Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
Thy people
The gates
Thy bars
Bible References
Thy people
Isaiah 19:16
At that time, the Egyptians will be like women they will shudder and be afraid before the uplifted hand of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, when he brandishes his hand against her.
Jeremiah 50:37
A sword against her horses, against her chariots, and against all the foreign troops in her midst. They'll become women. A sword against her treasures. They'll be plundered.
Jeremiah 51:30
The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting. They stay in their strongholds; their strength is dried up; they have become like women. Her buildings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.
The gates
Nahum 2:6
The river gates will be opened, and the palace will collapse.
Psalm 107:16
For he shattered bronze gates and cut through iron bars.
Isaiah 45:1
This is what the LORD says to his anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, as I strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him and gates that cannot keep closed:
Thy bars
Psalm 147:13
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates, blessing your children within you.
Jeremiah 51:30
The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting. They stay in their strongholds; their strength is dried up; they have become like women. Her buildings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.