Thematic Bible: Illustrative
Thematic Bible
Arrows » Illustrative » Of God's judgment
Yea, He has fitted him for instruments of death; He has made His arrows hotly pursue.
For You shall make them turn the back; You shall make ready Your arrows on Your strings against their faces.
When I shall send on them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their ruin, which I will send to destroy you; even I will increase the famine on you, and break your staff of bread;
I will heap evils on them. I will spend My arrows on them. Exhaustion by famine, and consumption by burning heat, and bitter destruction, and the teeth of beasts I will send on them, with the poison of crawling things of the dust. The sword outside, and the terror inside, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of grey hairs. read more.
I said I would dash them to pieces; I would make the memory of them to cease from among men, were it not the provocation of an enemy I feared, lest their enemies should misconstrue; lest they should say, Our hand is high and Jehovah has not done all this. For they are a nation without wisdom, neither is there any understanding in them. If they were wise, they would understand this; they would consider their latter end! How shall one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them and Jehovah had shut them up? For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are grapes of gall. Their clusters are bitter. Their wine is the poison of serpents, and the cruel venom of asps. Is not this laid up in store with Me and sealed up among My treasures? Vengeance and retribution belong to Me. Their foot shall slide in time, for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come on them make haste. For Jehovah will bring His people justice; and He shall have compassion on His servants, for He sees that their power is gone, and only the imprisoned and abandoned remain. And He shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted? Who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let it be your hiding place. See now that I, I am He, and there is no god with me. I kill, and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is no deliverer out of My hand. For I lift up My hand to Heaven and say, I live forever! If I sharpen My glittering sword, and if My hand takes hold in judgment, I will give vengeance to My enemies and will reward those that hate Me. I will make My arrows drunk with blood, and My sword shall devour flesh, with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the hairy scalp of the enemy.
I said I would dash them to pieces; I would make the memory of them to cease from among men, were it not the provocation of an enemy I feared, lest their enemies should misconstrue; lest they should say, Our hand is high and Jehovah has not done all this. For they are a nation without wisdom, neither is there any understanding in them. If they were wise, they would understand this; they would consider their latter end! How shall one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them and Jehovah had shut them up? For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are grapes of gall. Their clusters are bitter. Their wine is the poison of serpents, and the cruel venom of asps. Is not this laid up in store with Me and sealed up among My treasures? Vengeance and retribution belong to Me. Their foot shall slide in time, for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come on them make haste. For Jehovah will bring His people justice; and He shall have compassion on His servants, for He sees that their power is gone, and only the imprisoned and abandoned remain. And He shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted? Who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let it be your hiding place. See now that I, I am He, and there is no god with me. I kill, and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is no deliverer out of My hand. For I lift up My hand to Heaven and say, I live forever! If I sharpen My glittering sword, and if My hand takes hold in judgment, I will give vengeance to My enemies and will reward those that hate Me. I will make My arrows drunk with blood, and My sword shall devour flesh, with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the hairy scalp of the enemy.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of severe afflictions
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their fury is drinking my spirit; the terrors of God are set against me.
For Your arrows stick fast in me, and Your hand presses heavily on me.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of lightnings
The clouds poured out water; the skies sent out a sound; Your arrows also flew here and there. The voice of Your thunder was in the sky; the lightnings lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of false witnesses
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Arrows » Illustrative » (falling from the hand), of the paralyzing power
And I will strike your bow out of your left hand, and will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of slanderous tongues
Their tongue is a slaughtering arrow; it speaks deceit; one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in heart he lies in ambush.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of young children
Blessed is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of Christ
And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, and made Me a polished shaft. He has hidden Me in His quiver,
Arrows » Illustrative » (broken), of destruction of power
There He broke the fiery arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of devices of the wicked
for lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, so that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of bitter words
Arrows » Illustrative » Of the word of Christ
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's enemies; peoples fall under You.
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of obstinate rejecters of God's word
Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like the deaf adder, he stops his ear, which will not listen to the charmer's voice, a skillful caster of spells.
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of the enemies of God's people
You shall tread on the lion and adder; the young lion and the jackal You shall trample underfoot.
Beds » Illustrative » (too short,) of plans which afford no rest or peace
For the bed is shorter than one can stretch himself on, and the cover is narrower than one can wrap himself in.
Beds » Illustrative » (made on high,) of carnal security
On a lofty and high mountain you have set your bed; even there you went up to offer sacrifice.
Beds » Illustrative » Of the grave
He shall enter into peace; they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
Beds » Illustrative » (made in sickness,) of divine support and comfort
Jehovah will hold him up on the bed of sickness; You will change all his bed in his illness.
Beds » Illustrative » (made in darkness,) of extreme misery
If I wait for the grave as my home, I have made my bed in the darkness;
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of designs of the wicked
Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
My son, if sinners lure you, do not be willing. If they say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, we will watch secretly for the innocent without cause; let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those who go down into the pit; read more.
we shall find all precious goods; we shall fill our houses with plunder; cast in your lot among us, and let us have one purse. My son, do not walk in the way with them! Keep back your foot from their path, for their feet run to evil and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird,
we shall find all precious goods; we shall fill our houses with plunder; cast in your lot among us, and let us have one purse. My son, do not walk in the way with them! Keep back your foot from their path, for their feet run to evil and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird,
until a dart strikes through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare and does not know that it is for his soul.
Birds » Illustrative » Of people of different countries
All the birds of the heavens nested in his boughs, and under his branches all the beasts of the field bore their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.
which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown it is the greatest among herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.
Birds » Illustrative » Of the devil and his spirits
When anyone hears the Word of the kingdom and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown by the wayside.
And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.
Birds » Illustrative » Of unsettled persons, &c
For it shall be as a fleeing bird cast out of the nest, the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of death
For man also does not know his time; as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.
Birds » Illustrative » Of hostile nations
My inheritance is like a speckled bird to Me; the birds all around are against her. Go, gather all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour.
Birds » Illustrative » Of cruel and rapacious kings
calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my purpose from a far country. Yes, I have spoken, I will also cause it to come; I have formed; yes, I will do it.
Blood » Illustrative » (on one's own head,) of guilt
And David said to him, Your blood be upon your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.
And any man who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be on him.
has loaned on usury; and has taken increase; shall he then live? He shall not live! He has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be on him.
Blood » Illustrative » (given to drink,) of severe judgments
And I will judge you with judgments of adulteresses, and with shedders of blood. And I will give you blood and fury and jealousy.
since they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets; and You gave them blood to drink, for they were deserving.
Blood » Illustrative » (washing the feet in,) of victories
so that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your enemies, and the tongue of your dogs in it.
The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Blood » Illustrative » (building with,) of oppression and cruelty
Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!
Blood » Illustrative » (preparing to,) of ripening for destruction
therefore, as I live, says the Lord Jehovah, I will yield you up to blood, and blood shall pursue you. Since you have not hated blood, even blood shall pursue you.
Bottles » Illustrative » (broken,) of severe judgments
And He shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces. He shall have no pity, so that there shall not be found in the breaking of it a shard to take fire from the hearth, or to take water out of the pit.
Therefore behold, the days come, says Jehovah, that I will send pourers to him, who shall pour him off, and his vessels shall empty, and shatter their jars.
Bottles » Illustrative » Of sinners ripe for judgment
So you will speak to them this Word: So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every skin shall be filled with wine. And they shall say to you, Do we not surely know that every skin shall be filled with wine? Then you shall say to them, So says Jehovah, Behold, I will fill all the people of this land, even the kings that sit on David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. And I will smash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says Jehovah. I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, to keep them from their destruction.
Bottles » Illustrative » (dried up,) of the afflicted
For I am like a wineskin in the smoke; I do not forget Your Precepts.
Bottles » Illustrative » Of God's remembrance
You number my wandering; O put my tears into Your bottle; are they not in Your Book?
Bottles » Illustrative » (ready to burst,) of the impatient
Bottles » Illustrative » Of the clouds
Who can number the clouds by wisdom; or who can empty out the jars of the heavens,
the Bow » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the overthrow of power
And it shall be, at that day I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
So says Jehovah of Hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
And in that day I will cut a covenant for them, with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping things of the ground. And I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
the Bow » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
for lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, so that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies. But they are not mighty for the truth on the earth; for they go from evil to evil, and they do not know Me, says Jehovah.
the Bow » Illustrative » (when deceitful,) of the hypocrite
but they turned back, and acted unfaithfully like their fathers; they were turned aside like a deceiving bow.
They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a deceitful bow; their rulers shall fall by the sword from the rage of their tongue. This shall be their scorn in the land of Egypt.
the Bow » Illustrative » Of strength and power
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
Bread » Illustrative » (seeking of begging,) of extreme poverty
I have been young, and am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, or his seed begging bread.
And it shall be that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a piece of bread. And they shall say, Please put me into one of the priests' offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.
All her people sigh; they seek bread. They have given their desirable things for food to relieve the soul. See, O Jehovah, and look on me, for I have become vile.
Bread » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the death of Christ
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat, this is My body.
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread; And giving thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body, which is broken for you; this do in remembrance of Me."
Bread » Illustrative » (partaking of,) of communion of saints
And continuing with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they shared food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
For we, the many, are one bread and one body; for we are all partakers of that one bread.
Bread » Illustrative » (want of,) of extreme poverty
Better is one despised, and having a servant, than he honoring himself and lacks bread.
in that day he shall swear, saying, I will not be a healer; there is no bread nor a cloak in my house. You shall not make me a ruler of the people.
Bread » Illustrative » (eating without scarceness,) of plenty
a land in which you shall eat bread without want. You shall not lack any thing in it. It is a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
Bread » Illustrative » (of deceit,) of unlawful gain
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Bread » Illustrative » (of idleness,) of sloth
She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Bread » Illustrative » (of wickedness,) of oppression
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Bread » Illustrative » (fulness of,) of abundance
Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom; pride. Fullness of bread and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters. Nor did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Bread » Illustrative » (of adversity,) of heavy affliction
And Jehovah gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction; yet your teachers shall not be removed into a corner any more, but your eyes shall see your teachers.
Bread » Illustrative » Of Christ
For the bread of God is He who comes down from Heaven and gives life to the world. Then they said to him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes on Me shall never thirst.
Bread » Illustrative » (of tears,) of sorrow
You feed them with the bread of tears; and give them tears to drink in great measure.
Brooks » Illustrative » Of wisdom
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Brooks » Illustrative » (drinking of, by the way,) of help in distress
Brooks » Illustrative » Of temporal abundance
Brooks » Illustrative » (deceptive,) of false friends
My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a torrent; they pass away as the streams of torrents,
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » Of Christ
For You are a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the fearful ones is like a storm against the wall.
I will say of Jehovah, my refuge and my fortress; my God; in Him I will trust.
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » (the way to,) of Christ
Jesus said to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but by Me.
