Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
{A Song of degrees.} Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
May
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Bible References
Have they
Exodus 1:12
But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread. As a result the Egyptians loathed the Israelites,
Exodus 5:7
"You must no longer give straw to the people for making bricks as before. Let them go and collect straw for themselves.
Judges 2:15
Whenever they went out to fight, the Lord did them harm, just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. They suffered greatly.
Judges 10:8
They ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites that eighteenth year -- that is, all the Israelites living east of the Jordan in Amorite country in Gilead.
1 Samuel 13:19
A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, "This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears."
Lamentations 1:3
(Gimel) Judah has departed into exile under affliction and harsh oppression. She lives among the nations; she has found no resting place. All who pursued her overtook her in narrow straits.
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Jeremiah 2:2
"Go and declare in the hearing of the people of Jerusalem: 'This is what the Lord says: "I have fond memories of you, how devoted you were to me in your early years. I remember how you loved me like a new bride; you followed me through the wilderness, through a land that had never been planted.
Ezekiel 23:3
They engaged in prostitution in Egypt; in their youth they engaged in prostitution. Their breasts were squeezed there; lovers fondled their virgin nipples there.
Hosea 2:15
From there I will give back her vineyards to her, and turn the "Valley of Trouble" into an "Opportunity for Hope." There she will sing as she did when she was young, when she came up from the land of Egypt.
Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a young man, I loved him like a son, and I summoned my son out of Egypt.
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Psalm 124:1
A song of ascents, by David. "If the Lord had not been on our side" -- let Israel say this! --
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Acts 7:19
This was the one who exploited our people and was cruel to our ancestors, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.