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.

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Bible References

They took

Ezekiel 17:15
But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape who does such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?
Jeremiah 37:5
Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem.

Thou didst

Psalm 118:8
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man.
Psalm 146:3
Don't put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom there is no help.
Proverbs 25:19
Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot.
Jeremiah 17:5
Thus says Yahweh: Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from Yahweh.

General references

Proverbs 25:19
Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot.
Isaiah 36:6
Behold, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in Egypt, which if a man leans on it, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.