Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

Bible References

My sword

Deuteronomy 32:14
cream from the herd and milk from the flock,
with the fat of lambs,
rams from Bashan, and goats,
with the choicest grains of wheat;
you drank wine from the finest grapes.
Psalm 17:13
Rise up, Lord!
Confront him; bring him down.
With Your sword, save me from the wicked.
Jeremiah 46:10
That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Hosts,
a day of vengeance to avenge Himself
against His adversaries.
The sword will devour and be satisfied;
it will drink its fill of their blood,
because it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the God of Hosts,
in the northern land by the Euphrates River.
Jeremiah 47:6
Oh, sword of the Lord!
How long will you be restless?
Go back to your sheath;
be still; be silent!
Ezekiel 21:3
and say to it: This is what the Lord says: I am against you. I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off both the righteous and the wicked from you.
Zephaniah 2:12
You Cushites will also be slain by My sword.
Revelation 1:16
He had seven stars in His right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth, and His face was shining like the sun at midday.

Upon idumea

Isaiah 63:1
Who is this coming from Edom
in crimson-stained garments from Bozrah—
this One who is splendid in His apparel,
rising up proudly in His great might?


It is I, proclaiming vindication,
powerful to save.
Psalm 137:7
Remember, Lord, what the Edomites said
that day at Jerusalem:
“Destroy it! Destroy it
down to its foundations!”
Jeremiah 49:7
About Edom, this is what the Lord of Hosts says:

Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?
Has counsel perished from the prudent?
Has their wisdom rotted away?
Ezekiel 25:12
This is what the Lord God says: “Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah and incurred grievous guilt by taking revenge on them,
Amos 1:11
The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Edom
for three crimes, even four,
because he pursued his brother with the sword.
He stifled his compassion,
his anger tore at them continually,
and he harbored his rage incessantly.
Obadiah 1:1
The vision of Obadiah.

This is what the Lord God has said about Edom:

We have heard a message from the Lord;
a messenger has been sent among the nations:
“Rise up, and let us go to war against her.”
Malachi 1:4
Though Edom says: “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” the Lord of Hosts says this: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called a wicked country and the people the Lord has cursed forever.

General references

Numbers 24:18
Edom will become a possession;
Seir will become a possession of its enemies,
but Israel will be triumphant.
Isaiah 66:16
For the Lord will execute judgment
on all flesh with His fiery sword,
and many will be slain by the Lord.
Ezekiel 32:4
I will abandon you on the land
and hurl you on the open field.
I will cause all the birds of the sky
to settle on you
and let the beasts of the entire earth
eat their fill of you.
Ezekiel 35:8
I will fill its mountains with the slain; those slain by the sword will fall on your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines.

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