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And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called, The Way of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it. But He shall be with them; the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err in it.
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » Of the hope of the gospel
so that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us,
Clouds » Illustrative » Of judgments of God
As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out My sheep and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
How the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in His anger! He cast down the beauty of Israel from the heavens to the earth and remembered not His footstool in the day of His anger.
For the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near, a cloudy day. It shall be the time of the nations.
a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread on the mountains; a great people and a strong people; there has not been ever the like, nor shall there ever be again, even to the years of many generations.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
Behold, he shall come up like clouds, and his chariots like a tempest. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are plundered!
And you shall go up, coming like a storm. You shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you and all your bands, and many peoples with you.
And you shall come up on My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It shall be in the last days, and I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I shall be sanctified in you, O Gog, before their eyes.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of unsearchableness of God
And I looked, and behold, a windstorm came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire flashing itself, and a brightness to it all around, and out of its midst, like the color of polished bronze out of the middle of the fire.
And He made darkness coverings around Him, dark waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Clouds and darkness are all around Him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of His throne.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of multitudes of persons
Therefore since we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily besets us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
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Clouds » Illustrative » (riding upon,) of the power and greatness of God
The burden against Egypt: Behold, Jehovah rides on a swift cloud and comes into Egypt. And the idols of Egypt shall tremble at His presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in its midst.
He lays the beams of His upper rooms in the waters. He sets the clouds as His chariots; He walks on the wings of the wind;
Clouds » Illustrative » (passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites
O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? For your goodness is like a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away.
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passes away, as the chaff storm-driven out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
Clouds » Illustrative » (a morning without,) of wise rulers
The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: he who rules over men justly, ruling in the fear of God, is as the light of the morning, as the sun rises, a morning without clouds. The tender grass springs out of the earth through shining after rain.
Clouds » Illustrative » (when seasonable,) of the favor of good rulers
In the light of the king's face is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
Clouds » Illustrative » (without rain,) of the fraudulent
A man boasting himself in a false gift is like clouds and wind, but no rain.
Clouds » Illustrative » (carried away by a tempest,) of false teachers
These are wells without water, clouds driven with a tempest, for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of sins of men
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins; return to Me; for I have redeemed you.
Clouds » Illustrative » (without water,) of false teachers
These are sunken rocks in your love feasts, feasting together with you; feeding themselves without fear; waterless clouds being carried about by winds; fruitless autumn trees, having died twice, having been plucked up by the roots;
Covenants » Illustrative » Of the united determination of a people to serve God
And Jehoiada made a covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, that they should be the people of Jehovah; also between the king and the people.
And they entered into a covenant to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul,
were holding fast to their brothers, their honored ones. And they entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in God's Law which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to be careful to do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and His judgments and His statutes.
Covenants » Illustrative » Of God's promises to man
and that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world.
Behold! I, even I, establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you; and with every living creature that is with you, of the birds, of the cattle, and of every animal of the earth with you; from all that go out from the ark, to every animal of the earth. And I will establish My covenant with you. Neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood. Neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
Covenants » Illustrative » (with death and hell,) of carnal security
Because you have said, We have made a covenant with death, and we have made a vision with hell; when the overwhelming rod shall pass through, it shall not come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood,
And your covenant with death shall be wiped out, and your vision with hell shall not stand; when the overwhelming rod shall pass through, then you shall be beaten down by it.
Covenants » Illustrative » (with stones and beasts of the earth,) of peace and prosperity
And in that day I will cut a covenant for them, with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping things of the ground. And I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
For you shall be in covenant with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
Covenants » Illustrative » Of the contract of marriage
Yet you say, Why? Because Jehovah has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously; yet she is your companion and your covenant wife.
Covenants » Illustrative » Of good resolutions
I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin?
Defilement » Illustrative » Of sin
Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.
But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile the man.
Defilement » Illustrative » Of unholy doctrines
Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God shall destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which you are.
the Deluge » Illustrative » Of the destruction of sinners
Behold, the Lord is a mighty and strong one, like a hailstorm, a destroying storm; like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, He casts down to the earth with the hand.
And your covenant with death shall be wiped out, and your vision with hell shall not stand; when the overwhelming rod shall pass through, then you shall be beaten down by it.
For this let every godly one pray to You, in a time when You may be found; surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near him.
the Deluge » Illustrative » (unexpectedness of,) of suddenness of Christ's coming
But of that day and hour no one knows, no, not the angels of Heaven, but only My Father. But as the days of Noah were, so shall be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark. read more.
And they did not know until the flood came and took them all away. So also will be the coming of the Son of Man.
And they did not know until the flood came and took them all away. So also will be the coming of the Son of Man.
And as it was in the days of Noah, so it also shall be in the days of the Son of Man. They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and the flood came and destroyed them all. So also as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; read more.
but the day Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from the heaven and destroyed them all. Even so it shall be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
but the day Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from the heaven and destroyed them all. Even so it shall be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
the Deluge » Illustrative » Of baptism
to disobeying ones, when once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared (in which a few, that is, eight souls were saved through water); which figure now also saves us, baptism; not a putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ;
Dogs » Illustrative » Of obstinate sinners
Do not give that which is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and tear you.
But outside are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and makes a lie.
Dogs » Illustrative » (dead,) of the mean
After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog? After a flea?
And he bowed himself and said, What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?
Dogs » Illustrative » Of gentiles
And behold, a woman of Canaan coming out of these borders cried to Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
But He answered and said, It is not good to take the children's bread and to throw it to dogs.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of persecutors
and You have brought Me into the dust of death. For dogs have circled around Me; the band of spoilers have hemmed Me in, piercers of My hands and My feet.
Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the dog's hand.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of false teachers
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision party.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of fools
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
Dogs » Illustrative » (dumb,) of unfaithful ministers
His watchmen are blind; they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs who cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of covetous ministers
Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough; and they are shepherds who cannot understand. They all look to their own way, every one for his gain, to his own end.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of apostates
But the word of the true proverb has happened to them: The dog turning to his own vomit; and, The washed sow to wallowing in the mire.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the church
I sleep, but my heart is awake. It is the sound of my Beloved that knocks, saying, Open to Me, My sister, My love, My dove, My undefiled; for My head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.
O My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let Me see your face, let Me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is beautiful.
Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners
We all roar like bears, and mourn grievously like doves; we look for judgment, but none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
Like a twittering swallow, so I chatter; I mourn as a dove; my eyes look weakly to the heights. O Jehovah, I am pressed down; be surety for me.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up immediately out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him.
And John bore record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from Heaven like a dove, and He abode on Him.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the meekness of Christ
His eyes are as doves' eyes on the rivers of waters, washed with milk, sitting on a setting.
Doves » Illustrative » (in its flight,) of the return of israel from captivity
They shall tremble like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove out of the land of Assyria. And I will place them in their houses, says Jehovah.
Doves » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of the devil
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.
And when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be loosed out of his prison.
And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and its feet like those of a bear, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him its power and its seat and great authority.
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of cruel and persecuting kings
Speak and say, So says the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I, even I, am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon who lies in the midst of his rivers, who has said, My river is mine, and I have made it.
In that day Jehovah with His great and fierce and strong sword shall punish the sea-monster, the darting serpent, the sea-monster, that twisting serpent; and He shall kill the monster in the sea.
Awake! awake! Put on strength, O arm of Jehovah. Awake! as in the days of old, in the generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab into pieces, piercing the sea-monster?
the Dragon » Illustrative » (poison of,) of wine
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of enemies of the church
You shall tread on the lion and adder; the young lion and the jackal You shall trample underfoot.
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of wicked men
though You have crushed us in the place of jackals and covered us with the shadow of death.
Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies
For so says Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly like an eagle and shall spread his wings over Moab.
Behold, he shall come up like clouds, and his chariots like a tempest. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are plundered!
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they pursued us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Jehovah shall bring a nation against you from far, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flies; a nation whose tongue you shall not understand,
Eagles » Illustrative » (mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his church
As an eagle stirs up her nest, flutters over her young, spreads abroad her wings, takes them and bears them on her wing,
You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to Myself.
Eagles » Illustrative » Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers
And the likeness of their faces: the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side to the four of them; and the face of an ox on the left side to the four of them; and the face of an eagle to the four of them.
And the first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature had the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.
Eagles » Illustrative » (height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked
Your dreadfulness has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there, says Jehovah.
Though you rise high like the eagle, and though you set your nest between the stars, I will bring you down from there, says Jehovah.
Eagles » Illustrative » Of great and powerful kings
And say, So says the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings, long of pinion, full of feathers, who had different colors, came to Lebanon and took the highest branch of the cedar.
Put a trumpet to your mouth. He comes like an eagle against the house of Jehovah, because they have broken My covenant and have sinned against My Law.
Eagles » Illustrative » (wings of,) of protection afforded to the church
And two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, so that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the serpent's face.
Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the melting away of riches
Will your eyes fly on it? And it is gone! For surely it makes wings for itself; it flies into the heavens like an eagle.
Eagles » Illustrative » (upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven
but those who wait on Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Eagles » Illustrative » (renewed strength and beauty of,) of the renewal of saints
who satisfies your mouth with good; your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Eagles » Illustrative » (increased baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities
Make yourself bald, and cut off your hair for the sons of your delight; make your baldness large like the eagle; for they go into exile from you.
Eagles » Illustrative » (hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days
They have passed away like the swift ships; like the eagle who swoops on the prey.
Eyes » Illustrative » (open,) of spiritual illumination
Open my eyes, so that I may behold wonderful things out of Your Law.
Turn away my eyes from seeing vanity; in Your way give me life.
Eyes » Illustrative » (anointing with eyesalve,) of healing by the spirit
I counsel you to buy from Me gold purified by fire, so that you may be rich; and white clothing, so that you may be clothed, and so that the shame of your nakedness does not appear. And anoint your eyes with eye salve, so that you may see.
Eyes » Illustrative » Of the mind
The light of the body is the eye. Therefore if your eye is sound, your whole body shall be full of light. But if your eye is evil, your whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Feet » Illustrative » (sliding,) of yielding to temptation
a flaming brand despised in the thoughts of him who feels secure; it is ready for those with slipping feet.
For I said, Hear me, lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slips, they magnify themselves against me.
Feet » Illustrative » (treading under,) of complete destruction
In that time shall be brought to Jehovah of Hosts the present from a terrifying, a tall and smooth people, from it and onward; a mighty and trampling nation whose land the rivers have divided, to the place of the name of Jehovah of Hosts, Mount Zion.
Jehovah has trampled all my mighty ones in my midst; He has called a gathering against me to crush my young men. Jehovah has trod the virgin daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.
Feet » Illustrative » (washed or dipped in oil,) of abundance
And of Asher he said, Asher shall be blessed with sons, let him be pleasing to his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.
Feet » Illustrative » (dipped in blood,) of victory
so that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your enemies, and the tongue of your dogs in it.
