Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
In vain
Your own sword
General references
Bible References
In vain
Revelation 9:20
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works their hands had done, so as to give up worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot either see or hear or move;
Revelation 16:9
so that men were severely scorched, but they only cursed the name of God who had authority over these plagues, and would not repent and give Him glory.
Your own sword
Matthew 21:35
But the tenants took his slaves and beat the first one, killed the second, and stoned the third.
Matthew 23:29
"A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you build tombs for the prophets, and decorate monuments for the upright,
Mark 12:2
At the proper time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect his part of the grape crop.
Luke 11:47
A curse on you, because you build monuments for the prophets, whom your forefathers killed!
Luke 13:33
But I must continue on my way, for it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside Jerusalem.'
Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your forefathers fail to persecute? They killed the prophets who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, and now you have betrayed and murdered Him,
1 Thessalonians 2:15
who killed the Lord Jesus and persecuted the prophets and us; and who continue to displease God and show themselves in opposition to all mankind,
General references
Matthew 21:35
But the tenants took his slaves and beat the first one, killed the second, and stoned the third.
Luke 3:20
added this on top of it all, that he put John in prison.