- and I lay:
- "They shall castª° their silverª in the streets,ª and their goldª shall be¹ removed:ª their silverª and their goldª shall not¹ be ableª° to deliverª° them in the dayª of the wrathª of the LORD:ª they shall not¹ satisfyª° their souls,ª neither¹ fillª° their bowels:ª because¹ it is¹ the stumblingblockª of their iniquity.ª" {Ezk 7:19} + "Sonª of man,ª these¹ men²¹ have set upª° their idolsª in¹ their heart,ª and putª° the stumblingblockª of their iniquityª beforeª their face:ª should I be enquired²° of at allª° by them?" {Ezk 14:3} + "For¹ every oneª of the houseª¹ of Israel,ª or of the strangerª¹ that¹ sojournethª° in Israel,ª which separateth²° himself¹ from¹¹ me,² and setteth upª° his idolsª in¹ his heart,ª and puttethª° the stumblingblockª of his iniquityª beforeª his face,ª and comethª° to¹ a prophetª to enquireª° of him concerning me; I¹ the LORDª will answerª° him by myself: ... And if¹ the prophetª be deceivedª° when he hath spokenª° a thing,ª I¹ the LORDª have deceivedª°¹ that¹ prophet,ª and I will stretch outª°¹ my handª upon¹ him, and will destroyª° him from the midstª¹ of my peopleª Israel.ª" {Ezk 14:7-9} + "Thou shalt not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ the wordsª of that¹ prophet,ª or¹ that¹ dreamerª° of dreams:ª for¹ the LORDª your Godª provethª° you, to knowª° whether¹ ye² loveª°¹ the LORDª your Godª with all¹ your heartª and with all¹ your soul.ª" {Deu 13:3} + "Greatª peaceª have they which loveª° thy law:ª and nothing¹ shall offendª them." {Psa 119:165} *marg. "And he shall be¹ for a sanctuary;ª but for a stoneª of stumblingª and for a rockª of offenceª to bothª the housesª of Israel,ª for a ginª and for a snareª to the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem.ª" {Isa 8:14} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Behold,¹ I will layª° stumblingblocksª before¹ this¹ people,ª and the fathersª and the sonsª togetherª shall fallª° upon them; the neighbourª and his friendª shall perish.ª°" {Jer 6:21} + "Andª Simeonª blessedª° them,ª andª saidª° untoª Maryª hisª mother,ª Behold,ª° thisª [child] is setª° forª the fallª andª rising againª of manyª inª Israel;ª andª forª a signª which shall be spoken against;ª°" {Lke 2:34} + "Wherefore?ª Becauseª [they sought it] notª byª faith,ª butª as² it were¹ byª the worksª of the law.ª Forª they stumbledª° at that stumblingstone;ªª ... Asª it is written,ª° Behold,ª° I layª° inª Sionª a stumblingstoneªª andª rockª of offence:ª andª whosoeverª believethª° onª himª shall²° notª be ashamed.ª°" {Rom 9:32-33} + "Andª Davidª saith,ª° Let²° their²¹ tableª be madeª° a¹ snare,ª² andª a¹ trap,ª² andª a¹ stumblingblock,ª² andª a¹ recompenceª² unto them:ª" {Rom 11:9} + "Butª weª preachª° Christª crucified,ª° unto the Jewsª a¹ stumblingblock,ª² andª unto the Greeksª foolishness;ª" {1Co 1:23} + "[Even him], whoseª comingª isª° afterª the workingª of Satanª withª allª powerª andª signsª andª lyingª wonders,ª ... Thatª they allª might be damnedª° who² believedª° notª the¹ truth,ª butª had pleasureª° inª unrighteousness.ª¹" {2Th 2:9-12} + "Andª a stoneª of stumbling,ª andª a rockª of offence,ª [even to them] whichª stumbleª° at the¹ word,ª being disobedient:ª° whereuntoªª alsoª they were appointed.ª°" {1Pe 2:8}
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