Feet » Illustrative » (set in a large place,) of liberty
and have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a broad place.
Feet » Illustrative » (set on a rock,) of stability
He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet on a rock, and gave sureness to my steps.
Fig tree » Illustrative » (barren,) of mere professors of religion
And seeing a fig tree in the way, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And He said to it, let no fruit grow on you forever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.
He also spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard. And he came and sought fruit on it, and found none. And he said to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none. Cut it down, why does it encumber the ground?
Fig tree » Illustrative » (sitting under one's own,) of prosperity and peace
But they shall sit each one under his vine and under his fig tree; and there shall be no trembling; for the mouth of Jehovah of Hosts has spoken,
And Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
Fishes » Illustrative » Of men ignorant of future events
For man also does not know his time; as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.
Fishes » Illustrative » (bad,) of mere professors
which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. So it shall be at the end of the world. The angels shall come out and separate the wicked from among the just,
Fishes » Illustrative » (good,) of saints
which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. So it shall be at the end of the world. The angels shall come out and separate the wicked from among the just,
Fishes » Illustrative » Of the whole population of egypt
But I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales, and I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers, and all the fish of your rivers shall stick to your scales. And I will leave you to the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers. You shall fall on the open fields; you shall not be removed nor gathered. I have given you for food to the beasts of the field and to the birds of the heavens.
Fishes » Illustrative » Of those ensnared by the wicked
For You make man like the fish of the sea, like creeping things with no ruler over them.
Fishes » Illustrative » Of the visible church
which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.
Forests » Illustrative » (destroyed by fire,) of destruction of the wicked
For wickedness burns like the fire; it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall roll upwards like the lifting up of smoke.
And the light of Israel shall be as a fire, and His Holy One as a flame; and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day. And it shall burn up the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, both soul and body; and they shall be as when a sick one faints.
Forests » Illustrative » (a fruitful field turned into,) of the jews rejected by God
until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is thought to be a forest.
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be counted as a forest?
Forests » Illustrative » Of the unfruitful world
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of God
For My people have committed two evils; they have forsaken Me, the Fountain of living waters, to hew out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.
O Jehovah, the Hope of Israel, all who forsake You shall be ashamed. Those who depart from Me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken Jehovah, the Fountain of living waters.
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we shall see light.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of spiritual wisdom
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Understanding is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (corrupt,) of the natural heart
But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile the man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies;
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of eternal life
And He said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who thirsts I will give of the fountain of the Water of Life freely.
but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the means of grace
And it shall be, in that day the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (sealed up,) of the church
A locked garden is My sister, My spouse; a rock heap locked up, a fountain sealed.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a numerous posterity
And Israel shall dwell in safety alone; the fountain of Jacob in a land of grain and wine; and his heavens shall drop down dew.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (troubled,) of saints led astray
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is like a troubled fountain and a rotten spring.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the law of the wise
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Godly fear
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life to turn aside from the snares of death.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Christ
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David, and to the people of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a good wife
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (always flowing,) of unceasing wickedness of the jews
As a fountain keeps fresh her waters, so she keeps fresh her evil; violence and spoil is heard in her; always before Me are grief and wounds.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (not failing,) of the church
And Jehovah shall always guide you and satisfy your soul in dry places, and make your bones fat; and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
He who believes on Me, as the Scripture has said, "Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." (But He spoke this about the Spirit, which they who believed on Him should receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of constant supplies of grace
And the singers, the players of the pipe: all my springs are in You!
Fruits » Illustrative » Of a holy conversation
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he shall be satisfied with the product of his lips.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the reward of a man's hands shall be given to him.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of effects of industry
She considers a field, and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Fruits » Illustrative » (bad,) of the conduct and conversation of evil men
Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
There shall be a fullness of grain in the earth on the top of the mountains; its fruit shall shake like Lebanon, and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
And he who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit to life eternal, so that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of doctrines of Christ
As the apple among the trees of the wood, so is my Beloved among the sons. I sat down under His shadow with great delight, and His fruit was sweet to my taste.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of works of the spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of the wicked
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? I Jehovah search the heart, I try the reins, even to give to each man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of good works
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruits, nor can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the example, &c of the Godly
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he who takes souls is wise.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of praise
By Him, then, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, confessing His name.
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Fruits » Illustrative » Of effects of repentance
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance;
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of saints
Say to the righteous that it is well; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church
I have come into My garden, My sister, My spouse; I have gathered My myrrh with My spice; I have eaten My honeycomb with My honey; I have drunk My wine with My milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O Beloved.
My Beloved has gone down to His garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens and to gather lilies.
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the greenery of the valley, to see whether the vine flowered and the pomegranates budded.
Gardens » Illustrative » (well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church
And Jehovah shall always guide you and satisfy your soul in dry places, and make your bones fat; and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the sons of the flock and the herd. And their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not pine away any more at all.
Gardens » Illustrative » (enclosed,) of the pleasantness, fruitfulness, and security of the church
A locked garden is My sister, My spouse; a rock heap locked up, a fountain sealed.
Gardens » Illustrative » (when dried up,) of the wicked
For you shall be like an oak whose leaf fades, and like a garden that has no water.
Garments » Illustrative » (white,) of righteousness
I counsel you to buy from Me gold purified by fire, so that you may be rich; and white clothing, so that you may be clothed, and so that the shame of your nakedness does not appear. And anoint your eyes with eye salve, so that you may see.
His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.
Garments » Illustrative » (washed in wine,) of abundance
Binding his foal to the vine, and his ass's colt to the choice vine, he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes.
Garments » Illustrative » (rolled in blood,) of victory
For every boot of the warrior is with commotion, and the coat rolled in blood shall be burning fuel for the fire.
Gates » Illustrative » (of heaven,) of access to God
And he dreamed. And behold! A ladder was set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to Heaven! And behold! The angels of God were ascending and descending on it! And behold! Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac! The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your seed. And your seed shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in you and in your Seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. read more.
And, behold, I am with you, and will keep you in every place where you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken of to you. And Jacob awakened from his sleep. And he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I did not know. And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! This is nothing but the house of God, and this is the gate of Heaven!
And, behold, I am with you, and will keep you in every place where you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken of to you. And Jacob awakened from his sleep. And he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I did not know. And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! This is nothing but the house of God, and this is the gate of Heaven!
Gates » Illustrative » (of hell,) of satan's power
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Gates » Illustrative » (strait,) of the entrance to life
Because narrow is the gate and constricted is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Gates » Illustrative » (wide,) of the entrance to ruin
Go in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many there are who go in through it.
Gates » Illustrative » (of the grave,) of death
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave; I have numbered the rest of my years.
Gates » Illustrative » Of Christ
I am the door. If anyone enters in by Me, he shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture.
Goat » Illustrative » Of the wicked
My anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the he-goats; for Jehovah of Hosts has visited His flock the house of Judah, and has made them as His beautiful horse in battle.
And all nations shall be gathered before Him. And He shall separate them from one another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. And indeed He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats off the left.
Goat » Illustrative » Of macedonian empire
And as I was watching, behold, a he-goat came from the west, over the face of the all earth, and did not touch the ground. And the he goat had an outstanding horn between his eyes.
And the shaggy goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king.
Goat » Illustrative » (flock of,) of the church
Behold, you are beautiful, My love. Behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are like doves' from behind your veil; your hair is like a flock of goats that appear from Mount Gilead.
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of men as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls out,
You carry them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep; in the morning they are like grass which grows up.
As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
The voice said, Cry! And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the beauty of it is as the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, because the Spirit of Jehovah blows on it; surely the people is grass.
Grass » Illustrative » (on tops of houses,) of the wicked
And their people were of small power, they were fearful and put to shame. They were like the grass of the field, and the green herb, like the grass on the house-tops, and like grain blasted before it was grown up.
And their inhabitants were short of hand; dismayed and ashamed. They were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, even grain blasted before it has risen.
Grass » Illustrative » (refreshed by dew and showers,) of the saints refreshed by grace
He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as dew from Jehovah, as showers on a blade of the grass, which does not wait for man, nor delay for the sons of men.
Grass » Illustrative » Of prosperity of the wicked
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity blossom, it is that they shall be destroyed forever;
hands » Illustrative » (opened,) of liberality
But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely lend him enough for his need, that which he lacks.
hands » Illustrative » Of power
And the hand of Jehovah was on Elijah. And he girded up his loins and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
And Jehovah gave Israel a deliverer, so that they went out from under the Syrians. And the sons of Israel lived in their tents, as before.
hands » Illustrative » (shut,) of illiberality
If there is among you a poor man of one of your brothers inside any of your gates in your land which Jehovah your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother.
hands » Illustrative » (lifted up against another,) of rebellion
The matter is not so. But a man of Mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Only deliver him, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.
The Heart » Illustrative » Of Christ
Hurry, my Beloved, and be like a gazelle, or a young deer, the stag, on the mountains of spices.
My Beloved is like a roe or a young hart. Behold, He stands behind our wall, He looks forth at the windows, peering from the lattice.
The Heart » Illustrative » (sure-footedness of,) of experienced saints
Jehovah the Lord is my strength, and He will make my feet like hinds' feet, and He will make me to walk on my high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me on my high places.
The Heart » Illustrative » (without pasture,) of the persecuted
And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty has departed. Her rulers have become like bucks: they find no pasture, and they have gone without strength before the pursuer.
The Heart » Illustrative » (panting for water,) of afflicted saints longing for God
To the Chief Musician. A contemplation; for the sons of Korah. As the hart pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?
The Heart » Illustrative » Of converted sinners
Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness waters shall break out, and streams in the desert.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of the end of the world
Let both grow together until the harvest. And in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather together the darnel and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my granary.
The enemy who sowed them is the Devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of ripeness for wrath
Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, come down; for the press is full; the vats overflow, for their wickedness is great.
And another angel came out of the temple, crying in a great voice to Him sitting on the cloud, Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth was dried.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of a time of judgment
For so says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor; it is time to thresh her. Yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed to you, when I return the captivity of My people.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of a time when many are ready to receive the gospel
Then He said to His disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest that He will send out laborers into His harvest.
Harvest » Illustrative » (cold in,) of a refreshing message
Like cold snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to his senders; for he makes return to his master's soul.
Harvest » Illustrative » (rain in,) of honor given to fools
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not becoming for a fool.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of seasons of grace
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
Harvest » Illustrative » (dew in,) of God's protection
For so Jehovah said to me, I will take My rest, and I will look on in My dwelling place, like a clear heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Head » Illustrative » Of Christ
And He has put all things under His feet and gave Him to be Head over all things to the church,
and not holding the Head, from whom all the body, having been supplied through the joints and bands, and having been joined together, will grow with the growth of God.
But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
Verse Concepts
Head » Illustrative » (made bald,) of heavy judgments
One has gone up to the house, even to Dibon, the high places, to weep. Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba; baldness shall be on all their heads, every beard cut off.
