Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
Thou wentest to the king
Perfumes
And didst debase
Bible References
Thou wentest to the king
Isaiah 30:1
Suffer you unwilling children, says Jehovah. You pursue a purpose that is not mine. You make a covenant sacrifice without my Spirit. You add sin to sin.
Isaiah 31:1
How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help! Cursed are those who rely on very strong warhorses, who depend on many chariots. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel. They do not seek Jehovah.
2 Kings 16:7
Ahaz sent representatives to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying: I am your servant and your son. Come help me against the kings of Aram and Israel who have taken up arms against me.
Ezekiel 16:33
Prostitutes accept money for having sex, but you bribe men from everywhere to have sex with you.
Ezekiel 23:16
When she saw them she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
Hosea 7:11
Ephraim, you are like a simpleminded, senseless dove. You call to Egypt and run to Assyria for help.
Hosea 12:1
The people of Ephraim try to catch the wind and try to chase the east wind all day. They are very dishonest, violent and destructive. They make treaties with Assyria and take olive oil to Egypt.
Perfumes
Proverbs 7:17
I perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
And didst debase
Isaiah 2:9
Man has been humbled. Everyman has been humiliated. Do not forgive them.
Colossians 2:18
Let no man rob you of your prize by a self-abasement and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things that he has seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,