Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil on their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand. Treasury of Scripture Cir. A.M. 3274. B.C. 730. to. Esther 3:8 And Haman said to king Ahasuerus... Esther 5:14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends to him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high... Esther 9:25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews... Psalm 7:14-16 Behold, he travails with iniquity, and has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood... Psalm 140:1-8 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man... Proverbs 6:12-19 A naughty person, a wicked man, walks with a fraudulent mouth... Proverbs 12:2 A good man obtains favor of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. Isaiah 32:7 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he devises wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words... Isaiah 59:3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies... Jeremiah 18:18 Then said they, Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise... Ezekiel 11:2 Then said he to me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city: Nahum 1:11 There is one come out of you, that imagines evil against the LORD, a wicked counselor. Luke 20:19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people... Luke 22:2-6 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people... Acts 23:12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse... Romans 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, work. Psalm 36:4 He devises mischief on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he abhors not evil. Proverbs 4:16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. when. Hosea 7:6,7 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleeps all the night... Matthew 27:1,2 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death... Mark 15:1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus... Acts 23:15 Now therefore you with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down to you to morrow... because. Genesis 31:29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying... Deuteronomy 28:32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look... Proverbs 3:27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. John 19:11 Jesus answered, You could have no power at all against me, except it were given you from above...
Context Woe to the Oppressors
1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil on their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand. 2And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. 3Therefore thus said the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which you shall not remove your necks; neither shall you go haughtily: for this time is evil. 4In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he has changed the portion of my people: how has he removed it from me! turning away he has divided our fields. 5Therefore you shall have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Woe to you that devise that which is unprofitable, and work evil in your beds: in the morning light they execute it, because their hand is against God.
Darby Bible Translation
Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
King James Bible
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Young's Literal Translation
Woe to those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is -- to God.
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