Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

Drinketh

Bible References

Drinketh

Isaiah 37:25

‘I dug wells and drank [foreign] waters,
And with the sole of my feet I dried up
All the canals [of the Nile] of Egypt.’

Hasteth

Psalm 55:8

“I would hurry to my refuge [my tranquil shelter far away]
From the stormy wind and from the tempest.”
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore the Lord God says this,

“Listen carefully, I am laying in Zion a Stone, a tested Stone,
A precious Cornerstone for the [secure] foundation, firmly placed.
He who believes [who trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that Stone] will not be disturbed or give way [in sudden panic].