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 you, Yahweh, you know me, you see me, and you test [that] my heart [is] with you. Tear them apart like sheep for [the] slaughtering, and set them apart for [the] day of slaughter.
Romans 8:36
Just as it is written, "On account of you we are being put to death the whole day [long]; we are considered as sheep for slaughter."
Like sheep appointed for meat
Psalm 14:4
All who do evil--do they not know, [they] who eat my people [as though] they were eating bread? They do not call on Yahweh.
General references
Leviticus 26:33
And I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw a sword behind you; and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a ruin.