Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
Shall the lambs
General references
Bible References
Shall the lambs
Isaiah 7:21
In that day a man will keep alive a young cow and two sheep,
Isaiah 17:2
The cities of Aroer are deserted; they will be for flocks, which will lie down, and none will make them afraid.
Isaiah 32:14
For the palace is forsaken, the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;
Isaiah 40:11
He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
Isaiah 65:10
Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down, for my people who have sought me.
Zephaniah 2:6
And you, O seacoast, shall be pastures, with meadows for shepherds and folds for flocks.
The waste
Isaiah 10:16
Therefore the Lord GOD of hosts will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.
Deuteronomy 32:15
"But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.
Psalm 17:10
They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly.
Psalm 73:7
Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies.
Psalm 119:70
their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I delight in your law.
Jeremiah 5:28
they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
Amos 4:1
"Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to your husbands, 'Bring, that we may drink!'
Strangers
Isaiah 1:7
Your country lies desolate; your cities are burned with fire; in your very presence foreigners devour your land; it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners.
Deuteronomy 28:33
A nation that you have not known shall eat up the fruit of your ground and of all your labors, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually,
Nehemiah 9:37
And its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.
Lamentations 5:2
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.
Hosea 8:7
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it shall yield no flour; if it were to yield, strangers would devour it.
Luke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
General references
Lamentations 5:2
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.