Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.

Bible References

Many

Micah 4:11
Many nations have now assembled against you;
they say, “Let her be defiled,
and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”
Zechariah 14:2
I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle. The city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.

As the sea

Ezekiel 27:26
Your rowers have brought you
onto the high seas,
but the east wind has shattered you
in the heart of the sea.
Psalm 93:3
The floods have lifted up, Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their pounding waves.
Psalm 107:25
He spoke and raised a tempest
that stirred up the waves of the sea.
Isaiah 5:30
On that day they will roar over it,
like the roaring of the sea.
When one looks at the land,
there will be darkness and distress;
light will be obscured by clouds.
Jeremiah 6:23
They grasp bow and javelin.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
Their voice roars like the sea,
and they ride on horses,
lined up like men in battle formation
against you, Daughter Zion.
Jeremiah 51:42
The sea has risen over Babylon;
she is covered with its turbulent waves.
Luke 21:25
“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring sea and waves.

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