Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
The almond
The mourners
General references
Bible References
The almond
Genesis 42:38
Jacob replied: My son will not go with you. His brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If any harm comes to him on the trip you are taking, the grief would drive this gray-haired old man to his grave!
Genesis 44:29
If you take this one from me now and something happens to him, the sorrow you would cause me would kill me, as old as I am.'
Leviticus 19:32
Show respect to the elderly, and honor older people. In this way you show respect for your God. I am Jehovah.
Job 15:10
The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men even older than your father.
Psalm 71:18
And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare your strength to this generation, your power to all who are to come.
Proverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory when it is found in the way of righteousness.
Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength. The honor of old men is their gray haired [wisdom and experience].
Isaiah 46:4
Even in your old age with gray hair I am he, I am he who will support you. I have made you and I will bear your burden (take care of you). I will sustain (support) (strengthen) you and I will rescue you (keep you safe).
Jeremiah 1:11
Jehovah spoke his word to me again. He asked: What do you see Jeremiah? I answered: I see a branch of an almond tree.
Because
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you are going.
Job 17:13
Should I look for the grave as my home and make my bed in the darkness?
Job 30:23
Yes, I know that you will bring me to death, to the house appointed for all living.
Psalm 49:10
One can see that wise people die, that foolish and stupid people meet the same end. They leave their wealth to others.
Hebrews 9:27
It is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment:
The mourners
Genesis 50:3
It took forty days, which is the normal time for embalming. The Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
Jeremiah 9:17
Jehovah of Hosts says: 'Consider the mourning women that they may come. Send for the wailing women that they may come!
Mark 5:38
The house of the ruler of the synagogue was filled with commotion. Many were weeping and wailing.
General references
Genesis 23:19
Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre (Hebron), in the land of Canaan.
Zechariah 1:5
Your fathers, where are they?' The prophets, do they live forever?