Psalm 82:5 Part 1 of 2

    "But these oppressors know nothing;

        they are so ignorant!

    They wander about in darkness,

        while the whole world is shaken to the core."

  

"But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant!"

Psalm 14:4  

    Will those who do evil never learn?

        They eat up my people like bread

        and wouldn't think of praying to the LORD. (see all Psalm 14)

Psalm 53:2  

    God looks down from heaven

        on the entire human race;

    he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,

        if anyone seeks God. (see all Psalm 53)

Jeremiah 4:22  

    "My people are foolish

        and do not know me," says the LORD.

    "They are stupid children

        who have no understanding.

    They are clever enough at doing wrong,

        but they have no idea how to do right!" (see verses 19-22)

Jeremiah 8:8  

    " 'How can you say, "We are wise because

        we have the word of the LORD,"

    when your teachers have twisted it by

        writing lies?' " (see verses 4-17)

 

"They wander about in darkness," 

Job 30:26  

    "So I looked for good, but evil came instead.

        I waited for the light, but darkness fell." (see verses 20-31)

Isaiah 5:30  

    They will roar over their victims on that day of destruction

        like the roaring of the sea.

    If someone looks across the land,

        only darkness and distress will be seen;

        even the light will be darkened by clouds. (see verses 20-30)

Isaiah 8:21-22  They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out in the darkness. (see verses 11-22)

Isaiah 9:2  

    The people who walk in darkness

        will see a great light.

    For those who live in a land of deep darkness,

        a light will shine. (see verses 1-7)

Isaiah 59:9  

    So there is no justice among us,

        and we know nothing about right living.

    We look for light but find only darkness.

        We look for bright skies but walk in gloom. (see all chapter 59)

Isaiah 60:2  

    "Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth,

        but the glory of the LORD rises and appears over you."

        (see verses 1-3)

Jeremiah 13:16  

    Give glory to the LORD your God

        before it is too late.

    Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you,

        causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains.

    For then, when you look for light,

        you will find only terrible darkness and gloom. (see verses 15-19)

Jeremiah 23:12  

    "Therefore, the paths they take

        will become slippery.

    They will be chased through the dark,

        and there they will fall.

    For I will bring disaster upon them

        at the time fixed for their punishment.

        I, the LORD, have spoken!" (see verses 9-32)

Lamentations 3:2  

    He has led me into darkness,

        shutting out all light. (see verses 1-9)       

 

(parentheses are mine)

 

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