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 excellence shall mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds;
Job 39:27
Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
Jeremiah 49:16
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the hight of the hill: though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.
Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
Among
Isaiah 14:12
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Jeremiah 51:53
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the hight of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come to her, saith the LORD.
Amos 9:2
Though they dig into the place of the dead, thence shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
General references
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.