Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
The herbs
The beasts
General references
Bible References
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Jeremiah 9:10 I will raise weeping and a lament
over the mountains,
a dirge over the wilderness grazing land,
for they have been so scorched
that no one passes through.
The sound of cattle is no longer heard.
From the birds of the sky to the animals,
everything has fled—they have gone away.
over the mountains,
a dirge over the wilderness grazing land,
for they have been so scorched
that no one passes through.
The sound of cattle is no longer heard.
From the birds of the sky to the animals,
everything has fled—they have gone away.
Jeremiah 14:2 Judah mourns;
her gates languish.
Her people are on the ground in mourning;
Jerusalem’s cry rises up.
her gates languish.
Her people are on the ground in mourning;
Jerusalem’s cry rises up.
Jeremiah 23:10 For the land is full of adulterers;
the land mourns because of the curse,
and the grazing lands in the wilderness have dried up.
Their way of life has become evil,
and their power is not rightly used
the land mourns because of the curse,
and the grazing lands in the wilderness have dried up.
Their way of life
and their power is not rightly used
The herbs
Psalm 107:34 and fruitful land into salty wasteland,
because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
Joel 1:10 The fields are destroyed;
the land grieves;
indeed, the grain is destroyed;
the new wine is dried up;
and the olive oil fails.
the land grieves;
indeed, the grain is destroyed;
the new wine is dried up;
and the olive oil fails.
The beasts
Jeremiah 4:25 I looked, and no man was left;
all the birds of the sky had fled.
all the birds of the sky had fled.
Jeremiah 7:20
Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “Look, My anger—My burning wrath—is about to be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the tree of the field, and on the produce of the land. My wrath will burn and not be quenched.”
Hosea 4:3 For this reason the land mourns,
and everyone who lives in it languishes,
along with the wild animals and the birds of the sky;
even the fish of the sea disappear.
and everyone who lives in it languishes,
along with the wild animals
even the fish of the sea disappear.
Habakkuk 3:17 Though the fig tree does not bud
and there is no fruit on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
and there is no fruit on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
Romans 8:22
For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains until now.
He
Jeremiah 5:13 The prophets become only wind,
for the Lord’s word is not in them.
This will in fact happen to them.
for the Lord’s word is not in them.
This will in fact happen to them.
Psalm 50:21 You have done these things, and I kept silent;
you thought I was just like you.
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.
you thought I was just like you.
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.
Ezekiel 7:2
“Son of man, this is what the Lord God says to the land of Israel:
An end! The end has come
on the four corners of the land.
on the four corners of the land.
General references
Genesis 7:21
Every creature perished—those that crawl on the earth, birds, livestock, wildlife, and those that swarm on the earth, as well as all mankind.
Joel 1:18 How the animals groan!
The herds of cattle wander in confusion
since they have no pasture.
Even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment.
The herds of cattle wander in confusion
since they have no pasture.
Even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment.