Luke 21:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

Flee

And let them

Revelation 18:4

General references

Deuteronomy 28:52

Isaiah 64:10

Matthew 24:16

Bible References

Flee

On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back.

When they had brought them outside, they said, "Run for your lives! Don't look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!"

Those of Pharaoh's servants who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their servants and livestock into the houses,

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.

The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house.

And let them

And he said to the community, "Move away from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything they have, lest you be destroyed because of all their sins."

"Run for safety, people of Benjamin! Get out of Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Light the signal fires at Beth Hakkerem! For disaster lurks out of the north; it will bring great destruction.

But when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded the land we said, 'Let's get up and go to Jerusalem to get away from the Babylonian and Aramean armies.' That is why we are staying here in Jerusalem."

Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the territory of Benjamin. He wanted to make sure he got his share of the property that was being divided up among his family there.

Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, so you will not take part in her sins and so you will not receive her plagues,

General references

They will besiege all of your villages until all of your high and fortified walls collapse -- those in which you put your confidence throughout the land. They will besiege all your villages throughout the land the Lord your God has given you.

Your chosen cities have become a desert; Zion has become a desert, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin.

then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.