( 11 ) Isa 33:15 He that walketh righteously , and speaketh uprightly ; he that despiseth the gain "betsa`" of oppressions , that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes , that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood , and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil ; {righteously: Heb. in righteousnesses} {uprightly: Heb. uprightnesses} {oppressions: or, deceits} {blood: Heb. bloods}
.. he that despiseth the profit .. he that despiseth mammon
( 12 ) Isa 56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough , and they are shepherds that cannot understand : they all look to their own way , every one for his gain "betsa`", from his quarter . {greedy: Heb. strong of appetite} {can...: Heb. know not to be satisfied}
.. own way every one for his profit .. every one for mammon
( 13 ) Isa 57:17 � For the iniquity of his covetousness "betsa`" was I wroth , and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth , and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart . {frowardly: Heb. turning away}
.. � For the iniquity (guilt) of his profit ..
( 14 ) Jer 6:13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness "betsa`"; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely .
.. them every one is given to profit .. given to mammon..
( 15 ) Jer 8:10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others , and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness "betsa`", from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely .
.. is given to profit .. is given to mammon..
( 16 ) Jer 22:17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness "betsa`", and for to shed innocent blood , and for oppression , and for violence , to do it. {violence: or, incursion}
.. thine heart are not but for thy profit .. but not for mammon..
( 17 ) Jer 51:13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters , abundant in treasures , thine end is come , and the measure of thy covetousness "betsa`".
.. and the measure of thy profit ..
( 18 ) Eze 22:13 Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain "betsa`" which thou hast made , and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
.. mine hand at thy dishonest profit ..
( 19 ) Eze 22:27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey , to shed blood , and to destroy souls , to get dishonest gain "betsa`".
.. to get dishonest profit .. to get dishonest mammon..
( 20 ) Eze 33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh , and they sit before thee as my people , and they hear thy words , but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love , but their heart goeth after their covetousness "betsa`". {as the...: Heb. according to the coming of the people} {they sit...: or, my people sit before thee} {they shew...: Heb. they make loves, or, jests}
.. after their profit ..
( 21 ) Mic 4:13 Arise and thresh , O daughter of Zion : for I will make thine horn iron , and I will make thy hoofs brass : and thou shalt beat in pieces many people : and I will consecrate their gain "betsa`" unto the LORD , and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth .
.. and I will consecrate their profit ..
( 22 ) Hab 2:9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness "betsa`" to his house , that he may set his nest on high , that he may be delivered from the power of evil ! {coveteth...: or, gaineth and evil gain} {power...: Heb. palm of the hand}
.. that coveteth an evil profit ..
( 23 ) Mal 3:14 Ye have said , It is vain to serve God : and what profit "betsa`" is it that we have kept his ordinance , and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts ? {ordinance: Heb. observation} {mournfully: Heb. in black}
.. serve God and profit .. serve God and Mammon.. This verse in the OT seems to be exactly the same phrase at the NT wording phrase....
"'amar" "shav'" "`abad" "'elohiym" "f" "betsa`"
"'It is said" "it is vanity'" "to serve" "'elohiym" "and Mammon`"
This exactly the same Greek translation of similar wordings
"ou" "dunamai'" "douleuo" "'theos" "kai""mammonas"
"'You" "cannot'" "serve" "'elohiym" "and Mammon`"
WOW ! This makes me very confident I have found the right word for "mammon"
Notice the Greek is an exact translation of the Hebrew
( 24 ) Mt 6:24 No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one , and love the other ; or else he will hold to the one , and despise the other . Ye cannot serve God and mammon "betsa`".
