Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
Because
His priests
General references
Bible References
Because
Jeremiah 9:23
So says Jehovah, Do not let the wise glory in his wisdom, nor let the mighty glory in his might; do not let the rich glory in his riches;
Jeremiah 13:25
This is your lot, the share I have measured to you, says Jehovah, because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.
Psalm 40:4
Blessed is the man who makes Jehovah his trust and does not turn to the proud, nor to those who turn aside to a lie.
Psalm 49:6
Those who trust in their wealth, and their many riches, boast themselves.
Psalm 52:7
Behold, the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, he was strong in his wickedness.
Psalm 62:8
Trust in Him at all times; you people, pour out your heart before Him; God is a hiding-place for us. Selah.
Isaiah 59:4
None calls for justice, nor does anyone plead for truth; they trust in vanity and speak lies. They conceive mischief and bring out iniquity.
Ezekiel 28:2
Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre. So says the Lord Jehovah: Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are a man and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of gods;
Hosea 10:13
You have plowed wickedness; you have reaped iniquity; you have eaten the fruit of lies, because you trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men.
1 Timothy 6:17
Charge the rich in this world that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, He offering to us richly all things to enjoy,
Revelation 18:7
As much as she has glorified herself and has lived in luxury, so much torment and sorrow give her. For she says in her heart, I sit as a queen, and I am not a widow; and I do not see mourning at all.
His priests
Jeremiah 49:3
Wail, O Heshbon; Ai is spoiled! Cry, daughters of Rabbah; clothe yourselves with sackcloth, mourn, and run to and fro by the hedges! For their king shall go into exile; his priests and his rulers together.
General references
Numbers 21:29
Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons to be runaways, and his daughters to go into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Amos 2:3
And I will cut off the judge from its midst, and will kill all its rulers with him, says Jehovah.