Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
{A Song of degrees for Solomon.} Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
They labour
Except
The watchman
General references
Bible References
Build
1 Chronicles 22:10
He shall build a house for my name, and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
1 Chronicles 28:10
Take heed now, for the LORD has chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.
1 Chronicles 29:19
Likewise, give unto Solomon, my son, a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are labourers together with God; ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
They labour
1 Corinthians 15:14
and if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is vain, and your faith is also vain.
Galatians 4:11
I am afraid for you, lest I have bestowed labour upon you in vain.
Except
Psalm 121:3
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; he that keeps thee will not slumber.
Isaiah 27:3
I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest the enemy visit it, I will keep it night and day.
Zechariah 2:4
and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited without walls for the multitude of men and beasts in the midst of her:
The watchman
Song of Songs 3:3
The watchmen that go about the city found me, to whom I said, Have ye seen him whom my soul loves?
Song of Songs 5:7
The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my outer cloak from me.
Isaiah 21:5
Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink; arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs; they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, they love to slumber.
Isaiah 62:6
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night; ye that make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent
Jeremiah 51:12
Set up the banner upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for the LORD has deliberated and shall put into effect that which he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.
Ezekiel 33:2
Son of man, speak to the sons of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring a sword upon the land and the people of the land take a man from within their borders and set him up as a watchman;
General references
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air and over every beast that moves upon the earth.