Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.
Cross References
Psalm 12:8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Psalm 55:9O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
Psalm 55:11Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
Treasury of Scripture
Day and night they go about it on the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the middle of it.
Day
Psalm 59:6,14,15
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city…
1 Samuel 19:11
Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
2 Samuel 17:1,2
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: …
mischief
2 Samuel 16:21,22
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong…
Isaiah 59:6-15
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands…
Ezekiel 9:4
And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