And in that day Jehovah of Hosts called to weeping and mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth.
Make yourself bald, and cut off your hair for the sons of your delight; make your baldness large like the eagle; for they go into exile from you.
And it shall be, instead of sweet smell, there shall be an odor of decay; and instead of a sash, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a wrapping of sackcloth; burning instead of beauty.
Head » Illustrative » (covered,) of subjection
But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her head; for that is even the same as if she were shaved.
For this reason the woman ought to have authority on her head because of the angels.
Head » Illustrative » Of rulers
And wherever the sons of men, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens live, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all. You are this head of gold.
And Samuel said, When you were little in your own sight, did you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? And Jehovah anointed you king over Israel.
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of exaltation
Yet within three days Pharaoh shall lift up your head and restore you to your place. And you shall deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies, my encirclers; and I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle. I will sing; yea, I will sing praises to Jehovah.
Head » Illustrative » (anointed,) of joy and prosperity
But You shall lift up my horn as the wild ox; and I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of joy and confidence
But You, O Jehovah, are a shield for me; my glory, the One who lifts up my head.
And when these things begin to happen, then look up and lift up your heads, for your redemption draws near.
Head » Illustrative » Of God
But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
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Head » Illustrative » Of chief men
And Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. The elder and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
Head » Illustrative » (covered,) of defense and protection
O Lord Jehovah, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.
Head » Illustrative » Of the chief city of a kingdom
For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within sixty-five years Ephraim shall be broken so that it shall not be a people.
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of pride, &c
Hedges » Illustrative » Of heavy judgments
Therefore behold, I will hedge your way with thorns, and wall up her wall, that she shall not find her paths.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of holy ordinances, &c
Hear another parable. There was a certain housemaster who planted a vineyard and hedged it round about, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and rented it to vinedressers, and went into a far country.
And He fenced it, and gathered out the stones of it, and planted it with choice vines, and built a tower in its midst, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and He looked for it to produce grapes. And it produced wild grapes.
Hedges » Illustrative » (broken down,) of the taking away of protection
And now I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard; I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; and break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down;
Hedges » Illustrative » Of numerous afflictions
He has fenced up my way so that I cannot pass, and He has set darkness in my paths.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of the way of the slothful
The way of the lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of God's protection
Have You not made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have increased in the land.
Herbs » Illustrative » Of the wicked
And their people were of small power, they were fearful and put to shame. They were like the grass of the field, and the green herb, like the grass on the house-tops, and like grain blasted before it was grown up.
For they shall soon wither like the grass; and fade as the green herb.
Herbs » Illustrative » (dew on,) of grace given to saints
For so Jehovah said to me, I will take My rest, and I will look on in My dwelling place, like a clear heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Highways » Illustrative » Of facilities for the restoration of the jews
Pass! Pass through the gates; prepare the way of the people. Raise up! Raise up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a banner for the peoples.
And there shall be a highway for the remnant of His people, those left from Assyria; as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
Highways » Illustrative » (made in the deserts,) of facilities for the spread of the gospel
The voice of him who cries in the wilderness, Prepare the way of Jehovah, make straight a highway in the desert for our God.
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall sprout; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.
Highways » Illustrative » (broad,) of the way to destruction
Go in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many there are who go in through it.
Highways » Illustrative » (narrow,) of the way of life
Because narrow is the gate and constricted is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Highways » Illustrative » Of the way of holiness
And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called, The Way of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it. But He shall be with them; the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err in it.
Highways » Illustrative » Of Christ
Jesus said to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but by Me.
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Horns » Illustrative » Of antiChristian powers
And the angel said to me, Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, that has the seven heads and ten horns.
And I stood on the sand of the sea, and I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns. And on its horns were ten crowns, and on its heads was the name of blasphemy.
And he carried me away into a desert by the Spirit. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored beast, filled with names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Horns » Illustrative » Of kings
And as I was watching, behold, a he-goat came from the west, over the face of the all earth, and did not touch the ground. And the he goat had an outstanding horn between his eyes.
After this I looked in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, frightening and terrifying, and very strong. And it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with its feet. And it was different from all the beasts before it; and it had ten horns. I was thinking about the horns, and behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom three of the first horns were uprooted. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And behold, a ram with two horns stood before the canal having two horns, and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Horns » Illustrative » (cutting off,) of destruction of power
Also I will cut off all the horns of the wicked; but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
He has cut off all the horn of Israel in His fierce anger; He has drawn back His right hand from before the enemy, and He burned against Jacob like flaming fire which devours all around.
Horns » Illustrative » (pushing with,) of conquests
His glory is like the first-born of his bull, and his horns are like the horns of the wild ox. With them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth. And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs bronze; and you shall crush many peoples. And I will give their gain to Jehovah, and their wealth to the Lord of the all the earth.
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made horns of iron for himself. And he said, So says Jehovah, With these you shall push the Syrians until you have crushed them.
Horns » Illustrative » (budding of,) of the commencement or revival of a nation
In that day I will make a horn spring up to the house of Israel, and I will give you the opening of the mouth in their midst. And they shall know that I am Jehovah.
Horns » Illustrative » (exalting,) of increase of power and glory
The foes of Jehovah shall be broken to pieces. He thunders in the heavens upon them. Jehovah shall judge the ends of the earth. And He shall give strength to His king, and exalts the horn of His anointed.
And Hannah prayed and said, My heart rejoices in Jehovah, my horn is exalted in Jehovah. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies because I rejoice in Your salvation.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of Christ
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
And I looked, and lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, amidst the elders, a Lamb stood, as if it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of the wicked
Also I will cut off all the horns of the wicked; but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of God
Jehovah is my strength, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock; I will trust in Him; He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
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And His brightness is as the light; rays from His hand are His, and there was a hiding of His strength.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of ephraim, &c
His glory is like the first-born of his bull, and his horns are like the horns of the wild ox. With them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth. And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Horns » Illustrative » (raising up,) of arrogance
I said to the proud, Do not boast; and to the wicked, Do not lift up the horn; do not lift up your horn on high; nor speak with a stiff neck.
Horns » Illustrative » (bringing down,) of degradation
Iron » Illustrative » Of severe affliction
But Jehovah has taken you and brought you out from the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to Him a people of inheritance, as you are today.
Those who sit in the darkness and in the shadow of death, being chained in affliction and iron;
Iron » Illustrative » Of severe exercise of power
And he will rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of a potter they will be broken to pieces, even as I received from My Father.
You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Iron » Illustrative » Of strength
And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron. Since iron crushes and smashes all things; and as the iron that shatters all these, it will crush and shatter.
Iron » Illustrative » Of a hard barren soil
And your heavens over your head shall be bronze, and the earth that is under you iron.
Iron » Illustrative » (seared with,) of insensibility of conscience
speaking lies in hypocrisy, being seared in their own conscience,
Iron » Illustrative » Of stubbornness
Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your brow bronze.
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church glorified
And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her Husband.
Him who overcomes I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will go out no more. And I will write upon him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of Heaven from My God, and My new name.
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of Heaven from God,
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church
For Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to Jerusalem which now is, and is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem from above is free, who is the mother of us all.
Jerusalem » Illustrative » (its strong position,) of saints under God's protection
As the mountains are all around Jerusalem, so Jehovah is all around His people from this time and forever.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of any thing dear or cherished
Why have you despised the Word of Jehovah, to do evil in His sight? You have stricken Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
but the poor one had nothing except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished up. And it grew up together with him and with his sons. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him like a daughter.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of Christ as a sacrifice
The next day John sees Jesus coming to him and says, Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
And I looked, and lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, amidst the elders, a Lamb stood, as if it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of the lord's people
Also the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the cub lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Then shall the lambs feed in their way, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of weak believers
Then when they broke fast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs.
He shall feed His flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those with young.
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Lambs » Illustrative » (patience of,) of the patience of Christ
He was oppressed, and He was afflicted; yet He opened not His mouth. He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter; and as a sheep before its shearers is dumb, so He opened not His mouth.
And the content of the Scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so He opened not His mouth.
Lambs » Illustrative » (brought to slaughter,) of the wicked under judgments
Lambs » Illustrative » Of purity of Christ
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot;
Lambs » Illustrative » (consumed in sacrifice,) of complete destruction of the wicked
But the wicked shall pass, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be like the beauty of pastures; they are consumed, like smoke they perish.
Lambs » Illustrative » (deserted and exposed,) of israel deprived of God's protection
For Israel slides back like a backsliding heifer. Now Jehovah will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Lambs » Illustrative » (among wolves,) of ministers among the unGodly
Lamps » Illustrative » (put out,) of destruction of the wicked
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and their trouble comes on them! He shares out pains in His anger;
Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of omniscience of Christ
His body also was like the beryl, and his face looked like lightning. And his eyes were like lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet in color were like polished bronze, and the voice of his words like the sound of a multitude.
His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And His eyes were like a flame of fire.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of the word of God
NUN: Your Word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;
Lamps » Illustrative » Of a succession of heirs
But for David's sake Jehovah his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem,
And to his son I will give one tribe, so that David My servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Me, to put My name there.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of God's guidance
For You will light my candle; Jehovah my God will make my darkness light.
For You are my lamp, O Jehovah. And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of salvation of God
For Zion's sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until its righteousness goes out as brightness, and her salvation as a burning lamp.
And it happened, the sun went down, and it was dark and behold, a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp passed between those pieces.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of severe judgments
And the third angel sounded, and a great star burning like a lamp fell from the heaven, and it fell on the third part of the rivers and on the fountains of waters.
Lamps » Illustrative » (totally quenched,) of complete destruction of those who curse parents
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of graces of the holy ghost
And out of the throne came lightnings and thunderings and voices. And seven lamps of fire were burning in front of the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of spirit of man
The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of wise rulers
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, You shall not go out to battle with us any more, so that you do not put out the light of Israel.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of glory of the cherubim
And the likeness of the living creatures: they looked like burning coals of fire; like the appearance of torches. It was continually circling among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of ministers
He was a burning and shining light, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.
Lebanon » Illustrative » (fragrance of,) of the graces of the church
Your lips, My spouse, drop like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They who dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive like the grain, and grow like the vine. Their scent shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the jewish nation
O dweller in Lebanon, nested in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs come to you, the pain as one giving birth?
For so says Jehovah to the king of Judah's house, You are Gilead to Me, and the head of Lebanon. Yet surely I will make you a wilderness, cities with no people.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of great and powerful monarchs
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
Therefore so says the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, O my people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria. He shall strike you with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against you, in the way of Egypt.
Lebanon » Illustrative » (glory of,) of the glory of the church
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the honor of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of Jehovah and the majesty of our God.
