Exodus 20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
Russia looked over at that Ukraine land that was removed from Russia (reportedly fair and square), but Putin became very covetous in his heart (by God) and decided to try to take it from the Ukraine people: Ukraine war: Where are Russia’s opposition leaders now? – BBC News Bakhmut: Wagner raises Russian flag but Ukraine fights on – BBC News
Likewise, in Lebanon, Israel covets property that God took from them and gave to their neighbours. They just keep trying to steal it back: Israel stages rare strikes in Lebanon, also hits Gaza Strip | AP News
Finland has coveted the NATO group of nations, so this week they decided to join the Satanic alliance: Finland to join NATO on Tuesday. What will it take for Sweden to follow? | The Hill
Reese Witherspoon has been very covetous over the years. Now she has filed for a “divorce” from her current paramour: Reese Witherspoon Officially Files for Divorce From Jim Toth After 12 Years of Marriage | Entertainment Tonight (etonline.com) no doubt because she is coveting some other bloke.
DeSantis covets power and glory. This week he signed a permitless gun carry law: DeSantis signs permitless gun carry law at low-key ceremony – Orlando Sentinel
Micah 2:2 And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
GodSmack!
A train derailed in Montana, spilling 25 cars worth of unconfirmed contents: Train derails 25 cars in Montana, spilling unconfirmed contents | Fox News The very fact of the cargo trains is the definition of covetous.
Many people are covetous of former POTUS Trump’s belongings, position, etc. So they searched for the dirt, coming up with 34 felony counts: Trump Faces 34 Felony Counts For Falsifying Records, Report Says (msn.com) okay, they didn’t have to search very hard, or far.
The priests at Baltimore’s Roman Catholic churches covet SEX, so they committed then covered up 600 victims’ sexual abuse for 80 years, or so says this article: Baltimore’s Catholic Church sexually abused at least 600 children over 60 years, Maryland AG says (nbcnews.com)
Republicans in Tennessee covet the political seats that some Democrats hold, so this week they began ousting Democrats under the pretense of being due to those persons’ poor judgment in how they protested v. gun violence: Tennessee Democrats face House expulsion vote after gun control protest | Reuters
Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.