Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
The riches of damascus, etc
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Bible References
Before
Isaiah 7:15
He shall eat butter and honey, that he may have understanding to refuse the evil and to choose the good.
Deuteronomy 1:39
Moreover, your children, which ye said should be a prey; and your sons, which know neither good nor bad this day; they shall go in thither and unto them I will give it, and they shall enjoy it.
Jonah 4:11
And should not I have compassion on Nineveh that great city, wherein there is a multitude of people, even above a hundred thousand that know not their righthand from the left, besides much cattle?"
Romans 9:11
yer the children were born, when they had neither done good neither bad - that the purpose of God, which is by election, might stand - it was said unto her, not by the reason of works, but by grace of the caller,
The riches of damascus, etc
Isaiah 10:6
For I shall send him among those hypocritical people, among the people that have deserved my disfavour shall I send him: that he may utterly rob them, spoil them, and tread them down like the mire in the street.
Isaiah 17:3
Ephraim shall no more be strong, and Damascus shall no more be a kingdom. And as for the glory of the remnant of the Syrians, it shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.
2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, came Tiglathpileser, king of Assyria, and took Ijon, Abelbethmaacah, Janoah, Kadesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali, and carried them away to Assyria.
2 Kings 16:9
And the king of Assyria hearkened to him, and went to Damascus, and took it, and carried the people away to Kir and slew Rezin.
2 Kings 17:3
And Shalmaneser king of Assyria came upon him, and Hoshea became his servant and gave him presents.
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Jeremiah 51:60
Jeremiah wrote in a book all the misery that should come upon Babylon; yea, and all these sermons that be written against Babylon;