Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.

General references

Bible References

It is not, etc

Ezekiel 7:7
Doom is coming upon you who live in the land! The time is coming, the day is near. There are sounds of tumult, not shouts of joy, on the mountains.
Ezekiel 12:22
"Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel, 'The days pass slowly, and every vision fails'?
Isaiah 5:19
They say, "Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!"
Jeremiah 1:11
Later the Lord asked me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I answered, "I see a branch of an almond tree."
Amos 6:5
They sing to the tune of stringed instruments; like David they invent musical instruments.
2 Peter 3:4
and saying, "Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation."

This city

Ezekiel 11:7
Therefore, this is what the sovereign Lord says: 'The corpses you have dumped in the midst of the city are the meat, and this city is the cooking pot, but I will take you out of it.
Ezekiel 24:3
Recite a proverb to this rebellious house and say to them, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Set on the pot, set it on, pour water in it too;
Jeremiah 1:13
The Lord again asked me, "What do you see?" I answered, "I see a pot of boiling water; it is tipped toward us from the north."

General references

Ezekiel 11:11
This city will not be a cooking pot for you, and you will not be meat within it; I will judge you at the border of Israel.

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