Jeremiah 46:6

The swift cannot flee,
and the warrior cannot escape!
In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River,
they stumble and fall.

Daniel 11:19

He will turn his attention back to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble, fall, and be no more.

Jeremiah 46:12

The nations have heard of your dishonor,
and your outcry fills the earth,
because warrior stumbles against warrior
and together both of them have fallen.

Judges 4:15-21

The Lord threw Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army into confusion with the sword before Barak. Sisera left his chariot and fled on foot.

Psalm 27:2

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.

Psalm 33:16-17

A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.

Psalm 147:10-11

He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
He does not value the power of a man.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

Isaiah 8:15

Many will stumble over these;
they will fall and be broken;
they will be snared and captured.

Isaiah 30:16-17

You say, “No!
We will escape on horses”—
therefore you will escape!—
and, “We will ride on fast horses”—
but those who pursue you will be faster.

Jeremiah 1:14

Then the Lord said to me, “Disaster will be poured out from the north on all who live in the land.

Jeremiah 4:6

Lift up a signal flag toward Zion.
Run for cover! Don’t stand still!
For I am bringing disaster from the north—
a great destruction.

Jeremiah 6:1

“Run for cover, Benjaminites,
out of Jerusalem!
Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa;
raise a smoke signal over Beth-haccherem,
for disaster threatens from the north,
even great destruction.

Jeremiah 20:11

But the Lord is with me like a violent warrior.
Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly shamed,
an everlasting humiliation that will never be forgotten.

Jeremiah 25:9

I am going to send for all the families of the north’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘and send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, against its residents, and against all these surrounding nations, and I will completely destroy them and make them a desolation, a derision, and ruins forever.

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 46:16

He continues to stumble.
Indeed, each falls over the other.
They say, “Get up! Let’s return to our people
and to the land of our birth,
away from the sword that oppresses.”

Jeremiah 50:32

The arrogant will stumble and fall
with no one to pick him up.
I will set fire to his cities,
and it will consume everything around him.”

Daniel 11:22

A flood of forces will be swept away before him; they will be shattered, as well as the covenant prince.

Amos 2:14-15

Escape will fail the swift,
the strong one will not prevail by his strength,
and the brave will not save his life.

Amos 9:1-3

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said:

Strike the capitals of the pillars
so that the thresholds shake;
knock them down on the heads of all the people.
Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword.
None of those who flee will get away;
none of the fugitives will escape.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.

Bible References

Not

Judges 4:15
The Lord threw Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army into confusion with the sword before Barak. Sisera left his chariot and fled on foot.
Psalm 33:16
A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.
Psalm 147:10
He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
He does not value the power of a man.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.
Isaiah 30:16
You say, “No!
We will escape on horses”—
therefore you will escape!—
and, “We will ride on fast horses”—
but those who pursue you will be faster.
Amos 2:14
Escape will fail the swift,
the strong one will not prevail by his strength,
and the brave will not save his life.
Amos 9:1
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said:

Strike the capitals of the pillars
so that the thresholds shake;
knock them down on the heads of all the people.
Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword.
None of those who flee will get away;
none of the fugitives will escape.

Stumble

Jeremiah 46:12
The nations have heard of your dishonor,
and your outcry fills the earth,
because warrior stumbles against warrior
and together both of them have fallen.
Jeremiah 20:11
But the Lord is with me like a violent warrior.
Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly shamed,
an everlasting humiliation that will never be forgotten.
Jeremiah 50:32
The arrogant will stumble and fall
with no one to pick him up.
I will set fire to his cities,
and it will consume everything around him.”
Psalm 27:2
When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.
Isaiah 8:15
Many will stumble over these;
they will fall and be broken;
they will be snared and captured.
Daniel 11:19
He will turn his attention back to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble, fall, and be no more.

Toward

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 1:14
Then the Lord said to me, “Disaster will be poured out from the north on all who live in the land.
Jeremiah 4:6
Lift up a signal flag toward Zion.
Run for cover! Don’t stand still!
For I am bringing disaster from the north—
a great destruction.
Jeremiah 6:1
“Run for cover, Benjaminites,
out of Jerusalem!
Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa;
raise a smoke signal over Beth-haccherem,
for disaster threatens from the north,
even great destruction.
Jeremiah 25:9
I am going to send for all the families of the north’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘and send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, against its residents, and against all these surrounding nations, and I will completely destroy them and make them a desolation, a derision, and ruins forever.

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