.. God and profit .. God and Mammon
( 25 ) Lu 16:9 And I say unto you , Make to yourselves friends of the mammon "betsa`" of unrighteousness ; that , when ye fail , they may receive you into everlasting habitations . {mammon: or, riches}
.. friends of the profit ..friends of Mammon
( 26 ) Lu 16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon "betsa`", who will commit to your trust the true riches? {mammon: or, riches}
.. in the unrighteous profit .. in the corruption of Mammon
MAMMON theme Return to Steps to Jesus - Will
( 11 ) Isa 33:15 He that walketh righteously , and speaketh uprightly ; he that despiseth the gain "betsa`" of oppressions , that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes , that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood , and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil ; {righteously: Heb. in righteousnesses} {uprightly: Heb. uprightnesses} {oppressions: or, deceits} {blood: Heb. bloods}
.. he that despiseth the profit .. he that despiseth mammon
( 12 ) Isa 56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough , and they are shepherds that cannot understand : they all look to their own way , every one for his gain "betsa`", from his quarter . {greedy: Heb. strong of appetite} {can...: Heb. know not to be satisfied}
.. own way every one for his profit .. every one for mammon
( 13 ) Isa 57:17 � For the iniquity of his covetousness "betsa`" was I wroth , and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth , and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart . {frowardly: Heb. turning away}
.. � For the iniquity (guilt) of his profit ..
( 14 ) Jer 6:13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness "betsa`"; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely .
.. them every one is given to profit .. given to mammon..
( 15 ) Jer 8:10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others , and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness "betsa`", from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely .
.. is given to profit .. is given to mammon..
( 16 ) Jer 22:17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness "betsa`", and for to shed innocent blood , and for oppression , and for violence , to do it. {violence: or, incursion}
.. thine heart are not but for thy profit .. but not for mammon..
( 17 ) Jer 51:13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters , abundant in treasures , thine end is come , and the measure of thy covetousness "betsa`".
.. and the measure of thy profit ..
( 18 ) Eze 22:13 Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain "betsa`" which thou hast made , and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
.. mine hand at thy dishonest profit ..
( 19 ) Eze 22:27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey , to shed blood , and to destroy souls , to get dishonest gain "betsa`".
.. to get dishonest profit .. to get dishonest mammon..
( 20 ) Eze 33:31 And they come unto thee as the peo
ple cometh , and they sit before thee as my people , and they hear thy words , but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love , but their heart goeth after their covetousness "betsa`". {as the...: Heb. according to the coming of the people} {they sit...: or, my people sit before thee} {they shew...: Heb. they make loves, or, jests}
.. after their profit ..
( 21 ) Mic 4:13 Arise and thresh , O daughter of Zion : for I will make thine horn iron , and I will make thy hoofs brass : and thou shalt beat in pieces many people : and I will consecrate their gain "betsa`" unto the LORD , and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth .
.. and I will consecrate their profit ..
( 22 ) Hab 2:9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness "betsa`" to his house , that he may set his nest on high , that he may be delivered from the power of evil ! {coveteth...: or, gaineth and evil gain} {power...: Heb. palm of the hand}
.. that coveteth an evil profit ..
( 23 ) Mal 3:14 Ye have said , It is vain to serve God : and what profit "betsa`" is it that we have kept his ordinance , and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts ? {ordinance: Heb. observation} {mournfully: Heb. in black}
.. serve God and profit .. serve God and Mammon.. This verse in the OT seems to be exactly the same phrase at the NT wording phrase....
"'amar" "shav'" "`abad" "'elohiym" "f" "betsa`"
"'It is said" "it is vanity'" "to serve" "'elohiym" "and Mammon`"
This exactly the same Greek translation of similar wordings
"ou" "dunamai'" "douleuo" "'theos" "kai""mammonas"
"'You" "cannot'" "serve" "'elohiym" "and Mammon`"
WOW ! This makes me very confident I have found the right word for "mammon"
Notice the Greek is an exact translation of the Hebrew
( 24 ) Mt 6:24 No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one , and love the other ; or else he will hold to the one , and despise the other . Ye cannot serve God and mammon "betsa`".
.. God and profit .. God and Mammon
( 25 ) Lu 16:9 And I say unto you , Make to yourselves friends of the mammon "betsa`" of unrighteousness ; that , when ye fail , they may receive you into everlasting habitations . {mammon: or, riches}
.. friends of the profit ..friends of Mammon
( 26 ) Lu 16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon "betsa`", who will commit to your trust the true riches? {mammon: or, riches}
.. in the unrighteous profit .. in the corruption of Mammon
MAMMON theme Return to Steps to Jesus - Will