Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.

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Jeremiah 25:16
They will drink, stagger, and go out of their minds because of the sword I am sending among them.”
Jeremiah 12:12
Over all the barren heights in the wilderness
the destroyers have come,
for the Lord has a sword that devours
from one end of the earth to the other.
No one has peace.
Jeremiah 46:10
That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Hosts,
a day of vengeance to avenge Himself
against His adversaries.
The sword will devour and be satisfied;
it will drink its fill of their blood,
because it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the God of Hosts,
in the northern land by the Euphrates River.
Jeremiah 47:6
Oh, sword of the Lord!
How long will you be restless?
Go back to your sheath;
be still; be silent!
Jeremiah 50:35
A sword is over the Chaldeans—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
against those who live in Babylon,
against her officials, and against her sages.
Deuteronomy 32:42
I will make My arrows drunk with blood
while My sword devours flesh—
the blood of the slain and the captives,
the heads of the enemy leaders.”
Ezekiel 21:4
Since I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will therefore come out of its sheath against everyone from the south to the north.
Ezekiel 24:21
‘Say to the house of Israel: This is what the Lord God says: I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your heart. Also, the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.

General references

Jeremiah 25:16
They will drink, stagger, and go out of their minds because of the sword I am sending among them.”
Jeremiah 30:16
Nevertheless, all who devoured you will be devoured,
and all your adversaries—all of them—
will go off into exile.
Those who plunder you will be plundered,
and all who raid you will be raided.

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