¶Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their guilty deeds, were afflicted.
Parallel translations
- WEB Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
- KJV Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
- BSB Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
- NKJV Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
- NLT Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins.
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Fools suffered affliction because of their rebellious ways and sins.
Overview
The third picture introduces 'fools' brought low by sickness as a result of their own iniquity. In biblical terms a fool is one who lives as though God does not matter, and such folly bears bitter fruit. This honest portrayal of sin's consequences heightens the wonder of the deliverance to come and points to the Great Physician who heals both body and soul.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Lam 3:39Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
- Prov 1:22“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?
- Ps 92:6A senseless man doesn’t know, neither does a fool understand this:
- Jer 2:19“Your own wickedness will correct you, and your backsliding will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing, that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, and that my fear is not in you,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.
- Isa 57:17–18I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness, and struck him; I hid myself and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
- Ps 14:1For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.
- Prov 7:7I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,
- Isa 65:6–7“Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will repay, yes, I will repay into their bosom,
- Ps 38:1–8A Psalm by David, for a memorial. Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.
- Num 21:5–9The people spoke against God, and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loathes this light bread.”
- Num 11:33–34While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, Yahweh’s anger burned against the people, and Yahweh struck the people with a very great plague.
- Prov 7:22He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.
- Num 12:10–13The cloud departed from over the Tent; and behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow. Aaron looked at Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.
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