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
"Now many nations have gathered against you, saying, "Let her be defiled,' and "Let's look down on Zion.'
Zechariah 14:2
I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem, to lay siege against it. The city will be captured, the houses will be ransacked, the women raped, and half of the city will go into exile, but the remaining people will not be cut off from the city.

As the sea

Ezekiel 27:26
But your rowers have brought you into dangerous waters. The east wind has broken you in the heart of the ocean!
Psalm 93:3
The rivers have flooded, LORD; the rivers have spoken aloud, the rivers have lifted up their crushing waves.
Psalm 107:25
He spoke and stirred up a windstorm that made its waves surge.
Isaiah 5:30
They will roar over it at that time, like the sea waves roar. If one surveys the land, watch out! There's darkness and distress; even the daylight is darkened by its clouds.
Jeremiah 6:23
They grab bow and spear; they're cruel and show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea as they ride on horses, deployed like men ready for battle against you, daughter of Zion."
Jeremiah 51:42
The sea will come up against Babylon, and she will be covered by wave upon wave.
Luke 21:25
"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and there will be distress on earth among the nations that are confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves.

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