Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

Bible References

Prepared

Job 1:21
He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will return there. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. May the name of the Lord be blessed!"
Psalm 30:6
In my self-confidence I said, "I will never be upended."
Psalm 102:10
because of your anger and raging fury. Indeed, you pick me up and throw me away.

It withered

Psalm 90:5
You bring their lives to an end and they "fall asleep." In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up;
Isaiah 40:6
A voice says, "Cry out!" Another asks, "What should I cry out?" The first voice responds: "All people are like grass, and all their promises are like the flowers in the field.
Joel 1:12
The vine has dried up; the fig tree languishes -- the pomegranate, date, and apple as well. In fact, all the trees of the field have dried up. Indeed, the joy of the people has dried up!

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