Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

General references

Bible References

They took

Ezekiel 17:15
However, this king revolted against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still escape?
Jeremiah 37:5
Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans, who were besieging Jerusalem, heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem.

Thou didst

Psalm 118:8
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in man.
Psalm 146:3
Do not trust in nobles,
in man, who cannot save.
Proverbs 25:19
Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time
is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.
Jeremiah 17:5
This is what the Lord says:

The man who trusts in mankind,
who makes human flesh his strength
and turns his heart from the Lord is cursed.

General references

Proverbs 25:19
Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time
is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.
Isaiah 36:6
Look, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will enter and pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who trust in him.

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