Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
Thy tacklings are loosed
Bible References
Thy tacklings are loosed
Isaiah 33:21
But there the LORD in majesty will be for us our source of broad rivers and streams, where no galley with oars can go, where no stately ship can sail.
Ezekiel 27:26
But your rowers have brought you into dangerous waters. The east wind has broken you in the heart of the ocean!
Acts 27:19
On the third day they threw the ship's equipment overboard with their own hands.
Then
Isaiah 33:1
"How terrible it will be for you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed yourself! And how terrible it will be for you, traitor, one whom people have not betrayed! When you have sunk so low in destroying others, you will be destroyed; and when you have finished betraying, they will betray you."
2 Chronicles 20:25
Later on, when Jehoshaphat and his army arrived to collect the spoils of war, they discovered there were far more goods, garments, and other valuable items to collect than they could carry off in a single day. There was so much material that it took three days to finish their collection efforts.
The lame
1 Samuel 30:10
David and 400 men continued the pursuit, while the 200 men who were too exhausted to cross over the Wadi Besor remained there.
2 Kings 7:8
When the lepers arrived at the outskirts of the encampment, they entered one tent and ate and drank. Then they carried off from there some silver, gold, and clothes, and went out and hid them. After this, they returned, entered another tent, raided it, and went and hid all of that, too!
Psalm 68:12
"Kings of armies retreat and flee, while the lady of the house divides the spoil.
1 Corinthians 1:27
But God chose what is nonsense in the world to make the wise feel ashamed. God chose what is weak in the world to make the strong feel ashamed.