Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
The burnings
General references
Bible References
The burnings
Amos 2:1
This is what the Lord says: "Because Moab has committed three crimes -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They burned the bones of Edom's king into lime.
Thorns
Isaiah 9:18
For evil burned like a fire, it consumed thorns and briers; it burned up the thickets of the forest, and they went up in smoke.
Isaiah 27:4
I am not angry. I wish I could confront some thorns and briers! Then I would march against them for battle; I would set them all on fire,
Isaiah 37:36
The Lord's messenger went out and killed 185,000 troops in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses!
2 Samuel 23:6
But evil people are like thorns -- all of them are tossed away, for they cannot be held in the hand.
General references
Isaiah 29:6
Judgment will come from the Lord who commands armies, accompanied by thunder, earthquake, and a loud noise, by a strong gale, a windstorm, and a consuming flame of fire.