The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box tree together, to beautify the place of My sanctuary; and I will make the place of My feet glorious.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the temple
Lebanon » Illustrative » (mourning of,) of deep affliction
So says the Lord Jehovah: In the day when he went down to the grave, I caused a mourning. I covered the deep for him, and I held back its floods, and the great waters were held back. And I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted because of him.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the gentile world
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be counted as a forest?
Lebanon » Illustrative » (shaking of its forests,) of prodigious growth of the church
There shall be a fullness of grain in the earth on the top of the mountains; its fruit shall shake like Lebanon, and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of antiChrist
And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and its feet like those of a bear, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him its power and its seat and great authority.
Leopard » Illustrative » (tamed,) of the wicked subdued by the gospel
Also the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the cub lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of the macedonian empire
After this I saw, and lo, another, like a leopard, which had four wings of a bird on its back. The beast also had four heads; and rulership was given to it.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of God in his judgments
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in executing judgments
I will meet them like a bereaved bear, and will tear the lining of their heart. And there I will devour them like a lion; the wild beast shall tear them.
For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a strong lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away. I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
I place Him before me until morning, that, as a lion, so He breaks all my bones; from day even until night You make an end of me.
Lions » Illustrative » Of cruel and powerful enemies
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the home of the strong. But I will suddenly make him run away from her. And who is a chosen one I may appoint over it? For who is like Me? And who will summon Me? And who is that shepherd who will stand before Me?
Their roaring shall be like a lion; they shall roar like young lions; for, they shall roar and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
Lions » Illustrative » Of imaginary fears of the slothful
The lazy one says, There is a lion outside; I shall be killed in the streets.
The lazy one says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Lions » Illustrative » (roaring of,) of a king's wrath
The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion; but his favor is like dew on the grass.
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion; whoever stirs him up to anger sins against his own soul.
Lions » Illustrative » Of brave men
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada from Kabzeel, a son of a mighty man, great in deeds. He killed two lion-like men of Moab. He went down also and killed a lion in the middle of a pit in time of snow.
Lions » Illustrative » Of persecutors
But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, that through me the preaching might be fulfilled, and that all the nations might hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
They opened wide their mouths on Me, like a ripping and a roaring lion.
Lions » Illustrative » (tamed,) of the natural man subdued by grace
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the food of the snake. They will not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, says Jehovah.
Lions » Illustrative » Of the tribe of gad
And of Gad he said, Blessed is He who makes Gad greater. He lives as a lion and tears the arm and the crown of the head.
Lions » Illustrative » Of Christ
And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book and to loose the seven seals of it.
Lions » Illustrative » Of boldness of saints
The wicked flee when no man pursues; but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Lions » Illustrative » Of the tribe of judah
Judah is a lion's whelp. My son, you have gone up from the prey. He stooped, he crouched like a lion; and like a lioness, who shall rouse him?
Lions » Illustrative » Of israel
He crouched. He lay down as a lion, and as a great lion. Who shall stir him up? Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you.
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in protecting his church
For so has Jehovah spoken to me: As the lion roars, even the young lion on his prey when a multitude of shepherds are gathered against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor fret himself because of their noise. So Jehovah of Hosts shall come down to fight for Mount Zion, and on its hill.
Lions » Illustrative » Of the devil
Be sensible and vigilant, because your adversary the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking someone he may devour;
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Locusts » Illustrative » Of destructive enemies
For a nation has come up on My land, strong and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the jaw teeth of a lioness.
a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread on the mountains; a great people and a strong people; there has not been ever the like, nor shall there ever be again, even to the years of many generations. A fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns. The land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness. Yes, and nothing shall escape them. As the appearance of horses is its appearance; and as war horses, so they run. read more.
They shall leap like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, like a strong people set in battle order. Before their face the people shall be much pained; all faces shall gather blackness. They shall run like mighty ones. They shall climb the wall like men of war, and they shall march each one on his way, and they shall not break their ranks. And each one shall not press his brother; they each go in his paths. And if they fall behind their weapons, they shall not be cut off. They shall rush on the city; they shall run on the wall; they shall climb up on the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
They shall leap like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, like a strong people set in battle order. Before their face the people shall be much pained; all faces shall gather blackness. They shall run like mighty ones. They shall climb the wall like men of war, and they shall march each one on his way, and they shall not break their ranks. And each one shall not press his brother; they each go in his paths. And if they fall behind their weapons, they shall not be cut off. They shall rush on the city; they shall run on the wall; they shall climb up on the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
Locusts » Illustrative » Of false teachers of the apostacy
And out of the smoke came forth locusts onto the earth. And authority was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have authority.
Locusts » Illustrative » (destruction of,) of destruction of God's enemies
There fire shall devour you; the sword shall cut you off, it shall eat you up like the locust. Make yourself as many as the larvae, multiply yourself like the locusts.
Locusts » Illustrative » Of unGodly rulers
Your rulers are like the locusts, and your officials are a swarm of locusts that camp in the hedges in the cold day; the sun rises, and they flee, and the place where they are is not known.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking water, by measure) of severe famine
And He said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem. And they shall eat bread by weight, and with care. And they shall drink water by measure, and in silence,
You shall also drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin. From time to time you shall drink.
Measures » Illustrative » (weighing the waters in a measure,) of God's infinite wisdom
making a weight for the winds, and measuring out the waters by measure.
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of the stature of Christ,) of perfection
And this until we all come into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
Measures » Illustrative » (correcting in measure,) of mitigated afflictions
For I am with you, says Jehovah, to save you. Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you, yet I will not make a full end of you; but I will correct you in measure, and will not leave you entirely unpunished.
Measures » Illustrative » (measuring the dust of the earth,) of God's greatness
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and measured out the heavens with a span? And who has shut up the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Measures » Illustrative » (opening the mouth without measure,) of the insatiableness of hell
So hell has enlarged itself, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pride, and he who rejoices in her, shall go down into it.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking tears in great measure,) of severe afflictions
You feed them with the bread of tears; and give them tears to drink in great measure.
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of our days,) of the shortness of life
O Jehovah, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is; I know how frail I am.
Mills » Illustrative » (ceasing,) of desolation
And the voice of harpers, and of musicians. and flutists, and of trumpeters will be heard no more at all in you. And every craftsman of any craft will not be found any more in you. And the sound of a mill will never more be heard at all in you.
And I will take from them the voice of rejoicing and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the candle.
Mills » Illustrative » (grinding at,) of degradation, &c
Come down, and sit on the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground. There is no throne for you, O daughter of the Chaldeans. For you shall no more be called tender and delicate. Take the millstones and grind meal. Push back your veil, draw up your skirt, uncover your leg, pass over the rivers.
Moon » Illustrative » (withdrawing her light,) of deep calamities
And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
For the stars of the heavens and their constellations shall not give light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not reflect its light.
The earth shall tremble before them; the heavens shall shake. The sun and the moon shall grow dark, and the stars shall gather in their light.
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall gather in their light.
Moon » Illustrative » Of fairness of the church
Who is she who looks forth like the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, awesome as armies with banners?
Moon » Illustrative » Of changeableness of the world
And there appeared a great sign in the heavens, a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head,
Moon » Illustrative » (becoming blood,) of judgments
And when He had opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake. And the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.
Moon » Illustrative » Of glory of Christ in the church
Your sun will no more go down, nor your moon withdraw; for Jehovah will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will be ended.
Morning » Illustrative » (breaking forth,) of the glory of the church
Who is she who looks forth like the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, awesome as armies with banners?
Then shall your light break out as the dawn, and your health shall spring out quickly; and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of Jehovah shall gather you.
Morning » Illustrative » (star of,) of the glory of Christ
I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify these things to you over the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright and Morning Star.
Morning » Illustrative » (star of,) of reward of saints
And I will give him the Morning Star.
Morning » Illustrative » (wings of,) of rapid movements
If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the furthest parts of the sea;
Morning » Illustrative » Of the resurrection day
Like sheep they are appointed to the grave; death shall reign for them; and the upright shall have the rule over them in the morning; and their form is for rotting; the grave is their home.
Morning » Illustrative » (clouds in,) of the short lived profession of hypocrites
O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? For your goodness is like a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away.
Morning » Illustrative » (spread upon the mountains,) of heavy calamities
a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread on the mountains; a great people and a strong people; there has not been ever the like, nor shall there ever be again, even to the years of many generations.
Moths » Illustrative » (eating a garment,) of God's judgments
Behold, the Lord Jehovah will help Me; who is he who shall condemn Me? Lo, they all shall wear out like a garment; the moth shall eat them.
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but My righteousness shall be forever, and My salvation from generation to generation.
Moths » Illustrative » Of God in the execution of his judgments
Moths » Illustrative » (making its house in garments,) of man's folly in providing earthly things
He builds his house like a moth, and like a booth that a watchman makes.
Moths » Illustrative » (garments eaten by,) of those who have suffered severe judgments
And he wears out like a rotten thing, like a garment that a moth eats.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of difficulties
And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For truly I say to you, If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Move from here to there. And it shall move. And nothing shall be impossible to you.
Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings, Grace! Grace to it!
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked places shall be made level, and the rough places smooth;
Mountains » Illustrative » Of the church of God
Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken to pieces together. And they became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors. And the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
And it shall be, in the last days the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow into it.
And in the days of these kings, the God of Heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. And the kingdom shall not be left to other peoples, but it shall crush and destroy all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. Because you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it crushes the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what shall occur after this. And the dream is certain, and its meaning is sure.
Mountains » Illustrative » (burning,) of destructive enemies
Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, says Jehovah, who destroys all the earth. And I will stretch out My hand on you and roll you down from the rocks, and will make you a burned mountain.
And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea. And the third part of the sea became blood.
Mountains » Illustrative » (breaking forth into singing,) of exceeding joy
Sing, O heavens; for Jehovah has done it. Shout, lower parts of the earth. Break out into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it. For Jehovah has redeemed Jacob, and glorified Himself in Israel.
For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break out before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Mountains » Illustrative » (made waste,) of desolation
and I hated Esau and made his mountains a desolation, and his inheritance to be for the jackals of the wilderness.
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their plants. And I will make the rivers coastlands, and I will dry up the pools.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of persons in authority
Sing, O heavens; for Jehovah has done it. Shout, lower parts of the earth. Break out into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it. For Jehovah has redeemed Jacob, and glorified Himself in Israel.
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills by righteousness.
Mountains » Illustrative » (threshing of,) of heavy judgments
Behold, I make you a new sharp threshing instrument, a master of teeth; you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shall make the hills like chaff.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of proud and haughty persons
and on all the high mountains, and on all the lifted up hills;
Mountains » Illustrative » Of God's righteousness
Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Jehovah, You keep man and beast.
Mountains » Illustrative » (dropping new wine,) of abundance
Behold, the days come, says Jehovah, that the plowman and the reaper shall draw near, the treader of grapes, and he who draws along the seed. And the mountains will drip must, and all the hills will be dissolved.
