Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
The high ones
And the haughty
General references
Bible References
Lop
Isaiah 10:16
Therefore, the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will send a wasting disease among Assyria's sturdy warriors, and under its glory a conflagration will be kindled, like a blazing bonfire.
Isaiah 37:24
By your messengers you have insulted the LORD, and you have said, "With my many chariots I have climbed the heights of mountains, the utmost heights of Lebanon. I cut down its tallest cedars, the choicest of its pines; I reached its remotest heights, the most verdant of its forests.
2 Kings 19:21
"This is what the LORD has spoken against him: "She despises and mocks you, this virgin daughter of Zion! Behind your back she shakes her head, this daughter of Jerusalem!
2 Chronicles 32:21
So the LORD sent an angel, who eliminated all of the elite forces, commanders, and officers within the encampment of the king of Assyria. As a result, he retreated to his own country, deeply ashamed and humiliated. When he visited the temple of his god, some of his sons killed him right there with swords.
The high ones
Amos 2:9
Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorites in front of them, though their height seemed like a cedar, though their strength seemed like an oak, but whose fruit I destroyed from above and the roots from beneath.
And the haughty
Isaiah 2:11
The haughty looks of mankind will be brought low, the lofty pride of human beings will be humbled, and the LORD alone will be exalted at that time.
Job 40:11
dispensed the fury of your anger, made sure that you have humbled every proud person,
Daniel 4:37
In conclusion, I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and give glory to the King of heaven: For everything he does is true, his ways are just, and he is able to humble those who walk in pride."
Luke 14:11
Because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the person who humbles himself will be exalted."
General references
Psalm 37:36
But then he passed away; in fact, he simply was not there. When I looked for him, he could not be found.
Isaiah 2:13
He will take his stand against all the cedars of Lebanon, against the proud and self-exalting; and against all the oaks of Bashan;
Isaiah 33:3
At the thunder of your voice, the nations flee; at your silence, the nations scatter.
Luke 3:9
The ax already lies against the roots of the trees. So every tree not producing good fruit will be cut down and thrown into a fire."