Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

Bible References

The mighty

Jeremiah 51:32
The fords also have been seized,
And they have burned the marshes with fire,
And the men of war are terrified.
Psalm 76:5
The stouthearted were plundered,
They sank into sleep;
And none of the warriors could use his hands.
Isaiah 13:7
Therefore all hands will fall limp,
And every man’s heart will melt.
Isaiah 19:16
In that day the Egyptians will become like women, and they will tremble and be in dread because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He is going to wave over them.
Nahum 3:13
Behold, your people are women in your midst!
The gates of your land are opened wide to your enemies;
Fire consumes your gate bars.
Revelation 18:10
standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’

Her bars

Jeremiah 50:36
“A sword against the oracle priests, and they will become fools!
A sword against her mighty men, and they will be shattered!
Isaiah 45:1
Thus says the Lord to Cyrus His anointed,
Whom I have taken by the right hand,
To subdue nations before him
And to loose the loins of kings;
To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:
Lamentations 2:9
Her gates have sunk into the ground,
He has destroyed and broken her bars.
Her king and her princes are among the nations;
The law is no more.
Also, her prophets find
No vision from the Lord.
Amos 1:5
“I will also break the gate bar of Damascus,
And cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven,
And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will go exiled to Kir,”
Says the Lord.
Nahum 3:13
Behold, your people are women in your midst!
The gates of your land are opened wide to your enemies;
Fire consumes your gate bars.