Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

General references

Bible References

O house

Jeremiah 5:11
They, the house of Israel and the house of Judah,
have dealt very treacherously with Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 2:26
Like the shame of a thief when he is caught,
so the house of Israel has been put to shame.
They, their kings, their officials,
their priests, and their prophets
Jeremiah 9:26
Egypt, Judah, Edom, the Ammonites, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair on their temples. All these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah,
the plant He delighted in.
He looked for justice
but saw injustice,
for righteousness,
but heard cries of wretchedness.
Ezekiel 18:31
Throw off all the transgressions you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
Matthew 3:9
And don’t presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

A mighty

Daniel 2:37
Your Majesty, you are king of kings. The God of heaven has given you sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
Daniel 7:7
“While I was watching in the night visions, a fourth beast appeared, frightening and dreadful, and incredibly strong, with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and it trampled with its feet whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had 10 horns.
Habakkuk 1:5
Look at the nations and observe
be utterly astounded!
For something is taking place in your days
that you will not believe
when you hear about it.

A nation

Isaiah 28:11
So He will speak to this people
with stammering speech
and in a foreign language.
Isaiah 33:19
You will no longer see the barbarians,
a people whose speech is difficult to comprehend—
who stammer in a language that is not understood.
1 Corinthians 14:21
It is written in the law:

I will speak to these people
by people of other languages
and by the lips of foreigners,
and even then, they will not listen to Me,


says the Lord.

General references

Isaiah 42:24
Who gave Jacob to the robber,
and Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the Lord?
Have we not sinned against Him?
They were not willing to walk in His ways,
and they would not listen to His instruction.

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