Music » Illustrative » Of joy and gladness
Jehovah your God is mighty in your midst; He will save, He will rejoice over you with joy; He is silent in His love; He rejoices over you with joyful shout.
speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Music » Illustrative » Of heavenly felicity
And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having harps and golden vials full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for You were slain and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation.
Music » Illustrative » (ceasing of,) of calamities
The gladness of tambourines ceases, the noise of those who rejoice ends; the joy of the harp ceases. They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to those who drink it.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of wicked rulers
And it shall be on all the high and lifted up cedars of Lebanon, and on all the oaks of Bashan,
Howl, juniper; for the cedar has fallen; because the majestic trees are devastated. Howl, O oaks of Bashan; for the inaccessible forest has come down.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » (fading,) of the wicked under judgments
For you shall be like an oak whose leaf fades, and like a garden that has no water.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of the church
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return and be consumed like the terebinth and like the oak being felled, yet has its stump; the holy seed is its stump.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of strong and powerful men
Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above and his roots from below.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » (when wild,) of the gentiles
For if you were cut out of the natural wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree; how much more these being according to nature will be grafted into their own olive-tree?
And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and became a sharer of the root and the fatness of the olive tree with them,
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of Christ
For if you were cut out of the natural wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree; how much more these being according to nature will be grafted into their own olive-tree?
And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and became a sharer of the root and the fatness of the olive tree with them,
Olive Trees » Illustrative » (gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace
Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three ripe olives in the top of the uppermost branch, four or five in the fruit-tree branches of it, says Jehovah, the God of Hosts.
For so it is in the midst of the land among the people, it shall be like the shaking of an olive tree and as gleanings when the grape harvest is completed.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the righteous
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the two witnesses
And I will give power to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy a thousand, two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the jewish church
Jehovah called your name, a green olive tree, fair, with fine fruit. With the sound of a great storm He has set fire to it, and its branches are worthless.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Probable origin of its being the emblem of peace
And the dove came in to him in the evening. And, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters had gone down from off the earth.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of children of pious parents
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine by the sides of your house; your sons shall be like olive plants around your table.
Ostriches » Illustrative » Of the unnatural cruelty of the jews in their calamities
Even the jackals draw out the breast; they suckle their young ones. The daughter of my people is cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Ostriches » Illustrative » (companionship with,) of extreme desolation
Oxen » Illustrative » (prepared for a feast,) of the provision of the gospel
Again he sent out other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage.
Oxen » Illustrative » (engaged in husbandry,) of ministers
Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the feet of the ox and the ass.
Also the oxen and the young asses that plow the ground shall eat clean fodder, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.
Oxen » Illustrative » (not muzzled in treading corn,) of minister's right to support
For it is written in the Law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox threshing grain." Does God take care for oxen? Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? It was written for us, so that he who plows should plow in hope, and so that he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Oxen » Illustrative » (led to slaughter,) of saints under persecution
But I was like a docile lamb being brought to the slaughter. And I did not know that they had plotted evils against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name may be remembered no more.
Oxen » Illustrative » (stall fed,) of sumptuous living
Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred with it.
Oxen » Illustrative » (led to slaughter,) of a rash youth
He goes after her immediately, like an ox goes to the slaughter, or like a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Plowing » Illustrative » Of peace and prosperity
And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
And He shall judge between many peoples, and will decide for strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, And they shall not still learn war.
Plowing » Illustrative » Of a course of sin
As I have seen, the ones who plow iniquity and sow wickedness reap the same.
You have plowed wickedness; you have reaped iniquity; you have eaten the fruit of lies, because you trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men.
Plowing » Illustrative » Of the labor ministers
Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? It was written for us, so that he who plows should plow in hope, and so that he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Plowing » Illustrative » Of repentance and reformation
For so says Jehovah to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns.
Plowing » Illustrative » Of a severe course of affliction
And Ephraim is like a trained heifer, trying to tread out. But I passed over on the goodness of her neck. I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
Plowing » Illustrative » (attention and constancy required in,) of continued devotedness
And Jesus said to him, No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Pomegranate-trees » Illustrative » Of saints
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the greenery of the valley, to see whether the vine flowered and the pomegranates budded.
Let us rise up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flowers, whether the tender grape appears, and the pomegranates bud forth; there I will give You my loves.
Pomegranate-trees » Illustrative » (fruit of,) of the graces of the church
Your lips are like a cord of scarlet, and your speech is becoming; your temples are like a piece of pomegranate behind your veil.
Pomegranate-trees » Illustrative » (an orchard of,) of the church
Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; with henna and spikenard,
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » (in the wilderness,) of the gifts of the spirit
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land shall become springs of water in the home of jackals, in its lair, and a place for the reed and rush.
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » (turning cities into,) of great desolation
I will also make it a possession of the hedgehog, and pools of water; and I will sweep it with the broom of ruin, says Jehovah of Hosts.
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » Of nineveh
But Nineveh is like a pool of water from her days; yet they are fleeing. Halt! Halt! they cry, but none looks back.
Rain » Illustrative » Of spiritual blessings
Passing through the valley of weeping, they will make it a fountain; the early rain also covers it with blessings.
You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, by which You upheld Your inheritance when it was weary.
And I will make them, and the places around My hill, a blessing; and I will bring down the shower in its season. There shall be showers of blessing.
Rain » Illustrative » (destructive,) of God's judgments
On the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone; and a horrible tempest shall be the portion of their cup.
And I will judge him with a plague and with blood. And I will rain on him, and on his bands, and on the many peoples with him, an overflowing shower, and great hailstones, fire and brimstone.
It shall happen at the filling of his belly, God shall cast the fury of His wrath on him, and He shall rain on him while he is eating.
Rain » Illustrative » Of Christ in the communication of his graces
He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.
Then we shall know, if we follow on to know Jehovah. His going out is prepared as the morning; and He shall come to us as the rain, as the latter and former rain to the earth.
Rain » Illustrative » Of the doctrine of faithful ministers
My doctrine shall drop as the rain; my speech shall drop down as the dew, as the small rain on the tender plant, and as the showers on the grass;
Rain » Illustrative » Of the word of God
For as the rain comes down, and the snow from the heavens, and does not return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring out and bud, and give seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so shall My Word be, which goes out of My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall certainly do what I sent it to do.
Rain » Illustrative » (destructive,) of a poor man oppressing the poor
A poor man who crushes the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.
Rain » Illustrative » Of righteousness
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground. For it is time to seek Jehovah, until He comes and rains righteousness on you.
Rings » Illustrative » Of the glory of Christ
His hands are like rings of gold filled with jewels; His body an ivory plate overlaid with sapphires.
Rings » Illustrative » (put on the hands,) of favor
But the father said to his servants, Bring the best robe and put it on him. And put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.
Rivers » Illustrative » (drying up of,) of God's judgments
And he shall pass through the sea of distress, and shall strike the waves in the sea; and all the depths of the Nile shall dry up. And the pride of Assyria shall be humbled, and the scepter of Egypt shall move away.
He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon withers.
So Jehovah says this: Behold, I will plead your cause and take vengeance for you; and I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.
The burden against Egypt: Behold, Jehovah rides on a swift cloud and comes into Egypt. And the idols of Egypt shall tremble at His presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in its midst. And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians; and they shall fight each man against his brother, and each against his neighbor; city against city, kingdom against kingdom. And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it, and I will destroy its wisdom. And they shall seek to idols, and to the enchanters, and to the mediums, and to the future-tellers. read more.
And I will shut up Egypt into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, says the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts. And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall fail and dry up. And rivers shall be fouled; the Nile of Egypt will languish and dry up; the reed and the rush shall decay. Bare places shall be at the Nile, by the mouth of the Nile, and everything sown by the Nile shall dry up, driven away, and be no more. The fishermen also shall mourn, and all who drop a hook into the Nile shall wail, and those who spread nets on the waters shall droop.
And I will shut up Egypt into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, says the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts. And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall fail and dry up. And rivers shall be fouled; the Nile of Egypt will languish and dry up; the reed and the rush shall decay. Bare places shall be at the Nile, by the mouth of the Nile, and everything sown by the Nile shall dry up, driven away, and be no more. The fishermen also shall mourn, and all who drop a hook into the Nile shall wail, and those who spread nets on the waters shall droop.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
There is a river, its channels gladden the city of God glad, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall sprout; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert. The beasts of the field shall honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen.
Rivers » Illustrative » (overflowing of,) of God's judgments
Behold, the Lord is a mighty and strong one, like a hailstorm, a destroying storm; like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, He casts down to the earth with the hand.
And therefore, behold, the Lord brings on them the waters of the River, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory. And he shall come up over all his channels and go over all his banks.
And your covenant with death shall be wiped out, and your vision with hell shall not stand; when the overwhelming rod shall pass through, then you shall be beaten down by it.
Rivers » Illustrative » (fruitfulness of trees planted by,) of the permanent prosperity of saints
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivulets of water that brings forth its fruit in its seasons, and its leaf shall not wither, and all which he does shall be blessed.
For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters; it sends out its roots by the river, and it shall not fear when the heat comes, but its foliage shall be green; and he is not worried in the year of drought, nor will it cease from yielding fruit.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; nor shall the flame kindle on you.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of the abundance of grace in Christ
And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a shelter from the tempest, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
And out of His fullness we all have received, and grace for grace.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of abundance
Rivers » Illustrative » (steady course of,) of peace of saints
For so says Jehovah, Behold, I will hold out peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like a flowing stream. Then you will suck, you will be carried on her sides and be dandled upon her knees.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of people flying from judgments
Pass through your land like a river, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no more strength.
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (girding with,) of heavy afflictions
And in that day Jehovah of Hosts called to weeping and mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth.
And it shall be, instead of sweet smell, there shall be an odor of decay; and instead of a sash, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a wrapping of sackcloth; burning instead of beauty.
Tremble, women at ease; be troubled, careless ones; strip yourselves and make yourselves bare, and bind sackcloth on your loins.
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (heavens becoming black as,) of severe judgments
And when He had opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake. And the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (covering the heavens with,) of severe judgments
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (putting of,) of joy and gladness
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have torn off my sackcloth, and have clothed me with gladness,
Salt » Illustrative » (without savor,) of graceless professors
You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and to be trodden underfoot by men.
Salt is good; but if the salt becomes saltless, with what will you season? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.
Salt » Illustrative » Of wisdom in speech
Let your speech be always with grace, having been seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Salt » Illustrative » (pits of,) of desolation
Therefore, as I live, says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be like Sodom, and the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah; a possession of nettles, and salt pits, and a ruin forever. The remnant of My people shall plunder them, and the remnant of My people shall possess them.
Salt » Illustrative » Of saints
You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and to be trodden underfoot by men.
Salt » Illustrative » Of grace in the heart
Salt is good; but if the salt becomes saltless, with what will you season? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.
Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
Scorpions » Illustrative » Ministers of antiChrist
And out of the smoke came forth locusts onto the earth. And authority was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have authority.
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months. And their torment was like a scorpion's torment when he stings a man.
And they had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. And their authority was to hurt men five months.
Scorpions » Illustrative » Severe scourges
And now my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, and I will add to your yoke. My father has whipped you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Scorpions » Illustrative » Wicked men
And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, and of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words, nor frightened by their faces, though they are a rebellious house.
the Sea » Illustrative » (smooth as glass,) of the peace of heaven
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire. And those who had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
And a sea of glass was in front of the throne, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind.
the Sea » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; nor shall the flame kindle on you.
What can I testify for you? What thing shall I compare to you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I equal to you, so that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your break is great like the sea! Who can heal you?
the Sea » Illustrative » (covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
the Sea » Illustrative » (roaring,) of hostile armies
And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; and one looks to the land, behold darkness, and lo, darkness! Distress! And the light shall be darkened by its clouds.
They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea; and they ride on horses, set in order like a man for war against you, O daughter of Zion.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of devastating armies
So the Lord Jehovah says this: Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will also scrape her dust from her and make her like a shining rock.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of righteousness
Oh that you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
the Sea » Illustrative » (trouble,) of the wicked
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, which cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of the unsteady
But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing. For he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.
Seed » Illustrative
But I say this, He who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.
In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand; for you do not know what shall be blessed, either this or that, or whether they both shall be fruitful in the same way.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground. For it is time to seek Jehovah, until He comes and rains righteousness on you.
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that he also will reap. For he sowing to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh. But he sowing to the Spirit will reap life everlasting from the Spirit.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the devil
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.
And the great dragon was cast out, the old serpent called Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said to the woman, Is it so that God has said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your thoughts should be corrupted from the simplicity due to Christ.
Serpents » Illustrative » (poisonous bite of,) of baneful effects of wine
for the drunkard and the glutton lose all, and sleepiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of enemies who harass and destroy
For, behold, I will send serpents and adders among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, says Jehovah.
Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, that the rod of your striking is broken. For a viper comes forth from the root of a snake, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the tribe of dan
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that bites the horse's heels, so that its rider shall fall backward.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of hypocrites
Serpents! Offspring of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?
Serpents » Illustrative » (sharp tongue of,) of malice of the wicked
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Sheep » Illustrative » (in proneness to wander,) of those who depart from God
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, each one to his own way; and Jehovah has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant; for I do not forget Your Commandments.
I will seek the lost, and bring again those driven away, and will bind up the broken, and will strengthen the sick. But I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the jews
An Instruction of Asaph. O God, have You cast us off forever? Will Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
Then we, Your people and sheep of Your pasture, will give You thanks forever; we will show forth Your praise to all generations.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the people of Christ
He said to him the second time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My sheep. He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me? Peter was grieved because He said to him a third time, Do you love Me? And he said to Him, Lord, You know all things, You know that I love You. Jesus said to him, Feed My sheep.
Then Jesus said to them again, Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters in by Me, he shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture. read more.
The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. But he who is a hireling and not the shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away. And the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep. The hireling flees, because he is a hireling and does not care for the sheep. I am the Good Shepherd, and I know those that are Mine, and I am known by those who are Mine. Even as the Father knows Me, I also know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. And I have other sheep who are not of this fold. I must also lead those, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one Shepherd. Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I might take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down from Myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. I have received this commandment from My Father. Then a division occurred again among the Jews because of these words. And many of them said, He has a demon and is insane. Why do you hear him? Others said, These are not words of one who has been possessed by a demon. A demon is not able to open the eyes of blind ones. And the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's Porch. Then the Jews encircled Him and said to Him, How long do you make us doubt? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you and you did not believe. The works that I do in My Father's name, they bear witness of Me. But you did not believe because you are not of My sheep. As I said to you,
The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. But he who is a hireling and not the shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away. And the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep. The hireling flees, because he is a hireling and does not care for the sheep. I am the Good Shepherd, and I know those that are Mine, and I am known by those who are Mine. Even as the Father knows Me, I also know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. And I have other sheep who are not of this fold. I must also lead those, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one Shepherd. Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I might take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down from Myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. I have received this commandment from My Father. Then a division occurred again among the Jews because of these words. And many of them said, He has a demon and is insane. Why do you hear him? Others said, These are not words of one who has been possessed by a demon. A demon is not able to open the eyes of blind ones. And the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's Porch. Then the Jews encircled Him and said to Him, How long do you make us doubt? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you and you did not believe. The works that I do in My Father's name, they bear witness of Me. But you did not believe because you are not of My sheep. As I said to you,
Sheep » Illustrative » (when found,) of restored sinners
I say to you that likewise joy shall be in Heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.
And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Sheep » Illustrative » (separated from the goats,) of the separation of saints from the wicked
And all nations shall be gathered before Him. And He shall separate them from one another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. And indeed He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats off the left.
Sheep » Illustrative » (lost,) of the unregenerate
Sheep » Illustrative » (in patience and simplicity,) of patience, &c of Christ
He was oppressed, and He was afflicted; yet He opened not His mouth. He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter; and as a sheep before its shearers is dumb, so He opened not His mouth.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the wicked in their death
Like sheep they are appointed to the grave; death shall reign for them; and the upright shall have the rule over them in the morning; and their form is for rotting; the grave is their home.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of those under God's judgment
To the Chief Musician. For the sons of Korah, a contemplation. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work which You did in their days, in the days of old.
Shepherds » Illustrative » (ignorant and foolish,) of bad ministers
So says the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require My flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock. Nor shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver My flock from their mouth, and they will not be food to devour.
Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough; and they are shepherds who cannot understand. They all look to their own way, every one for his gain, to his own end.
Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, So says the Lord Jehovah to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have caused them to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of Christ as the good shepherd
Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, and against the Man who is My companion, says Jehovah of Hosts; strike the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. And I will turn My hand on the little ones.
Now may the God of peace (who brought again our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant)
And I will set up one Shepherd over them, and He shall feed them, My servant David. He shall feed them, and He shall be their Shepherd.
I am the Good Shepherd, and I know those that are Mine, and I am known by those who are Mine.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of kings as the leaders of the people
who says of Cyrus, He is My shepherd, and shall do all My pleasure; even saying to Jerusalem, You shall be built; and to the temple, Your foundation shall be laid.
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the home of the strong. But I will suddenly make him run away from her. And who is a chosen one I may appoint over it? For who is like Me? And who will summon Me? And who is that shepherd who will stand before Me?
The shepherds with their flocks shall come to her; they shall pitch tents on her all around; they shall feed each one in his hand.
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
He shall feed His flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those with young.
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And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the lands, and will bring them to their own land and feed them on the mountain of Israel by the rivers, and in all the places of the land where people live. I will feed them in a good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. There they shall lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. I will feed My flock, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord Jehovah. read more.
I will seek the lost, and bring again those driven away, and will bind up the broken, and will strengthen the sick. But I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
I will seek the lost, and bring again those driven away, and will bind up the broken, and will strengthen the sick. But I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
Shepherds » Illustrative » (searching out straying sheep,) of Christ seeking the lost
As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out My sheep and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them. And He spoke this parable to them, saying, What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost until he finds it? read more.
And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say to you that likewise joy shall be in Heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.
And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say to you that likewise joy shall be in Heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of God as leader of israel
You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
To the Chief Musician. A Testimony Concerning the Lilies. A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You dwelling between the cherubs, shine forth.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Ministers » Of the gospel
And I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them. And they shall fear no more, nor be afraid; nor shall they lack anything, says Jehovah.
Ships » Illustrative » (wrecked,) of departure from the faith
holding faith and a good conscience, which some have put away and made shipwreck as to faith.
Ships » Illustrative » Of industrious women
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints
But the father said to his servants, Bring the best robe and put it on him. And put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.
How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.
Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition
Withhold your foot from being bare, and your throat from thirst. But you said, There is no hope; no; for I have loved strangers, and after them I will go.
Take the millstones and grind meal. Push back your veil, draw up your skirt, uncover your leg, pass over the rivers.
Shoes » Illustrative » (thrown over a place,) of subjection
Moab is My washpot; over Edom I will cast out My shoe; over Philistia I cry in triumph.
Moab is My washpot; I will cast out My shoe over Edom; I will triumph over Philistia.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the preparation of the gospel
and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.
Shoes » Illustrative » (having blood on,) of being engaged in war and slaughter
And also you know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, that he murdered them, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle on his loins, and in his shoes on his feet.
Silver » Illustrative » Of saints purified by affliction
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on My name, and I will answer them; I will say, It is My people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
For You have proved us, O God; You have tested us, as silver is refined.
Silver » Illustrative » (dross of,) of the wicked
Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are bronze, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the middle of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water;
Silver » Illustrative » Of the medo-persian kingdom
This image's head was of fine gold; his breast and his arms were of silver; his belly and his thighs were of bronze;
And after you shall arise another kingdom lower than you, and another third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.
Silver » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the just
Silver » Illustrative » Of good rulers
Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water; your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe, and is pursuing rewards; they do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.
Silver » Illustrative » (reprobate,) of the wicked
Reprobate silver they call them, because Jehovah has rejected them.
Silver » Illustrative » (labor of seeking for,) of diligence required for attaining knowledge
if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,
Silver » Illustrative » Of the words of the lord
The Words of Jehovah are pure Words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Stars » Illustrative » (withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments
And when I put you out, I will cover the heaven and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
For the stars of the heavens and their constellations shall not give light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not reflect its light.
The earth shall tremble before them; the heavens shall shake. The sun and the moon shall grow dark, and the stars shall gather in their light.
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall gather in their light.
Stars » Illustrative » Of ministers
To the angel of the church of Ephesus write: He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands, says these things.
And He had seven stars in His right hand, and out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword. And His face was like the sun shining in its strength.
Stars » Illustrative » Of princes and subordinate governors
And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was stricken, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars, so that the third part of them was darkened, and the day did not appear for a third part of it, and the night also.
And it became great, even to the host of heaven. And it made fall some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled them.
Stars » Illustrative » (bright and morning star,) of Christ
I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify these things to you over the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright and Morning Star.
Stars » Illustrative » (morning star,) of glory to be given to faithful saints
And I will give him the Morning Star.
Stars » Illustrative » Of Christ
I shall see him, but not now. I shall behold him, but not near. There shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall strike the corners of Moab, and destroy all the sons of tumult.
Stars » Illustrative » (setting the nest amongst,) of pride and carnal security
Though you rise high like the eagle, and though you set your nest between the stars, I will bring you down from there, says Jehovah.
Stars » Illustrative » (shining of,) of the reward of faithful ministers
And those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the sky; and those who turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars forever and ever.
Stars » Illustrative » (wandering,) of false teachers
wild waves of the sea foaming up their shames; wandering stars for whom blackness of darkness has been kept forever.
