Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.

Bible References

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Leviticus 26:33
And I will scatter you among the Gentiles and will draw out a sword after you, and your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.
Deuteronomy 28:64
And the LORD shall scatter thee among all the peoples from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.

General references

Isaiah 65:8
Thus has the LORD said, As when one has found new wine in a cluster and says, Do not destroy it; for a blessing is in it; so will I do for my slaves' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
Jeremiah 31:17
There is also hope for thine end, saith the LORD, and the sons shall come again to their own border.
Ezekiel 20:34
and I will bring you out from among the peoples and will gather you out of the countries in which ye are scattered with a mighty hand and with a stretched out arm and with fury poured out.