From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD aga
Even little boys scorn me; when I appear, they deride me.
“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.
But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,
May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down befor
A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.
Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-ave
The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous pri
The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; t
The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old,
“Go to Bethel and transgress; rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three da
But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”
After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsake
So banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting.
At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.
But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me w
and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of
Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.
Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will c
Thus it will be done to you, O Bethel, because of your great wickedness. When the day dawns, the king of Israel will be
As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated t