Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

Bible References

Who art

Isaiah 14:4
you will sing this song of contempt about the king of Babylon and say:

How the oppressor has quieted down,
and how the raging has become quiet!
Isaiah 21:1
An oracle against the desert by the sea:

Like storms that pass over the Negev,
it comes from the desert, from the land of terror.
Isaiah 47:1
“Go down and sit in the dust,
Virgin Daughter Babylon.
Sit on the ground without a throne,
Daughter Chaldea!
For you will no longer be called pampered and spoiled.
Jeremiah 25:12
When the 70 years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, and I will make it a ruin forever.
Revelation 14:8
A second angel followed, saying: “It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen, who made all nations drink the wine of her sexual immorality, which brings wrath.”
Revelation 18:6
Pay her back the way she also paid,
and double it according to her works.
In the cup in which she mixed,
mix a double portion for her.

Happy

Psalm 149:6
Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths
and a double-edged sword in their hands,
Isaiah 13:3
I have commanded My chosen ones;
I have also called My warriors,
who exult in My triumph,
to execute My wrath.
Isaiah 44:28
who says to Cyrus, “My shepherd,
he will fulfill all My pleasure”
and says to Jerusalem, “She will be rebuilt,”
and of the temple, “Its foundation will be laid.”


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Revelation 17:5
On her forehead a cryptic name was written:

BABYLON THE GREAT

THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES

AND OF THE VILE THINGS OF THE EARTH.
Revelation 18:6
Pay her back the way she also paid,
and double it according to her works.
In the cup in which she mixed,
mix a double portion for her.

Rewardeth

Jeremiah 50:15
Raise a war cry against her on every side!
She has thrown up her hands in surrender;
her defense towers have fallen;
her walls are demolished.
Since this is the Lord’s vengeance,
take out your vengeance on her;
as she has done, do the same to her.
Revelation 18:6
Pay her back the way she also paid,
and double it according to her works.
In the cup in which she mixed,
mix a double portion for her.

General references

Numbers 31:15
“Have you let every female live?” he asked them.
Deuteronomy 30:7
The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you.
Psalm 149:7
inflicting vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
Jeremiah 30:16
Nevertheless, all who devoured you will be devoured,
and all your adversaries—all of them—
will go off into exile.
Those who plunder you will be plundered,
and all who raid you will be raided.
Jeremiah 51:24
“I will repay Babylon and all the residents of Chaldea for all their evil they have done in Zion before your very eyes.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.
Matthew 7:2
For with the judgment you use, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

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