Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
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Bible References
How doth
Isaiah 14:12
"How you have fallen from heaven, Day Star, son of the Dawn! How you have been thrown down to earth, you who laid low the nation!
Jeremiah 50:23
How the hammer of all the earth is cut off and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!
Zephaniah 2:15
This is that carefree city that lived irresponsibly, that told herself, "Me first!' and, "There will be no one else!' How ruined she has become a habitat for wild animals! Everyone who passes by her will sneer at her and make obscene gestures!"
Revelation 18:16
"How terrible, how terrible it is for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet and was adorned with gold, gems, and pearls,
Sit
Lamentations 2:10
The leaders of cherished Zion sit silently on the ground; they throw dust on their heads and dress in mourning clothes. The young women of Jerusalem bow their heads in sorrow.
Isaiah 3:26
and her gates lament and mourn. Ravaged, she will sit on the ground."
Isaiah 50:5
My Lord GOD has opened my ears, and I did not rebel; I did not shrink back.
Isaiah 52:2
Shake yourself from the dust and arise, and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem! Loosen the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
Jeremiah 9:11
"I'll make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a refuge for jackals. I'll make the towns of Judah desolate, without inhabitants."
Ezekiel 26:16
That's when all the kings of the seafaring nations will abandon their thrones, strip off their fancy clothes, and collapse trembling on the ground. They'll be so frightened as they observe what has happened to you that they'll be unable to stop trembling. They will be utterly appalled at you!
Full
Psalm 122:4
To it the tribes ascend the tribes of the LORD as decreed to Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
Isaiah 22:2
you who are full of commotion, you passionate city, you rollicking town? Your slain weren't killed by the sword, nor are they dead in battle.
Zechariah 8:4
"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "There will yet be old men and old women sitting in the parks of Jerusalem, each one of them holding canes in their hands due to their old age!
As a
Isaiah 47:8
"Now hear this, you wanton creature, lounging with no cares, and saying to herself: "I am the one, and there will be none besides me; I won't live as a widow, nor will I see the loss of children.'
Isaiah 54:4
"Don't be afraid, because you won't be ashamed; don't fear shame, for you won't be humiliated because you will forget the disgrace of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
Revelation 18:7
Just as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, inflict on her just as much torture and misery. In her heart she says, "I am a queen on a throne, not a widow. I will never see misery.'
Great
1 Kings 4:21
Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the territory of the Philistines and south to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon throughout his lifetime.
2 Chronicles 9:26
King Solomon ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River west to the land of the Philistines and as far south as the boundary with Egypt.
Ezra 4:20
Powerful kings have reigned over Jerusalem, including ruling over all lands beyond the Euphrates River. Furthermore, taxes, tribute, and tolls have been paid to them.
General references
Isaiah 24:12
Desolation remains in the city whose gates lie battered into ruins.
Isaiah 64:10
Your holy cities have become a desert; Zion has become like a desert, Jerusalem a desolation.