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 know me, Jehovah. You see what I do and how in my heart I love you. Drag them away like sheep to be butchered. Guard them until it is time for them to be slaughtered.
Romans 8:36
It is written: For your sake we are put to death all day long. We are considered as sheep for the slaughter. (Psalm 44:22)
Like sheep appointed for meat
Psalm 14:4
Are all the workers of wickedness, those who devour my people as if they were devouring food, so ignorant that they do not call on Jehovah?
General references
Leviticus 26:33
I will scatter you among the nations. War will follow you. Your country will be in ruins. Your cities will be deserted.