Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.

General references

Bible References

In vain

Jeremiah 3:6
Moreover, the Lord said to me in the days of Josiah the king [of Judah], “Have you seen what that faithless Israel has done—how she went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and there she was a prostitute?
Jeremiah 10:14

Every man has become [like a brute] irrational and stupid, without knowledge [of God];
Every goldsmith is shamed by his carved idols;
For his molten images are frauds and lies,
And there is no breath in them.
Psalm 121:1
I will lift up my eyes to the hills [of Jerusalem]—
From where shall my help come?
Isaiah 44:9
All who make carved idols are nothing. Their precious objects are worthless [to them], and their own witnesses (worshipers) fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame.
Isaiah 45:20

“Assemble yourselves and come;
Come together, you survivors of the nations!
They are ignorant,
Who carry around their wooden idols [in religious processions or into battle]
And keep on praying to a god that cannot save them.
Isaiah 46:7

“They lift it on their shoulders [in religious processions or into battle] and carry it;
They set it in its place and there it remains standing.
It cannot move from its place.
Even if one cries to it [for help], the idol cannot answer;
It cannot save him from his distress.
Ezekiel 20:28
For when I had brought them into the land which I swore to give to them, they saw every high hill and every dark and leafy tree [as a place for idol worship], and there they offered their sacrifices and there they presented their offering that provoked My anger; there also they made their sweet-smelling aroma and there poured out their drink offerings.
Jonah 2:8

“Those who regard and follow worthless idols
Turn away from their [living source of] mercy and lovingkindness.

In the lord

Jeremiah 14:8

“O Hope of Israel,
Her Savior in time of distress and trouble,
Why should You be like a sojourner (temporary resident) in the land
Or like a traveler who turns aside and spreads his tent to linger [only] for a night?
Psalm 3:8

Salvation belongs to the Lord;
May Your blessing be upon Your people. Selah.
Psalm 37:39

But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.
Psalm 121:1
I will lift up my eyes to the hills [of Jerusalem]—
From where shall my help come?
Isaiah 12:2

“Behold, God, my salvation!
I will trust and not be afraid,
For the Lord God is my strength and song;
Yes, He has become my salvation.”
Isaiah 43:11

“I, [only] I, am the Lord,
And there is no Savior besides Me.
Isaiah 45:15

Truly, You are a God who hides Himself,
O God of Israel, Savior!
Isaiah 63:1
Who is this who comes from Edom,
With crimson-stained garments from Bozrah [in Edom],
This One (the Messiah) who is majestic in His apparel,
Marching in the greatness of His might?
“It is I, [the One] who speaks in righteousness [proclaiming vindication], mighty to save.”
Hosea 1:7
But I will have mercy on the house of Judah and will rescue them by the Lord their God, and will not rescue them by bow, sword, war, horses, or horsemen.”
John 4:22
You [Samaritans] do not know what you worship; we [Jews] do know what we worship, for salvation is from the Jews.

General references

Isaiah 17:7

In that day man will have regard for his Maker,
And his eyes will regard the Holy One of Israel [with awe-inspired reverence].