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.
To the dust
Bible References
The fortress
Isaiah 26:5
“For He has thrown down the [arrogant] ones who dwell on high, the lofty and inaccessible city;
He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He hurls it to the dust.
“For He has thrown down the [arrogant] ones who dwell on high, the lofty and inaccessible city;
He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He hurls it to the dust.
Jeremiah 51:58
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“The broad wall of Babylon will be completely overthrown and the foundations razed
And her high gates will be set on fire;
The peoples will labor in vain,
And the nations become exhausted [only] for fire [that will destroy their work].”
And her high gates will be set on fire;
The peoples will labor in vain,
And the nations become exhausted [only] for fire [that will destroy their work].”
2 Corinthians 10:4
The weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
Hebrews 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days [by Joshua and the sons of Israel].
Revelation 18:21
Then a single powerful angel picked up a boulder like a great millstone and flung it into the sea, saying, “With such violence will Babylon the great city be hurled down [by the sudden, spectacular judgment of God], and will never again be found.
To the dust
Isaiah 13:19
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of theChaldeans’ pride,
Will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the
Will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
Isaiah 14:23
“I will also make Babylon a possession of the hedgehog and of swamps of water, and I will sweep it away with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.