Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
Their strength
That whereupon they set their minds
Bible References
Their strength
Ezekiel 24:21
Say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: Realize I am about to desecrate my sanctuary -- the source of your confident pride, the object in which your eyes delight, and your life's passion. Your very own sons and daughters whom you have left behind will die by the sword.
Psalm 48:2
It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king.
Psalm 50:2
From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God comes in splendor.
Jeremiah 7:4
Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says, "We are safe! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here!"
That whereupon they set their minds
Deuteronomy 28:32
Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you look on in vain all day, and you will be powerless to do anything about it.
Jeremiah 11:22
So the Lord who rules over all said, "I will surely punish them! Their young men will be killed in battle. Their sons and daughters will die of starvation.
Jeremiah 52:10
The king of Babylon had Zedekiah's sons put to death while Zedekiah was forced to watch. He also had all the nobles of Judah put to death there at Riblah.