And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appo
Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundatio
Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of man
Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered th
For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passe
And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet withou
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
“Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”
And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.