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
Elders and dignitaries are the head, and prophets who teach lies are the tail.
Isaiah 44:10
Who shapes a god and casts a useless and good for nothing idol.
Jeremiah 23:32
Listen to what I, Jehovah, say! I am against the prophets who tell their dreams that are full of lies. They tell these dreams and lead my people astray with their lies and their boasting. I did not send them or order them to go. They are of no help at all to the people. I Jehovah have spoken!
1 Corinthians 8:4
Concerning the eating of food offered in sacrifice to 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 mean? That the idol is anything, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything?
That leaveth
John 10:12
The hired man owns no sheep. He is not the shepherd. He sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep. The wolf snatches them, and scatters them.
The sword
Isaiah 6:9
He said: Go and tell this people: 'Hear constantly but do not understand. See constantly but do not perceive.'
Isaiah 29:10
Jehovah has made you drowsy. He shut your eyes in a deep sleep you prophets and visionaries. He overwhelmed your leaders.
Isaiah 42:19
Is anyone more blind than my servant or more deaf than the messenger I send?
Jeremiah 50:35
A sword will kill the Babylonians and everyone who lives in Babylon, declares Jehovah. A sword will kill their officials and their wise men.
Hosea 4:5
You will stumble in the day, and the prophet will stumble with you in the night. I will destroy your mother.
Amos 8:9
It will happen in that day, said the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.
Micah 3:6
Therefore you will have night. You will have no vision! It will be dark to you. You will not perform divination. The sun will go down on the prophets and they will be in the dark.
John 9:39
Jesus said: I came into the world for this judgment that those not seeing may see and those seeing may become blind.
John 12:40
He has blinded their eyes. He hardened their heart. Otherwise they would see with their eyes and perceive with their heart. Then they would turn and I would heal them.
Romans 11:7
What then? Israel has not obtained that which he seeks. The chosen ones have obtained it, and the rest were blinded (rendered stupid) (hardened) (made insensitive).
His arm
1 Samuel 2:31
The days are coming when I will cut off your arm (reduce your strength) and the arm of your father's house. No old man shall be in your house!
1 Kings 13:4
King Jeroboam heard this. He pointed his outstretched hand at him and ordered: Seize that man! At once the king's arm became paralyzed so that he could not pull it back.
Ezekiel 30:22
The Lord Jehovah says: 'I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong and the broken. I will make the sword fall from his hand.