Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
The firstborn
Bible References
Strength
Job 17:16
Will it go down to the bars of Sheol? Shall we descend together into the dust?"
Jonah 2:6
at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.
The firstborn
Genesis 49:3
"Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the firstfruits of my strength, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
Isaiah 14:30
And the firstborn of the poor will graze, and the needy lie down in safety; but I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant it will slay.
Revelation 6:8
And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.