Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
General references
Bible References
Exalt
Job 20:6
“Though his pride reaches the heavens
And his head touches the clouds,
“Though his pride reaches the heavens
And his head touches the clouds,
Job 39:27
“Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up
And makes his nest on high [in an inaccessible place]?
“Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up
And makes his nest on high [in an inaccessible place]?
Jeremiah 49:16
“As for Your terror,
The pride and arrogance of your heart have deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of the rock (Sela also calledPetra),
Who hold and occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as high as the eagle’s,
I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.
“As for Your terror,
The pride and arrogance of your heart have deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of the rock (Sela also called
Who hold and occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as high as the eagle’s,
I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.
Habakkuk 2:9
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who obtains wicked gain for his house [and thinks by so doing]
To set his nest on high,
That he may be rescued from the hand of evil.
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who obtains wicked gain for his house [and thinks by so doing]
To set his nest on high,
That he may be rescued from the hand of evil.
Among
Isaiah 14:12
“How you have fallen from heaven,
Ostar of the morning [light-bringer], son of the dawn!
You have been cut down to the ground,
You who have weakened the nations [king of Babylon]!
“How you have fallen from heaven,
O
You have been cut down to the ground,
You who have weakened the nations [king of Babylon]!
Jeremiah 51:53
“Though Babylon should ascend to the heavens,
And though she should fortify her lofty stronghold,
Yet destroyers will come on her from Me,” says the Lord.
“Though Babylon should ascend to the heavens,
And though she should fortify her lofty stronghold,
Yet destroyers will come on her from Me,” says the Lord.
Amos 9:2
“Though they dig intoSheol [to hide in the deepest pit],
From there My hand will take them [for judgment];
And though they climb up to heaven [to hide in the realm of light],
From there will I bring them down [for judgment].
“Though they dig into
From there My hand will take them [for judgment];
And though they climb up to heaven [to hide in the realm of light],
From there will I bring them down [for judgment].
General references
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.