The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt each other with a net. Cross References Psalm 10:9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his dragnet. Psalm 12:1 Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. Isaiah 9:19 By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. Not one will spare his brother. Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, with none considering that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil. Isaiah 59:7 Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake. Jeremiah 5:26 For My people are among wicked men. They watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap; they catch men. Jeremiah 8:6 I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, "What have I done?" Everyone has stayed his course like a horse charging into battle. Jeremiah 16:16 But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks. Ezekiel 22:12 In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 24:6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents. Hosea 5:1 Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For the judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread out on Tabor. Micah 2:8 But of late my people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passers-by like men returning from battle. Micah 3:2 You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from My people and strip the flesh from their bones. Micah 3:10 who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. Zechariah 11:6 For I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land," declares the LORD, "but behold, I will cause each man to fall into the hand of his neighbor and of his king, who will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from their hands." Chapter Outline 1. The church, complaining of her small number,3. and the general corruption, 5. puts her confidence not in man, but in God. 8. She triumphs over her enemies. 14. She prays to God. 15. God comforts her by promises of confusion to her enemies; 18. and by his mercies. Jump to Previous Blood Bloodshed Earth Godly Good Hunt Hunts Kind Lie Net Perished Secretly Swept Upright Wait WaitingJump to Next Blood Bloodshed Earth Godly Good Hunt Hunts Kind Lie Net Perished Secretly Swept Upright Wait Waiting |
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