Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

Weakeneth the strength of the mighty

General references

Bible References

Poureth

Exodus 8:2
However, if you refuse to let them go, hear this: I am going to strike your entire land with frogs.
Exodus 16:24
They put it aside until morning, as Moses told them, and it did not become foul nor was it wormy.
1 Kings 21:23
The Lord also spoke in regard to Jezebel, saying, ‘The dogs will eat [the body of] Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.’
2 Kings 9:26
‘I certainly saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will repay you on this property,’ says the Lord. Now then, pick him up and throw him into the property [of Naboth], in accordance with the word of the Lord.”
Psalm 107:40

He pours contempt on princes
And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.
Isaiah 23:9

The Lord of hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty,
To bring into contempt and humiliation all the honored of the earth.
Isaiah 24:21

So it will happen in that day
That the Lord will visit and punish the host (fallen angels) of heaven on high,
And the kings of the earth on the earth.
Isaiah 37:38
It came to pass as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons killed him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat [in Armenia]. And Esarhaddon his son became king in his place.
Daniel 2:21

“It is He who changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and establishes kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
And [greater] knowledge to those who have understanding!
Daniel 4:32
and you will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the animals of the field. You will be given grass to eat like the cattle, and seven periods of time will pass over you until you know [without any doubt] that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind and He bestows it on whomever He desires.”’
Matthew 2:12
And having been warned [by God] in a dream not to go back to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.
Acts 12:23
And at once an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give God the glory [and instead permitted himself to be worshiped], and he was eaten by worms and died [five days later].

Weakeneth the strength of the mighty

Isaiah 5:27

No one among them is weary or stumbles,
No one slumbers or sleeps;
Nor is the belt at their waist undone [as if unprepared for action],
Nor is the strap of their sandal broken.
Isaiah 11:5

And righteousness will be the belt around His loins,
And faithfulness the belt around His waist.
Isaiah 22:21

“And I will clothe him with your tunic [of distinction]
And tie your sash securely around him.
I will entrust him with your authority;
He will become a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Ephesians 6:10
In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might.

General references

Isaiah 40:23

It is He who reduces dignitaries to nothing,
Who makes the judges (rulers) of the earth meaningless (useless).