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.
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Bible References
The axe
Isaiah 10:5
Ah! Assyria, the rod of my anger, and a staff is in their hand: my wrath!
Psalm 17:13
Rise up, O Yahweh, confront {him}. Make him bow down. Rescue with your sword my life from [the] wicked,
Jeremiah 51:20
[He says], "You [are] a war club for me, a weapon of battle, and I smash nations with you, and I destroy kingdoms with you.
Ezekiel 28:9
{Will you indeed still say} "I [am] a god!" before the face of your killers? And [in fact] you [are] a human and not a god in the hand of {those who pierce you}.
Romans 9:20
On the contrary, O man, who are you who answers back to God? Will what is molded say to the one who molded [it], "Why did you make me like this"?
General references
Exodus 9:17
Still you [are] behaving haughtily to my people by not releasing them.
1 Corinthians 1:29
so that all flesh may not boast before God.