Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

Bible References

The poison

Job 20:14
his food is turned sour in his stomach; it becomes the venom of serpents within him.
Psalm 58:4
Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,
Psalm 140:3
Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper's venom is behind their lips. (Selah)
Jeremiah 8:14
The people say, "Why are we just sitting here? Let us gather together inside the fortified cities. Let us at least die there fighting, since the Lord our God has condemned us to die. He has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment because we have sinned against him.

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