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 have been seized,
the marshes set on fire,
and the soldiers are terrified.
Psalm 76:5
The brave-hearted have been plundered;
they have slipped into their final sleep.
None of the warriors was able to lift a hand.
Isaiah 13:7
Therefore everyone’s hands will become weak,
and every man’s heart will melt.
Isaiah 19:16
On that day Egypt will be like women. She will tremble with fear because of the threatening hand of the Lord of Hosts when He raises it against her.
Nahum 3:13
Look, your troops are like women among you;
the gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies.
Fire will devour the bars of your gates.
Revelation 18:10
They will stand far off in fear of her torment, saying:

Woe, woe, the great city,
Babylon, the mighty city!
For in a single hour
your judgment has come.

Her bars

Jeremiah 50:36
A sword is against the diviners,
and they will act foolishly.
A sword is against her heroic warriors,
and they will be terrified.
Isaiah 45:1
The Lord says this to Cyrus, His anointed,
whose right hand I have grasped
to subdue nations before him,
to disarm kings,
to open the doors before him
and the gates will not be shut:
Lamentations 2:9
ט TetZion’s gates have fallen to the ground;
He has destroyed and shattered the bars on her gates.
Her king and her leaders live among the nations,
instruction is no more,
and even her prophets receive
no vision from the Lord.
Amos 1:5
I will break down the gates of Damascus.
I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven,
and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden.
The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir.
The Lord has spoken.
Nahum 3:13
Look, your troops are like women among you;
the gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies.
Fire will devour the bars of your gates.

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