Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

General references

Bible References

Shall i take

Lamentations 1:12
Lamed Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there is any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is come unto me because the LORD has afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
Daniel 9:12
And he has confirmed his words, which he spoke over us and over our judges that governed us, by bringing upon us such a great evil: that such has never been done under the whole heaven as has been done upon Jerusalem.

For

2 Samuel 5:20
And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there and said, The LORD has broken forth upon my enemies before me as the breach of waters. Therefore, he called the name of that place Baalperazim.
Psalm 60:2
Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it; heal its breaches, for it shakes.
Jeremiah 14:17
Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them: Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
Ezekiel 26:3
therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against thee as the sea causes its waves to come up.

Who can

Jeremiah 8:22
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? Why then was there no medicine for the daughter of my people?
Jeremiah 30:12
For thus hath the LORD said, Thy breach is incurable, and thy sore is grievous.
Jeremiah 51:8
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed; howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

General references

Mark 4:30
He also said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we compare it?