Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
The strength
Bearers
General references
Bible References
The strength
Numbers 13:31
But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against these people, because they are stronger than we are!"
Numbers 32:9
When they went up to the Eshcol Valley and saw the land, they frustrated the intent of the Israelites so that they did not enter the land that the Lord had given them.
Psalm 11:1
For the music director; by David. In the Lord I have taken shelter. How can you say to me, "Flee to a mountain like a bird!
Haggai 1:2
The Lord who rules over all says this: "These people have said, 'The time for rebuilding the Lord's temple has not yet come.'"
Bearers
2 Chronicles 2:18
He designated 70,000 as common laborers, 80,000 as stonecutters in the hills, and 3,600 as supervisors to make sure the people completed the work.
Ezekiel 29:18
"Son of man, King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was rubbed bald and every shoulder rubbed bare; yet he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the work he carried out against it.
General references
Psalm 102:14
Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins.