Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.

Bible References

General references

Deuteronomy 32:25
Outside the sword will bereave,
And inside terror—
Both young man and virgin,
The nursling with the man of gray hair.
Psalm 63:1
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Psalm 144:12
Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants,
And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace;
Isaiah 40:30
Though youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous young men stumble badly,
Isaiah 41:17
“The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none,
And their tongue is parched with thirst;
I, the Lord, will answer them Myself,
As the God of Israel I will not forsake them.
Jeremiah 48:18
Come down from your glory
And sit on the parched ground,
O daughter dwelling in Dibon,
For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you,
He has ruined your strongholds.
Lamentations 1:18
“The Lord is righteous;
For I have rebelled against His command;
Hear now, all peoples,
And behold my pain;
My virgins and my young men
Have gone into captivity.
Lamentations 2:10
The elders of the daughter of Zion
Sit on the ground, they are silent.
They have thrown dust on their heads;
They have girded themselves with sackcloth.
The virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads to the ground.
Hosea 2:3
Or I will strip her naked
And expose her as on the day when she was born.
I will also make her like a wilderness,
Make her like desert land
And slay her with thirst.
Zechariah 9:17
For what comeliness and beauty will be theirs!
Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.