Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
General references
Bible References
The axe
Isaiah 10:5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger—
the staff in their hands is My wrath.
the staff in their hands is My wrath.
Psalm 17:13 Rise up, Lord!
Confront him; bring him down.
With Your sword, save me from the wicked.
Confront him; bring him down.
With Your sword, save me from the wicked.
Jeremiah 51:20 You are My battle club,
My weapons of war.
With you I will smash nations;
with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.
My weapons of war.
With you I will smash nations;
with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.
Ezekiel 28:9 Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’
in the presence of those who kill you?
Yet you will be only a man, not a god,
in the hands of those who kill you.
in the presence of those who kill
Yet you will be only a man, not a god,
in the hands of those who kill you.
Romans 9:20
But who are you, a mere man, to talk back to God? Will what is formed say to the one who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”
General references
Exodus 9:17
You are still acting arrogantly against My people by not letting them go.
1 Corinthians 1:29
so that no one can boast in His presence.