Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
Will draw
The righteous
General references
Bible References
Will draw
Ezekiel 21:9
Son of man, prophecy and say, 'this is what Jehovah says: A sword, a sword is sharpened and also polished!
Ezekiel 5:12
One third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine! One third will fall by the sword! One third I will scatter to every wind! I will unsheathe a sword behind them (war will follow them).
Ezekiel 14:17
What if I bring a war against that country by saying I will let a war go throughout this country. And then I destroy the people and the animals in it.
Exodus 15:9
The enemy said: 'I will pursue them! I will catch them! I will divide the loot! I will take all I want! I will use my sword! I will take all they have!'
Leviticus 26:25
I will bring war on you to get revenge for my promise you rejected. When you gather in your cities, I will send plagues on you and you will fall under the control of your enemy.
Deuteronomy 32:41
I sharpen my flashing sword, and my hand takes hold on justice! I will render vengeance on my adversaries. I will repay those who hate me.
Psalm 17:13
Arise, O Jehovah and confront them! Bring them to their knees! With your sword rescue my life from the wicked.
Isaiah 10:5
How horrible it will be for Assyria! It is the rod of my anger. My fury is in the staff of the Assyrians' hands.
Isaiah 34:5
My sword is covered with blood in the heavens. It will fall on EDOM and on the people I have claimed for destruction.
Jeremiah 47:6
You cry out: Sword of Jehovah, how long will you keep on fighting? Go back into your sheath. Stay there and rest!
Jeremiah 51:20
He says: You are my war-club, my weapon of war. I shatter nations with you and with you I destroy kingdoms.
Zephaniah 2:12
You Ethiopians (Cushites) will be slain by my sword!
Zechariah 13:7
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow (neighbor) (companion), said Jehovah of Hosts: Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered! I will turn my hand upon (against) the little ones.
The righteous
Ezekiel 9:5
I heard God say to the other men: Follow him through the city and kill. Spare no one! Have mercy on no one.
Job 9:22
It is all one thing. Therefore I say: God destroys the blameless and the wicked.
Ecclesiastes 9:2
The same thing comes to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrifices and to him that does not sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; and he that swears, as he that fears and refrains from an oath.
Jeremiah 15:2
When they ask you where they should go, say to them: This is what Jehovah says: Those who are to die will die. Those who are to die in wars will die in wars. Those who are to die in famines will die in famines. Those who are to die in captivity will die in captivity.
General references
Luke 23:31
If they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?