Isaiah 13:3
I [the Lord] have commanded My consecrated ones,
I have even called My great warriors,
My proudly exulting ones [the Medes and the Persians who triumph for My honor]—
To execute My anger.
Joel 3:11
Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations,
And gather yourselves there;
Bring down, O Lord, Your mighty ones (Your warriors).
Psalm 149:2
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let Zion’s children rejoice in their King.
Ezra 1:1-11
Now in the
Ezra 6:1-22
Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was conducted in Babylon in the archives where the treasures [and records] were stored.
Ezra 7:12-26
“Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, perfect peace (greetings). And now
Psalm 149:5-9
Let the godly ones exult in glory;
Let them sing for joy on their beds.
Isaiah 23:11
He has stretched out His hand over the sea,
He has shaken the kingdoms;
The Lord has given a command concerning Canaan to destroy her strongholds and her fortresses [like Tyre and Sidon].
Isaiah 44:27-28
“It is I who says to the deep, ‘Be dried up!’
And I will make your rivers dry.
Isaiah 45:4-5
“For the sake of Jacob My servant,
And of Israel My chosen,
I have also called you by your name;
I have given you an honorable name
Though you have not known Me.
Jeremiah 50:21-46
“Go against [Babylon] the land of Merathaim (Double Rebellion),
Go up against it and against the people of Pekod (Punishment).
Kill and utterly destroy them,” says the Lord,
“And do everything that I have commanded you.”
Jeremiah 51:20-24
“You [Cyrus of Persia, soon to conquer Babylon] are My battle-axe and weapon of war—
For with you I shatter nations,
With you I destroy kingdoms.
Revelation 17:12-18
The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but [together] they receive authority as kings for a single hour [for a common purpose] along with the beast.
Revelation 18:4-8
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not be a partner in her sins and receive her plagues;
Revelation 18:20-7
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints (God’s people) and apostles and prophets [who were martyred], because God has executed vengeance for you [through righteous judgment] upon her.”
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Commanded
Mighty ones
Them that
General references
Bible References
Commanded
He has stretched out His hand over the sea,
He has shaken the kingdoms;
The Lord has given a command concerning Canaan to destroy her strongholds and her fortresses [like Tyre and Sidon].
“It is I who says to the deep, ‘Be dried up!’
And I will make your rivers dry.
“For the sake of Jacob My servant,
And of Israel My chosen,
I have also called you by your name;
I have given you an honorable name
Though you have not known Me.
“Go against [Babylon] the land of Merathaim (Double Rebellion),
Go up against it and against the people of Pekod (Punishment).
Kill and utterly destroy them,” says the Lord,
“And do everything that I have commanded you.”
Mighty ones
“You [Cyrus of Persia, soon to conquer Babylon] are My battle-axe and weapon of war—
For with you I shatter nations,
With you I destroy kingdoms.
Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations,
And gather yourselves there;
Bring down, O Lord, Your mighty ones (Your warriors).
Them that
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let Zion’s children rejoice in their King.
“Hallelujah! Salvation and glory (splendor, majesty) and power (dominion, might) belong to our God;
General references
“Behold, a people is coming from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Will be stirring from the remote parts of the earth.