Bible Cross References
the people
Isaiah 9:19-21
19
Because the LORD Almighty is angry, his punishment burns like a fire throughout the land and destroys the people, and it is each of us for ourselves.
20
Everywhere in the country people snatch and eat any bit of food they can find, but their hunger is never satisfied. They even eat their own children!
21
The people of Manasseh and the people of Ephraim attack each other, and together they attack Judah. Yet even so the LORD's anger is not ended; his hand is still stretched out to punish.
Isaiah 11:13
The kingdom of Israel will not be jealous of Judah any more, and Judah will not be the enemy of Israel.
Jeremiah 9:3-8
3
They are always ready to tell lies; dishonesty instead of truth rules the land. The LORD says, "My people do one evil thing after another and do not acknowledge me as their God."
4
Everyone must be on guard against their friends, and no one can trust their relatives; for all relatives are as deceitful as Jacob, and everyone slanders their friends.
5
They all mislead their friends, and no one tells the truth; they have taught their tongues to lie and will not give up their sinning. They do one violent thing after another, and one deceitful act follows another. The LORD says that his people reject him.
6
(SEE 9:5)
7
Because of this the LORD Almighty says, "I will refine my people like metal and put them to the test. My people have done evil--- what else can I do with them?
8
Their tongues are like deadly arrows; they always tell lies. Everyone speaks friendly words to their neighbors, but they are really setting a trap for them.
Jeremiah 22:17
But you can only see your selfish interests; you kill the innocent and violently oppress your people. The LORD has spoken.
Ezekiel 22:6
All Israel's leaders trust in their own strength and commit murder.
Ezekiel 22:7
None of you in the city honor your parents. You cheat foreigners and take advantage of widows and orphans.
Ezekiel 22:12
Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me." The Sovereign LORD has spoken.
Amos 4:1
Listen to this, you women of Samaria, who grow fat like the well-fed cows of Bashan, who mistreat the weak, oppress the poor, and demand that your husbands keep you supplied with liquor!
Micah 3:1-3
1
Listen, you rulers of Israel! You are supposed to be concerned about justice,
2
yet you hate what is good and you love what is evil. You skin my people alive and tear the flesh off their bones.
3
You eat my people up. You strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot.
Micah 3:11-3
Zechariah 7:9-11
9
"Long ago I gave these commands to my people: 'You must see that justice is done, and must show kindness and mercy to one another.
10
Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners who live among you, or anyone else in need. And do not plan ways of harming one another.'
11
"But my people stubbornly refused to listen. They closed their minds
Malachi 3:5
The LORD Almighty says, "I will appear among you to judge, and I will testify at once against those who practice magic, against adulterers, against those who give false testimony, those who cheat employees out of their wages, and those who take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners---against all who do not respect me.
James 2:6
But you dishonor the poor! Who are the ones who oppress you and drag you before the judges? The rich!
James 5:4
You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty.
child
Isaiah 1:4
You are doomed, you sinful nation, you corrupt and evil people! Your sins drag you down! You have rejected the LORD, the holy God of Israel, and have turned your backs on him.
Leviticus 19:32
"Show respect for old people and honor them. Reverently obey me; I am the LORD.
2 Kings 2:23
Elisha left Jericho to go to Bethel, and on the way some boys came out of a town and made fun of him. "Get out of here, baldy!" they shouted.
Job 30:1-12
1
But men younger than I am make fun of me now! Their fathers have always been so worthless that I wouldn't let them help my dogs guard sheep.
2
They were a bunch of worn-out men, too weak to do any work for me.
3
They were so poor and hungry that they would gnaw dry roots--- at night, in wild, desolate places.
4
They pulled up the plants of the desert and ate them, even the tasteless roots of the broom tree!
5
Everyone drove them away with shouts, as if they were shouting at thieves.
6
They had to live in caves, in holes dug in the sides of cliffs.
7
Out in the wilds they howled like animals and huddled together under the bushes.
8
A worthless bunch of nameless nobodies! They were driven out of the land.
9
Now they come and laugh at me; I am nothing but a joke to them.
10
They treat me with disgust; they think they are too good for me, and even come and spit in my face.
11
Because God has made me weak and helpless, they turn against me with all their fury.
12
This mob attacks me head-on; they send me running; they prepare their final assault.
base
2 Samuel 16:5-9
5
When King David arrived at Bahurim, one of Saul's relatives, Shimei son of Gera, came out to meet him, cursing him as he came.
6
Shimei started throwing stones at David and his officials, even though David was surrounded by his men and his bodyguards.
7
Shimei cursed him and said, "Get out! Get out! Murderer! Criminal!
8
You took Saul's kingdom, and now the LORD is punishing you for murdering so many of Saul's family. The LORD has given the kingdom to your son Absalom, and you are ruined, you murderer!"
9
Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, said to the king, "Your Majesty, why do you let this dog curse you? Let me go over there and cut off his head!"
Ecclesiastes 10:5-7
5
Here is an injustice I have seen in the world---an injustice caused by rulers.
6
Stupid people are given positions of authority while the rich are ignored.
7
I have seen slaves on horseback while noblemen go on foot like slaves.
Matthew 26:67
Then they spat in his face and beat him; and those who slapped him
Matthew 27:28-30
28
They stripped off his clothes and put a scarlet robe on him.
29
Then they made a crown out of thorny branches and placed it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand; then they knelt before him and made fun of him. "Long live the King of the Jews!" they said.
30
They spat on him, and took the stick and hit him over the head.
Mark 14:65
Some of them began to spit on Jesus, and they blindfolded him and hit him. "Guess who hit you!" they said. And the guards took him and slapped him.
Luke 22:64
They blindfolded him and asked him, "Who hit you? Guess!"