Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
Few in number
General references
Bible References
Few in number
Deuteronomy 4:27
The Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be reduced to a few survivors among the nations where the Lord your God will drive you.
Leviticus 26:22
I will send wild animals against you that will deprive you of your children, ravage your livestock, and reduce your numbers until your roads are deserted.
2 Kings 13:7
Jehoahaz did not have an army left, except for 50 horsemen, 10 chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them, making them like dust at threshing.
2 Kings 24:14
Then he deported all Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the fighting men, 10,000 captives, and all the craftsmen and metalsmiths. Except for the poorest people of the land, no one remained.
Nehemiah 7:4
The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.
Isaiah 1:9 If the Lord of Hosts
had not left us a few survivors,
we would be like Sodom,
we would resemble Gomorrah.
had not left us a few survivors,
we would be like Sodom,
we would resemble Gomorrah.
Isaiah 24:6 Therefore a curse has consumed the earth,
and its inhabitants have become guilty;
the earth’s inhabitants have been burned,
and only a few survive.
and its inhabitants have become guilty;
the earth’s inhabitants have been burned,
and only a few survive.
Jeremiah 42:2
Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the Lord your God on our behalf, on behalf of this entire remnant (for few of us remain out of the many, as you can see with your own eyes),
Jeremiah 52:28
These are the people Nebuchadnezzar deported: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;
Mark 13:20 Unless the Lord limited those days, no one would survive. But He limited those days because of the elect, whom He chose.
Romans 9:27
But Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:
Though the number of Israel’s sons
is like the sand of the sea,
only the remnant will be saved;
is like the sand of the sea,
only the remnant will be saved;
General references
Deuteronomy 4:27
The Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be reduced to a few survivors among the nations where the Lord your God will drive you.