Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
Given
Like sheep appointed for meat
General references
Bible References
Given
Jeremiah 12:3
But thou, O LORD, dost know me; thou hast seen me and tried my heart toward thee; pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and mark them for the day of slaughter.
Romans 8:36
(As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.)
Like sheep appointed for meat
Psalm 14:4
The workers of iniquity certainly know this; those who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD.
General references
Leviticus 26:33
And I will scatter you among the Gentiles and will draw out a sword after you, and your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.