Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
His spring
Pleasant vessels
General references
Bible References
He be
Genesis 41:52
He named the second child Ephraim, saying, "Certainly God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."
Genesis 48:19
But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will become great. In spite of this, his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will become a multitude of nations."
Genesis 49:22
Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough near a spring whose branches climb over the wall.
Deuteronomy 33:17
May the firstborn of his bull bring him honor, and may his horns be those of a wild ox; with them may he gore all peoples, all the far reaches of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
An east
Hosea 4:19
A whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings; they will be brought to shame because of their idolatrous worship.
Psalm 1:4
Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.
Isaiah 17:13
Though these people make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves, when he shouts at them, they will flee to a distant land, driven before the wind like dead weeds on the hills, or like dead thistles before a strong gale.
Isaiah 41:16
You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the Lord; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 4:11
"At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be told, 'A scorching wind will sweep down from the hilltops in the desert on my dear people. It will not be a gentle breeze for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff.
Ezekiel 17:10
Consider! It is planted, but will it prosper? Will it not wither completely when the east wind blows on it? Will it not wither in the soil where it sprouted?'"
Ezekiel 19:12
But it was plucked up in anger; it was thrown down to the ground. The east wind dried up its fruit; its strong branches broke off and withered -- a fire consumed them.
His spring
Hosea 9:11
Ephraim will be like a bird; what they value will fly away. They will not bear children -- they will not enjoy pregnancy -- they will not even conceive!
Job 18:16
Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.
Psalm 109:13
May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!
Isaiah 14:21
Prepare to execute his sons for the sins their ancestors have committed. They must not rise up and take possession of the earth, or fill the surface of the world with cities."
Pleasant vessels
Daniel 11:8
He will also take their gods into captivity to Egypt, along with their cast images and prized utensils of silver and gold. Then he will withdraw for some years from the king of the north.
Nahum 2:9
Her conquerors cry out: "Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!" There is no end to the treasure; riches of every kind of precious thing.
General references
Isaiah 17:9
At that time their fortified cities will be like the abandoned summits of the Amorites, which they abandoned because of the Israelites; there will be desolation.