Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.

Bible References

Waters

Jeremiah 46:7
Who is this, rising like the Nile,
like rivers whose waters churn?
Isaiah 8:7
the Lord will certainly bring against them
the mighty rushing waters of the Euphrates River—
the king of Assyria and all his glory.
It will overflow its channels
and spill over all its banks.
Isaiah 28:17
And I will make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the mason’s level.”
Hail will sweep away the false refuge,
and water will flood your hiding place.
Isaiah 59:19
They will fear the name of Yahweh in the west
and His glory in the east;
for He will come like a rushing stream
driven by the wind of the Lord.
Daniel 11:22
A flood of forces will be swept away before him; they will be shattered, as well as the covenant prince.
Amos 9:5
The Lord, the God of Hosts—
He touches the earth;
it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn;
all of it rises like the Nile
and subsides like the Nile of Egypt.
Nahum 1:8
But He will completely destroy Nineveh
with an overwhelming flood,
and He will chase His enemies into darkness.
Revelation 12:15
From his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river flowing after the woman, to sweep her away in a torrent.
Revelation 17:1
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the judgment of the notorious prostitute who sits on many waters.

Out of

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 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.

All that is therein

Jeremiah 8:16
From Dan the snorting of horses is heard.
At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds,
the whole land quakes.
They come to devour the land and everything in it,
the city and all its residents.
Jeremiah 50:12
your mother will be utterly humiliated;
she who bore you will be put to shame.
Look! She will lag behind all the nations—
a dry land, a wilderness, an Arabah.
1 Corinthians 10:26
for the earth is the Lord’s, and all that is in it.

Then the

Jeremiah 46:13
This is the word the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to defeat the land of Egypt:
Jeremiah 48:3
A voice cries out from Horonaim,
“devastation and great disaster!”
Isaiah 15:2
Dibon went up to its temple
to weep at its high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at Medeba.
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.
Isaiah 22:1
An oracle against the Valley of Vision:

What’s the matter with you?
Why have all of you gone up to the rooftops?
Zephaniah 1:10
On that day—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate,
a wailing from the Second District,
and a loud crashing from the hills.
James 5:1
Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.

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