For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: "Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst. Cross References Luke 19:43For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. Deuteronomy 20:19 When you lay siege to a city for an extended time while fighting against it to capture it, you must not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because you can eat their fruit. You must not cut them down. Are the trees of the field human, that you should besiege them? Deuteronomy 20:20 But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit. Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls. Isaiah 37:33 So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: 'He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it. Jeremiah 22:17 "But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression." Jeremiah 32:24 See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it. And by sword, famine, and plague, the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What You have spoken has happened, as You now see! Jeremiah 32:31 For this city has aroused My wrath and fury from the day it was built until now. Therefore I will remove it from My presence Jeremiah 33:4 For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword: Ezekiel 4:2 Then lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it on all sides. Ezekiel 5:5 This is what the Lord GOD says: 'This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her. Daniel 11:15 Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege mound, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist. Zephaniah 3:1 Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! Chapter Outline 1. The enemies sent against Judah,4. encourage themselves. 6. God sets them on work because of their sins. 9. The prophet laments the judgments of God because of their sins. 18. He proclaims God's wrath. 26. He calls the people to mourn for the judgment on their sins. Jump to Previous Armies Build Cast City Cruel Cut Earthwork Everywhere False. Filled Hew Hosts Inspected Jerusalem Midst Mound Mount Oppression Placed Punished Ramps Siege Sorrow Trees Visited Ways Wholly WithinJump to Next Armies Build Cast City Cruel Cut Earthwork Everywhere False. Filled Hew Hosts Inspected Jerusalem Midst Mound Mount Oppression Placed Punished Ramps Siege Sorrow Trees Visited Ways Wholly Within |
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