{G5207} of Zebedee{G2199}, which{G3739} were{G2258}{(G5713)} partners{G2844} with Simon{G4613}. And{G2532} Jesus{G2424} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto{G4314} Simon{G4613}, Fear{G5399}{(G5737)} not{G3361}; from{G575} henceforth{G3568} thou shalt{G2071}{(G5704)} catch{G2221}{(G5723)} men{G444}.
  • Prov 1:17-18 : 17 Surely in vain{H2600} the net{H7568} is spread{H2219}{(H8794)} in the sight{H5869} of any bird{H1167}{H3671}. 18 And they lay wait{H693}{(H8799)} for their own blood{H1818}; they lurk privily{H6845}{(H8799)} for their own lives{H5315}.
  • Isa 58:1 : 1 Cry{H7121}{(H8798)} aloud{H1627}, spare{H2820}{(H8799)} not, lift{H7311}{(H8685)} up thy voice{H6963} like a trumpet{H7782}, and shew{H5046}{(H8685)} my people{H5971} their transgression{H6588}, and the house{H1004} of Jacob{H3290} their sins{H2403}.
  • Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people{H5971} is foolish{H191}, they have not known{H3045}{(H8804)} me; they are sottish{H5530} children{H1121}, and they have none understanding{H995}{(H8737)}: they are wise{H2450} to do evil{H7489}{(H8687)}, but to do good{H3190}{(H8687)} they have no knowledge{H3045}{(H8804)}.
  • 1 Sam 19:10-11 : 10 And Saul{H7586} sought{H1245}{(H8762)} to smite{H5221}{(H8687)} David{H1732} even to the wall{H7023} with the javelin{H2595}; but he slipped away{H6362}{(H8799)} out of Saul's{H7586} presence{H6440}, and he smote{H5221}{(H8686)} the javelin{H2595} into the wall{H7023}: and David{H1732} fled{H5127}{(H8804)}, and escaped{H4422}{(H8735)} that night{H3915}. 11 Saul{H7586} also sent{H7971}{(H8799)} messengers{H4397} unto David's{H1732} house{H1004}, to watch{H8104}{(H8800)} him, and to slay{H4191}{(H8687)} him in the morning{H1242}: and Michal{H4324} David's{H1732} wife{H802} told{H5046}{(H8686)} him, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, If thou save{H4422}{(H8764)} not thy life{H5315} to night{H3915}, to morrow{H4279} thou shalt be slain{H4191}{(H8716)}.
  • Ps 10:9-9 : 9 He lieth in wait{H693}{(H8799)} secretly{H4565} as a lion{H738} in his den{H5520}: he lieth in wait{H693}{(H8799)} to catch{H2414}{(H8800)} the poor{H6041}: he doth catch{H2414}{(H8799)} the poor{H6041}, when he draweth{H4900}{(H8800)} him into his net{H7568}. 10 He croucheth{H1794}{(H8799)}, and humbleth{H7817}{(H8799)} himself, that the poor{H2426}{(H8675)}{H2489}{(H8676)}{H2489} may fall{H5307}{(H8804)} by his strong ones{H6099}.
  • Ps 64:5 : 5 They encourage{H2388}{H8762)} themselves in an evil{H7451} matter{H1697}: they commune{H5608}{H8762)} of laying{H2934} snares{H4170} privily{H2934}{H8800)}; they say{H559}{H8804)}, Who shall see{H7200}{H8799)} them?