Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
Damascus
Faint-hearted
Sorrow
On the sea
Bible References
Damascus
Genesis 14:15
Then, during the night, Abram divided his forces against them and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, "O sovereign Lord, what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?"
1 Kings 11:24
He gathered some men and organized a raiding band. When David tried to kill them, they went to Damascus, where they settled down and gained control of the city.
Isaiah 17:1
Here is a message about Damascus: "Look, Damascus is no longer a city, it is a heap of ruins!
Isaiah 37:13
Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?'"
Amos 1:3
This is what the Lord says: "Because Damascus has committed three crimes -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They ripped through Gilead like threshing sledges with iron teeth.
Zechariah 9:1
An oracle of the word of the Lord concerning the land of Hadrach, with its focus on Damascus: The eyes of all humanity, especially of the tribes of Israel, are toward the Lord,
2 Corinthians 11:32
In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to arrest me,
Faint-hearted
Deuteronomy 20:8
In addition, the officers are to say to the troops, "Who among you is afraid and fainthearted? He may go home so that he will not make his fellow soldier's heart as fearful as his own."
Deuteronomy 14:8
Also the pig is ritually impure to you; though it has divided hooves, it does not chew the cud. You may not eat their meat or even touch their remains.
2 Samuel 17:10
If that happens even the bravest soldier -- one who is lion-hearted -- will virtually melt away. For all Israel knows that your father is a warrior and that those who are with him are brave.
Isaiah 13:7
For this reason all hands hang limp, every human heart loses its courage.
Nahum 2:10
Destruction, devastation, and desolation! Their hearts faint, their knees tremble, each stomach churns, each face turns pale!
Sorrow
Isaiah 57:20
But the wicked are like a surging sea that is unable to be quiet; its waves toss up mud and sand.
On the sea
Psalm 107:26
They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors' strength left them because the danger was so great.
Luke 8:23
and as they sailed he fell asleep. Now a violent windstorm came down on the lake, and the boat started filling up with water, and they were in danger.
Luke 21:25
"And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.
Acts 27:20
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.