Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:

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Isaiah 6:11
Then I said: How long, O Jehovah? And He answered: Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, until the houses are deserted and the land is utterly desolate.
Isaiah 7:23
When that time comes, the fine vineyards, each with a thousand vines and each worth a thousand pieces of silver, will be overgrown with thorn bushes and briers.
Isaiah 34:13
Its palaces are covered with thorns. Its fortresses have nettles and thistles. It will become a home for jackals and a place for ostriches.
Psalm 107:34
and fertile ground into a layer of salt because of the wickedness of the people living there.
Hosea 9:6
Even if they escape without being destroyed, Egypt will capture them and Memphis will bury them. Weeds will grow over their silver treasures. Thorns will grow over their tents.
Hosea 10:8
The hilltop shrines of Bethaven, where the people of Israel worship idols, will be destroyed. Thorns and weeds will grow up over their altars. The people will call out to the mountains: 'Hide us! And to the hills, cover us!'

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Jeremiah 39:8
The Babylonians burned down the royal palace and the houses of the people and tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
Revelation 18:7
To the extent she glorified herself and lived sensuously, to that extent give her much torment and sorrow. She says in her heart: 'I sit a queen, and am no widow, and I shall see no sorrow.'

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Isaiah 22:2
You are a town full of commotion, a city of tumult and revelry. The sword did not kill your slain, nor did they die in battle.

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Isaiah 24:7
The new wine mourns, the vine decays and the merry-hearted sigh.