Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

He hath broken

Bible References

Highways

Isaiah 10:29
They crossed over at the ford, saying,
“We will spend the night at Geba.”
The people of Ramah are trembling;
those at Gibeah of Saul have fled.
Judges 5:6
In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
in the days of Jael,
the main ways were deserted
because travelers kept to the side roads.
Lamentations 1:4
ד DaletThe roads to Zion mourn,
for no one comes to the appointed festivals.
All her gates are deserted;
her priests groan,
her young women grieve,
and she herself is bitter.

He hath broken

2 Kings 18:14
So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me. Whatever you demand from me, I will pay.” The king of Assyria demanded 11 tons of silver and one ton of gold from King Hezekiah of Judah.

He hath despised

Isaiah 10:9
Isn’t Calno like Carchemish?
Isn’t Hamath like Arpad?
Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?
Isaiah 36:1
In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
2 Kings 18:13
In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

He regardeth

Isaiah 10:13
For he said:

I have done this by my own strength
and wisdom, for I am clever.
I abolished the borders of nations
and plundered their treasures;
like a mighty warrior, I subjugated the inhabitants.
1 Samuel 17:10
Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel today. Send me a man so we can fight each other!”
2 Kings 18:20
You think mere words are strategy and strength for war. What are you now relying on so that you have rebelled against me?
Psalm 10:5
His ways are always secure;
Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;
he scoffs at all his adversaries.
Luke 18:2
“There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.

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