Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I will go therefore to the great men, and will speak to them: for they have known the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God: and behold these have altogether broken the yoke more, and have burst the bonds. get me. Amos 4:1 Hear this word, ye fat kine that are in the mountains of Samaria: you that oppress the needy, and crush the poor: that say to your masters: Bring, and we will drink. Micah 3:1 For he shall go up that shall open the way before them: they shall divide and pass through the gate, and shall come in by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord at the head of them. Malachi 2:7 For the lips of the priests shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law at his mouth: because he is the angel of the Lord of hosts. but these. Jeremiah 6:13 For from the least of them even to the greatest, all are given to covetousness: and from the prophet even to the priest, all are guilty of deceit. Psalm 2:2,3 The kings of the earth stood up, and the princes met together, against the Lord, and against his Christ. . . . Ezekiel 22:6-8,25-29 Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood. . . . Micah 3:1-4,11 For he shall go up that shall open the way before them: they shall divide and pass through the gate, and shall come in by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord at the head of them. . . . Micah 7:3,4 The evil of their hands they call good: the prince requireth, and the judge is for giving: and the great man hath uttered the desire of his soul, and they have troubled it. . . . Zephaniah 3:3-5 Her princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left nothing for the morning. . . . Matthew 19:23-26 Then Jesus said to his disciples: Amen, I say to you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. . . . Luke 18:24 And Jesus seeing him become sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God Luke 19:14 But his citizens hated him and they sent an embassage after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us. Acts 4:26,27 The kings of the earth stood up: and the princes assembled together against the Lord and his Christ. . . . James 2:5-7 Hearken, my dearest brethren: Hath not God chosen the poor in this world, rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him? . . . Context No One is Just…4But I said: Perhaps these are poor and foolish, that know not the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God. 5I will go therefore to the great men, and will speak to them: for they have known the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God: and behold these have altogether broken the yoke more, and have burst the bonds.6Wherefore a lion out of the wood hath slain them, a wolf in the evening hath spoiled them, a leopard watcheth for their cities: every one that shall go out thence shall be taken, because their transgressions are multiplied, their rebellions are strengthened.… Cross References Exodus 32:25 And when Moses saw that the people were naked, (for Aaron had stripped them by occasion of the shame of the filth, and had set them naked among their enemies) Psalm 2:3 Let us break their bonds asunder: and let us cast away their yoke from us. Jeremiah 2:20 Of old time thou hast broken my yoke, thou hast burst my bands, and thou saidst: I will not serve. For on every high hill, and under every green tree thou didst prostitute thyself. Jeremiah 9:3 And they have bent their tongue, as a bow, for lies, and not for truth: they have strengthened themselves upon the earth, for they have proceeded from evil to evil, and me they have not known, saith the Lord. Ezekiel 11:2 And he said to me: Son of man, these are the men that study iniquity, and frame a wicked counsel in this city, Micah 3:1 For he shall go up that shall open the way before them: they shall divide and pass through the gate, and shall come in by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord at the head of them. Lexicon I will goאֵֽלֲכָה־ (’ê·lă·ḵāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the powerful הַגְּדֹלִים֙ (hag·gə·ḏō·lîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent and speak וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣ה (wa·’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to them. אוֹתָ֔ם (’ō·w·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case Surely כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction they הֵ֗מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: They know יָדְעוּ֙ (yā·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know the way דֶּ֣רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action of the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the justice מִשְׁפַּ֖ט (miš·paṭ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style of their God. אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative But אַ֣ךְ (’aḵ) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 389: A particle of affirmation, surely they too, הֵ֤מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: They with one accord, יַחְדָּו֙ (yaḥ·dāw) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3162: A unit, unitedly had broken שָׁ֣בְרוּ (šā·ḇə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7665: To break, break in pieces the yoke עֹ֔ל (‘ōl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5923: A yoke and torn off נִתְּק֖וּ (nit·tə·qū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5423: To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off the chains. מוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃ (mō·w·sê·rō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 4147: Chastisement, a halter, restraint Additional Translations I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God. But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.I will get me to the great men, and will speak to them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of Jehovah, and the law of their God. But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. I will go to the rich men, and will speak to them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of God: but, behold, with one consent they have broken the yoke, they have burst the bonds. I will go unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God; but these have altogether broken the yoke, have burst the bonds. I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God. But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bands. I will go to the great men, and will speak to them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. I will go to the great men, and will speak to them; for they know the way of Yahweh, and the law of their God." But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. I get me to the great, and I speak with them, For they have known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.' Surely they together have broken the yoke, They have drawn away the bands. 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