Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

Bible References

He would

Isaiah 44:20
He feeds on ashes.
His deceived mind has led him astray,
and he cannot deliver himself,
or say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
Isaiah 55:2
Why do you spend money on what is not food,
and your wages on what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.
Lamentations 4:5
ה HeThose who used to eat delicacies
are destitute in the streets;
those who were reared in purple garments
huddle in garbage heaps.
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim chases the wind
and pursues the east wind.
He continually multiplies lies and violence.
He makes a covenant with Assyria,
and olive oil is carried to Egypt.
Romans 6:19
I am using a human analogy because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you offered the parts of yourselves as slaves to moral impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification.

That

Psalm 73:22
I was stupid and didn’t understand;
I was an unthinking animal toward You.

No

Psalm 142:4
Look to the right and see:
no one stands up for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares about me.
Isaiah 57:3
But come here,
you sons of a sorceress,
offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!
Jonah 2:2
I called to the Lord in my distress,
and He answered me.
I cried out for help in the belly of Sheol;
You heard my voice.

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