Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For in sight and hearing he was just, dwelling among them who from day to day vexed the just soul with unjust works. that. Proverbs 25:26 A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot and a corrupted spring. Proverbs 28:12 In the joy of the just there is great glory: when the wicked reign, men are ruined. 1 Timothy 1:9 Knowing this: That the law is not made for the just man but for the unjust and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the wicked and defiled, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, James 5:16 Confess therefore your sins one to another: and pray one for another, that you may be saved. For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much. in seeing. Psalm 119:136,139,158 My eyes have sent forth springs of water: because they have not kept thy law. . . . Ezekiel 9:4,6 And the Lord said to him: Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem: and mark Thau upon the foreheads of the men that sigh, and mourn for all the abominations that are committed in the midst thereof. . . . Malachi 3:15-17 Wherefore now we call the proud people happy, for they that work wickedness are built up, and they have tempted God and are preserved. . . . Context Deliverance from False Prophets7And delivered just Lot, oppressed by the injustice and lewd conversation of the wicked: 8For in sight and hearing he was just, dwelling among them who from day to day vexed the just soul with unjust works. 9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly from temptation, but to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be tormented:… Cross References Genesis 13:13 And the men of Sodom were very wicked, and sinners before the face of the Lord beyond measure. Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered to God a sacrifice exceeding that of Cain, by which he obtained a testimony that he was just, God giving testimony to his gifts. And by it he being dead yet speaketh. Lexicon (forγὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. that ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. righteous [man], δίκαιος (dikaios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 1342: From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy. living ἐνκατοικῶν (enkatoikōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 1460: To dwell in, among. From en and katoikeo; to settle down in a place, i.e. Reside. among ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. day ἡμέραν (hēmeran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. after ἐξ (ex) Preposition Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. day, ἡμέρας (hēmeras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. was tormented ἐβασάνιζεν (ebasanizen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 928: To examine, as by torture; I torment; I buffet, as of waves. From basanos; to torture. [in his] righteous δικαίαν (dikaian) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1342: From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy. soul ψυχὴν (psychēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely. [by the] lawless ἀνόμοις (anomois) Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 459: Lawless, wicked, without law. (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked. deeds ἔργοις (ergois) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act. he saw βλέμματι (blemmati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 990: A look, glance; sight and hearing. From blepo; vision. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. heard)— ἀκοῇ (akoē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 189: Hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor. From akouo; hearing. Additional Translations (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— (for that righteous man dwelling, among them, day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul, through seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)-- (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) (for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds): (for the righteous man through seeing and hearing, dwelling among them, tormented [his] righteous soul day after day with [their] lawless works,) (for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds): (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, grieved his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) (for that righteous man dwelling among them, was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds): for in seeing and hearing, the righteous man, dwelling among them, day by day the righteous soul with unlawful works was harassing. 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