Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
Lift up
General references
Bible References
Sworn
Jeremiah 49:13
For by Myself I have sworn”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will become ruins forever.”
Amos 6:8
The Lord God has sworn by Himself—this is the declaration of Yahweh, the God of Hosts:
I loathe Jacob’s pride
and hate his citadels,
so I will hand over the city and everything in it.
and hate his citadels,
so I will hand over the city
Hebrews 6:13
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:
As with
Jeremiah 46:23 They will cut down her forest—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
though it is dense,
for they are more numerous than locusts;
they cannot be counted.
this is the Lord’s declaration—
though it is dense,
for they are more numerous than locusts;
they cannot be counted.
Judges 6:5
For the Midianites came with their cattle and their tents like a great swarm of locusts. They and their camels were without number, and they entered the land to waste it.
Joel 1:4 What the devouring locust has left,
the swarming locust has eaten;
what the swarming locust has left,
the young locust has eaten;
and what the young locust has left,
the destroying locust has eaten.
the swarming locust has eaten;
what the swarming locust has left,
the young locust
and what the young locust has left,
the destroying locust
Joel 2:3 A fire destroys in front of them,
and behind them a flame devours.
The land in front of them
is like the Garden of Eden,
but behind them,
it is like a desert wasteland;
there is no escape from them.
and behind them a flame devours.
The land in front of them
is like the Garden of Eden,
but behind them,
it is like a desert wasteland;
there is no escape from them.
Nahum 3:15 The fire will devour you there;
the sword will cut you down.
It will devour you like the young locust.
Multiply yourselves like the young locust,
multiply like the swarming locust!
the sword will cut you down.
It will devour you like the young locust.
Multiply yourselves like the young locust,
multiply like the swarming locust!
Lift up
Jeremiah 50:15 Raise a war cry against her on every side!
She has thrown up her hands in surrender;
her defense towers have fallen;
her walls are demolished.
Since this is the Lord’s vengeance,
take out your vengeance on her;
as she has done, do the same to her.
She has thrown up her hands in surrender;
her defense towers have fallen;
her walls are demolished.
Since this is the Lord’s vengeance,
take out your vengeance on her;
as she has done, do the same to her.
General references
Genesis 22:16
and said, “By Myself I have sworn,” this is the Lord’s declaration: “Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son,