Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
With the beasts
General references
Bible References
The land
Isaiah 24:4
"The earth dries up and withers; the world languishes and fades away; heaven fades away, along with the earth.
Jeremiah 4:27
For this is what the LORD says: "The entire land will be devastated, but I won't completely destroy it.
Joel 1:10
"The fields lie in ruins and the ground is dried up. Indeed, the grain is ruined, the new wine has evaporated, and the olive oil has run out.
Amos 1:2
He said, "From Zion the LORD roars, and from Jerusalem he shouts aloud. The shepherds' pastures will languish, and Carmel's summit will wither."
Amos 5:16
Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies, the Lord, says: "There will be dirges in all of the streets; and in all of the highways they will cry out in anguish. They will call the farmer to mourning and those who lament to grieve.
Amos 8:8
Surely the land will tremble because of this, won't it? And all who live in it will mourn, won't they? The entire land will swell up like a flooded river. It will be stirred up and then will sink like the river of Egypt.
Nahum 1:4
He rebukes the sea, and it evaporates; he dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, while the flowers of Lebanon languish.
With the beasts
Jeremiah 4:25
I looked, and no people were there. All the birds of the sky had gone.
Jeremiah 12:4
How long will the land mourn and the vegetation of every field dry up? Because of the wickedness of those who live in it, animals and birds are swept away. For they say, "He does not see our future."
Ezekiel 38:20
I'm going to shake the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the wild beasts, all the creatures that crawl on the earth, and every single human being who lives on the surface of the earth. Mountains will collapse, as will their mountain passages, and every wall will fall to the ground.
Zephaniah 1:3
"I'll consume both human beings and animals I'll consume the birds of the sky, the fish in the sea, and the wicked along with their sin, when I eliminate human beings from the land," declares the LORD.
General references
Genesis 7:21
Every living thing on earth died flying creatures, livestock, wildlife, all creatures that swarm over the earth, and all human beings.
Ezekiel 11:6
You've increased the number of fatally wounded in this city and you've filled your streets with the dead."
Joel 1:18
Oh, how the livestock groan! The herds of cattle wander about because they have no pasture. Even flocks of sheep suffer!