Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
Bible References
A drought
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.
she who bore you will be put to shame.
Look! She will lag behind all
a dry land, a wilderness,
Jeremiah 51:32 The fords have been seized,
the marshes set on fire,
and the soldiers are terrified.
the marshes set on fire,
and the soldiers are terrified.
Isaiah 44:27 who says to the depths of the sea, “Be dry,”
and I will dry up your rivers;
and I will dry up your rivers;
Revelation 16:12
The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east.
Revelation 17:15
He also said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
The land
Jeremiah 50:2 Announce to the nations;
proclaim and raise up a signal flag;
proclaim, and hide nothing.
Say: Babylon is captured;
Bel is put to shame;
Marduk is devastated;
her idols are put to shame;
her false gods, devastated.
proclaim and raise up a signal flag;
proclaim, and hide nothing.
Say: Babylon is captured;
Bel
Marduk is devastated;
her idols are put to shame;
her false gods, devastated.
Jeremiah 51:44 I will punish Bel in Babylon.
I will make him vomit what he swallowed.
The nations will no longer stream to him;
even Babylon’s wall will fall.
I will make him vomit what he swallowed.
The nations will no longer stream to him;
even Babylon’s wall will fall.
Isaiah 46:1 Bel crouches; Nebo cowers.
Their idols are consigned to beasts and cattle.
The images you carry are loaded,
as a burden for the weary animal.
Their idols are consigned to beasts and cattle.
The images you carry are loaded,
as a burden for the weary animal.
Daniel 5:4
They drank the wine and praised their gods made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
Habakkuk 2:18 What use is a carved idol
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes idols that cannot speak.
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes idols that cannot speak.
Revelation 17:5
On her forehead a cryptic name was written:
BABYLON THE GREAT
THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES
AND OF THE VILE THINGS OF THE EARTH.
BABYLON THE GREAT
THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES
AND OF THE VILE THINGS OF THE EARTH.
Mad
Jeremiah 51:7 Babylon was a gold cup in the Lord’s hand,
making the whole earth drunk.
The nations drank her wine;
therefore, the nations go mad.
making the whole earth drunk.
The nations drank her wine;
therefore, the nations go mad.
Isaiah 44:25 who destroys the omens of the false prophets
and makes fools of diviners;
who confounds the wise
and makes their knowledge foolishness;
and makes fools of diviners;
who confounds the wise
and makes their knowledge foolishness;
Acts 17:16
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was troubled within him when he saw that the city was full of idols.