Verse 4

Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}; There shall yet old men{H2205} and old women{H2205} dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} in the streets{H7339} of Jerusalem{H3389}, and every man{H376} with his staff{H4938} in his hand{H3027} for very{H7230} age{H3117}.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 2:31 : 31 Behold, the days{H3117} come{H935}{(H8802)}, that I will cut off{H1438}{(H8804)} thine arm{H2220}, and the arm{H2220} of thy father's{H1} house{H1004}, that there shall not be an old man{H2205} in thine house{H1004}.
  • Job 5:26 : 26 Thou shalt come{H935}{(H8799)} to thy grave{H6913} in a full age{H3624}, like as a shock of corn{H1430} cometh in{H5927}{(H8800)} in his season{H6256}.
  • Job 42:17 : 17 So Job{H347} died{H4191}{(H8799)}, being old{H2205} and full{H7649} of days{H3117}.
  • Isa 65:20-22 : 20 There shall be no more thence an infant{H5764} of days{H3117}, nor an old man{H2205} that hath not filled{H4390}{(H8762)} his days{H3117}: for the child{H5288} shall die{H4191}{(H8799)} an hundred{H3967} years{H8141} old{H1121}; but the sinner{H2398}{(H8802)} being an hundred{H3967} years{H8141} old{H1121} shall be accursed{H7043}{(H8792)}. 21 And they shall build{H1129}{(H8804)} houses{H1004}, and inhabit{H3427}{(H8804)} them; and they shall plant{H5193}{(H8804)} vineyards{H3754}, and eat{H398}{(H8804)} the fruit{H6529} of them. 22 They shall not build{H1129}{(H8799)}, and another{H312} inhabit{H3427}{(H8799)}; they shall not plant{H5193}{(H8799)}, and another{H312} eat{H398}{(H8799)}: for as the days{H3117} of a tree{H6086} are the days{H3117} of my people{H5971}, and mine elect{H972} shall long enjoy{H1086}{(H8762)} the work{H4639} of their hands{H3027}.
  • Lam 2:20-22 : 20 Behold{H7200}{(H8798)}, O LORD{H3068}, and consider{H5027}{(H8685)} to whom thou hast done{H5953}{(H8782)} this{H3541}. Shall the women{H802} eat{H398}{(H8799)} their fruit{H6529}, and children{H5768} of a span long{H2949}? shall the priest{H3548} and the prophet{H5030} be slain{H2026}{(H8735)} in the sanctuary{H4720} of the Lord{H136}? 21 The young{H5288} and the old{H2205} lie{H7901}{(H8804)} on the ground{H776} in the streets{H2351}: my virgins{H1330} and my young men{H970} are fallen{H5307}{(H8804)} by the sword{H2719}; thou hast slain{H2026}{(H8804)} them in the day{H3117} of thine anger{H639}; thou hast killed{H2873}{(H8804)}, and not pitied{H2550}{(H8804)}. 22 Thou hast called{H7121}{(H8799)} as in a solemn{H4150} day{H3117} my terrors{H4032} round about{H5439}, so that in the day{H3117} of the LORD'S{H3068} anger{H639} none escaped{H6412} nor remained{H8300}: those that I have swaddled{H2946}{(H8765)} and brought up{H7235}{(H8765)} hath mine enemy{H341}{(H8802)} consumed{H3615}{(H8765)}.
  • Lam 5:11-15 : 11 They ravished{H6031}{(H8765)} the women{H802} in Zion{H6726}, and the maids{H1330} in the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063}. 12 Princes{H8269} are hanged up{H8518}{(H8738)} by their hand{H3027}: the faces{H6440} of elders{H2205} were not honoured{H1921}{(H8738)}. 13 They took{H5375}{(H8804)} the young men{H970} to grind{H2911}, and the children{H5288} fell{H3782}{(H8804)} under the wood{H6086}. 14 The elders{H2205} have ceased{H7673}{(H8804)} from the gate{H8179}, the young men{H970} from their musick{H5058}. 15 The joy{H4885} of our heart{H3820} is ceased{H7673}{(H8804)}; our dance{H4234} is turned{H2015}{(H8738)} into mourning{H60}.
  • Heb 12:22 : 22 But{G235} ye are come{G4334}{(G5754)} unto mount{G3735} Sion{G4622}, and{G2532} unto the city{G4172} of the living{G2198}{(G5723)} God{G2316}, the heavenly{G2032} Jerusalem{G2419}, and{G2532} to an innumerable company{G3461} of angels{G32},