Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

Bible References

The fortress

Isaiah 26:5
For He has humbled those who live in lofty places—
an inaccessible city.
He brings it down; He brings it down to the ground;
He throws it to the dust.
Jeremiah 51:58
This is what Yahweh of Hosts says:

Babylon’s thick walls will be totally demolished,
and her high gates consumed by fire.
The peoples will have labored for nothing;
the nations will exhaust themselves only to feed the fire.
2 Corinthians 10:4
since the weapons of our warfare are not worldly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments
Hebrews 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after being encircled by the Israelites for seven days.
Revelation 18:21
Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying:

In this way, Babylon the great city
will be thrown down violently
and never be found again.

To the dust

Isaiah 13:19
And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms,
the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans,
will be like Sodom and Gomorrah
when God overthrew them.
Isaiah 14:23
“I will make her a swampland and a region for screech owls, and I will sweep her away with a broom of destruction.”

This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.

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