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
Speak to the house of Israel. Tell them Jehovah says: 'I am about to profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes and your delight. Your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword.
Psalm 48:2
His situation if beautiful. Mount Zion is the joy of the whole earth. The city of the great King is in the far reaches of the north.
Psalm 50:2
God shines from Zion. He is the perfection of beauty.
Jeremiah 7:4
Do not trust in deceptive words. They say: 'This is the Temple of Jehovah, the Temple of Jehovah, and the Temple of Jehovah.
That whereupon they set their minds
Deuteronomy 28:32
Your sons and daughters will be dragged off to a foreign country. And you will stand there helpless. Even if you watch for them until you go blind, you will never see them again.
Jeremiah 11:22
This is what Jehovah of Hosts says: I am going to punish them. The young men will die by the sword because of war. Their sons and daughters will die by famine.
Jeremiah 52:10
The king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah's sons as Zedekiah watched. He also slaughtered all the officials of Judah at Riblah.