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
At that time a man will keep alive a young cow from the herd and a couple of goats.
Isaiah 17:2
The cities of Aroer are abandoned. They will be used for herds, which will lie down there in peace.
Isaiah 32:14
For the fortress is neglected; the once-crowded city is abandoned. Hill and watchtower are permanently uninhabited. Wild donkeys love to go there, and flocks graze there.
Isaiah 40:11
Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; he leads the ewes along.
Isaiah 65:10
Sharon will become a pasture for sheep, and the Valley of Achor a place where cattle graze; they will belong to my people, who seek me.
Zephaniah 2:6
The seacoast will be used as pasture lands by the shepherds and as pens for their flocks.
The waste
Isaiah 10:16
For this reason the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, will make his healthy ones emaciated. His majestic glory will go up in smoke.
Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun became fat and kicked, you got fat, thick, and stuffed! Then he deserted the God who made him, and treated the Rock who saved him with contempt.
Psalm 17:10
They are calloused; they speak arrogantly.
Psalm 73:7
Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.
Psalm 119:70
Their hearts are calloused, but I find delight in your law.
Jeremiah 5:28
That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.
Amos 4:1
Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria! You oppress the poor; you crush the needy. You say to your husbands, "Bring us more to drink!"
Strangers
Isaiah 1:7
Your land is devastated, your cities burned with fire. Right before your eyes your crops are being destroyed by foreign invaders. They leave behind devastation and destruction.
Deuteronomy 28:33
As for the produce of your land and all your labor, a people you do not know will consume it, and you will be nothing but oppressed and crushed for the rest of your lives.
Nehemiah 9:37
Its abundant produce goes to the kings you have placed over us due to our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they see fit, and we are in great distress!
Lamentations 5:2
Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes.
Hosea 8:7
They sow the wind, and so they will reap the whirlwind! The stalk does not have any standing grain; it will not produce any flour. Even if it were to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it all up.
Luke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away as captives among all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
General references
Lamentations 5:2
Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes.