Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
That leaveth
The sword
His arm
Bible References
Idol
Isaiah 9:15
The elder and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail.
Isaiah 44:10
Who fashions a god, or molds a graven image, that is profitable for nothing?
Jeremiah 23:32
Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, says the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their recklessness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, says the LORD.
1 Corinthians 8:4
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
1 Corinthians 10:19
What do I say then? that the idol is anything, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything?
That leaveth
John 10:12
But he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees: and the wolf catches them, and scatters the sheep.
The sword
Isaiah 6:9
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear you indeed, but understand not; and see you indeed, but perceive not.
Isaiah 29:10
For the LORD has poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers has he covered.
Isaiah 42:19
Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger whom I sent? who is blind as he who is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant?
Jeremiah 50:35
A sword is upon the Chaldeans, says the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
Hosea 4:5
Therefore shall you fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with you in the night, and I will destroy your mother.
Amos 8:9
And it shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth on a clear day:
Micah 3:6
Therefore night shall be unto you, that you shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that you shall not divine; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
John 9:39
And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they who see not might see; and that they who see might be made blind.
John 12:40
He has blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Romans 11:7
What then? Israel has not obtained that which it seeks for; but the election has obtained it, and the rest were blinded
His arm
1 Samuel 2:31
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off your arm, and the arm of your father's house, that there shall not be an old man in your house.
1 Kings 13:4
And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, who had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
Ezekiel 30:22
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.