For he says: 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. Cross References 2 Kings 19:22 Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! Isaiah 37:24 Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: "With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests. Jeremiah 46:8 Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers, boasting, 'I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy the cities and their people.' Jeremiah 48:14 How can you say, 'We are warriors, mighty men ready for battle'? Ezekiel 28:4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. Ezekiel 35:13 You boasted against Me with your mouth and multiplied your words against Me. I heard it Myself! Daniel 4:30 the king exclaimed, "Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?" Habakkuk 2:6 Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: 'Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?' Treasury of Scripture For he said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: for he saith Isaiah 10:8 Isaiah 37:23,24 Deuteronomy 8:17 I have removed 2 Kings 15:29 2 Kings 17:6,24 2 Kings 18:11,32 robbed 2 Kings 16:8 2 Kings 18:15 Hosea 13:15,16 a valiant man. |