Stars » Illustrative » Of angels
when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
The sun » Illustrative » Of the glory of Christ
And He was transfigured before them. And His face shone as the sun, and His clothing was white as the light.
And I saw another mighty angel coming down out of the heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.
And He had seven stars in His right hand, and out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword. And His face was like the sun shining in its strength.
The sun » Illustrative » (darkened,) of severe calamities
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Jehovah.
And when I put you out, I will cover the heaven and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
The earth shall tremble before them; the heavens shall shake. The sun and the moon shall grow dark, and the stars shall gather in their light.
The sun » Illustrative » (its brightness,) of the future glory of saints
And those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the sky; and those who turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars forever and ever.
Then the righteous shall shine out like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
The sun » Illustrative » Of supreme rulers
For the stars of the heavens and their constellations shall not give light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not reflect its light.
And he dreamed still another dream, and told it to his brothers. And he said, Behold, I have dreamed another dream. And behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars bowed down to me.
The sun » Illustrative » (going down at noon,) of premature destruction
And it shall be in that day, says the Lord Jehovah, I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the light of day.
She who bore seven languishes; she has breathed out her life; her sun has gone down while it was yet day. She has been ashamed and humiliated; and I will deliver the rest of them to the sword before their enemies, says Jehovah.
The sun » Illustrative » (its clearness,) of the purity of the church
Who is she who looks forth like the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, awesome as armies with banners?
The sun » Illustrative » (before or in sight of,) of public ignominy
So says Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor. And he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.
The sun » Illustrative » (no more going down,) of perpetual blessedness
Your sun will no more go down, nor your moon withdraw; for Jehovah will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will be ended.
The sun » Illustrative » (its power,) of the triumph of saints
So let all Your enemies perish, O Jehovah. But let them that love Him be like the sun when he goes forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
The sun » Illustrative » Of Christ's coming
But to you who fear My name, the Sun of Righteousness shall arise, and healing will be on His wings. And you shall go out and frisk like calves of the stall.
The sun » Illustrative » Of God's favor
For Jehovah God is a sun and shield; Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Swords » Illustrative » Of severe and heavy calamities
Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it;
You shall burn a third part with fire in the middle of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and you shall take a third part and beat around it with a sword; and you shall scatter a third part in the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them.
Son of man, prophesy and say, So says Jehovah. Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened and also polished.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
My soul is among lions; I lie among those on fire, the sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
There are those who speak like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the justice of God
Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, and against the Man who is My companion, says Jehovah of Hosts; strike the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. And I will turn My hand on the little ones.
If I sharpen My glittering sword, and if My hand takes hold in judgment, I will give vengeance to My enemies and will reward those that hate Me.
Swords » Illustrative » (drawing of,) of war and destruction
And I will scatter you among the nations, and will draw out a sword after you. And your land shall be waste, and your cities waste.
And say to the land of Israel, So says Jehovah: Behold, I am against you, and will draw out My sword out of its sheath and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked. Since then I will cut off the righteous and the wicked from you, therefore My sword shall be drawn from its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north, so that all flesh may know that I Jehovah have drawn out My sword from its sheath. It shall not return any more.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the word of Christ
And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, and made Me a polished shaft. He has hidden Me in His quiver,
And He had seven stars in His right hand, and out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword. And His face was like the sun shining in its strength.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the word of God
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God,
For the Word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing apart of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the protection of God
Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, O people saved by Jehovah, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your excellency! And your enemies shall be found liars to you, and you shall tread on their high places.
Swords » Illustrative » (not departing from one's house,) of perpetual calamity
And therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
Swords » Illustrative » Of false witnesses
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Swords » Illustrative » (putting, into its sheath,) of peace and friendship
O sword of Jehovah, how long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself into your sheath; rest and be still.
Swords » Illustrative » (living by,) of rapine
And by your sword you shall live, and shall serve your brother. And it shall be when you shall have the dominion, you shall break his yoke from off your neck.
Swords » Illustrative » Of war and contention
Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the end of the wicked
Swords » Illustrative » Of persecuting spirit of the wicked
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who walk uprightly.
Swords » Illustrative » Of judicial authority
For it is a servant of God to you for good. For if you practice evil, be afraid, for it does not bear the sword in vain; for it is a servant of God, a revenger for wrath on him who does evil.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Arise, O Jehovah, disappoint him, bow him down; deliver my soul from the wicked by Your sword,
Swords » Illustrative » Of deep mental affliction
(yea, a sword shall pierce through your own soul also), so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of the church
A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who shall dwell in Your tabernacle? Who shall dwell on Your holy hill?
a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
Make the place of your tent larger, and let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings. Do not spare, lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes;
And in mercy the throne shall be established; and he shall sit on it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgment, and speeding righteousness.
And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her Husband. And I heard a great voice out of Heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of Christ
And the Word became flesh, and tabernacled among us. And we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and of truth.
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But when Christ had become a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building
And there shall be a booth for a shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge, and for a hiding place from storm and rain.
the Holy Spirit signifying by this that the way into the Holiest of all was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing. For it was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices that could not make him who did the service perfect as regards the conscience,
Tabernacle » Illustrative » (the holy of holies,) of heaven
Therefore, brothers, having boldness to enter into the Holy of Holies by the blood of Jesus,
which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters into that within the veil,
nor by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood He entered once for all into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of the body
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
But I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by a reminder,
Tabernacle » Illustrative » (the vail,) of the obscurity of the mosaic dispensation
the Holy Spirit signifying by this that the way into the Holiest of all was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing.
which stood only in meats and drinks, and different kinds of washings and fleshly ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » (the vail,) of Christ's body
by a new and living way which He has consecrated for us through the veil, that is to say, His flesh;
Tents » Illustrative » (spread out,) of the heavens
It is He who sits on the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
Tents » Illustrative » (enlarging of,) of the great extension of the church
Make the place of your tent larger, and let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings. Do not spare, lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes;
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the judgments of God
For so says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor; it is time to thresh her. Yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
You march into the land in fury; You thresh nations in anger.
O my threshing, and the grain of my floor! That which I have heard of Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, I have declared to you.
Threshing » Illustrative » (dust made by,) of complete destruction
Behold, I make you a new sharp threshing instrument, a master of teeth; you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shall make the hills like chaff.
For He had not left a people remaining to Jehoahaz, but only fifty horsemen and ten chariots and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them and had made them like the dust at threshing-time.
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the labors of ministers
For it is written in the Law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox threshing grain." Does God take care for oxen? Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? It was written for us, so that he who plows should plow in hope, and so that he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the church in her conquests
Behold, I make you a new sharp threshing instrument, a master of teeth; you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shall make the hills like chaff. You shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and a tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in Jehovah and shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Threshing » Illustrative » (an instrument for, with teeth,) of the church overcoming opposition
Behold, I make you a new sharp threshing instrument, a master of teeth; you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shall make the hills like chaff.
Threshing » Illustrative » (gathering the sheaves for,) of preparing the enemies of the church for judgments
But they do not know the plans of Jehovah, nor do they understand His counsel. For He has gathered them like the sheaf to the floor.
Trees » Illustrative » (good and fruitful,) of saints
to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; so that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that He might be glorified.
They are spread forth like the valleys, like gardens by the river's side, like the trees of aloes which Jehovah has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters.
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruits, nor can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivulets of water that brings forth its fruit in its seasons, and its leaf shall not wither, and all which he does shall be blessed.
For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters; it sends out its roots by the river, and it shall not fear when the heat comes, but its foliage shall be green; and he is not worried in the year of drought, nor will it cease from yielding fruit.
Trees » Illustrative » Of Christ
For if you were cut out of the natural wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree; how much more these being according to nature will be grafted into their own olive-tree?
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the Tree of Life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Blessed are they who do His commandments, that their authority will be over the Tree of Life, and they may enter in by the gates into the city.
In the midst of its street, and of the river, from here and from there, was the Tree of Life, which bore twelve fruits, each yielding its fruit according to one month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Trees » Illustrative » Of kings, &c
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
And all the trees of the field shall know that I Jehovah have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish. I Jehovah have spoken and acted.
So he was beautiful in his greatness, in the length of his branches. For his root was by great waters. The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him; the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches. Nor was any tree in the garden of God like him in his beauty. I have made him beautiful by his many branches, so that all the trees of Eden in the garden of God envied him. read more.
So the Lord Jehovah says this: Because you have lifted yourself up in height, and he set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
So the Lord Jehovah says this: Because you have lifted yourself up in height, and he set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
As to the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great. The tree grew and was strong, and its height reached to the heavens; and the sight of it reached to the end of all the earth. Its leaves were beautiful, and its fruit plentiful, and in it was food for all. The animals of the field sought shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its boughs, and all flesh was fed by it. read more.
I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from Heaven. He cried aloud and said this, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches; shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals get away from under it, and the birds from its branches.
I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from Heaven. He cried aloud and said this, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches; shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals get away from under it, and the birds from its branches.
Trees » Illustrative » Of the life and conversation of the righteous
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he who takes souls is wise.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but crookedness in it is a break in the spirit.
Trees » Illustrative » (producing evil fruit,) of the wicked
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruits, nor can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Trees » Illustrative » Of wisdom
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold upon her; and happy is everyone who keeps her.
Trees » Illustrative » (duration of,) of continued prosperity of saints
They will not build, and another live in them; they will not plant, and another eat. For like the days of a tree are the days of My people, and My elect will long enjoy the work of their hands.
Trees » Illustrative » of the elect
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return and be consumed like the terebinth and like the oak being felled, yet has its stump; the holy seed is its stump.
Trees » Illustrative » (dry,) of useless persons
And do not let the son of the stranger, who has joined himself to Jehovah, speak, saying, Jehovah has utterly separated me from His people. And do not let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
Trees » Illustrative » (evergreen,) of saints
Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is only in the Law of Jehovah; and in His Law he meditates day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivulets of water that brings forth its fruit in its seasons, and its leaf shall not wither, and all which he does shall be blessed.
Trees » Illustrative » (shaking of the leaves off,) of the terror of the wicked
And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is allied with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the woods are moved by the wind.
Trees » Illustrative » (dry,) of the wicked ripe for judgment
For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
Trees » Illustrative » (green,) of the innocence of Christ
For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
Trees » Illustrative » (barren,) of the wicked
Ephraim is stricken; their root is dried up; they shall bear no fruit. Yea, though they bear, yet I will slay the beloved ones of their womb.
Unicorn » Illustrative » Of God as the strength of israel
God brought them out of Egypt. He has, as it were, the strength of an ox.
God brought him forth out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of an ox. He shall eat up the nations, his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Unicorn » Illustrative » (horns of,) of the strength of the descendants of joseph
His glory is like the first-born of his bull, and his horns are like the horns of the wild ox. With them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth. And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Unicorn » Illustrative » (the position of its horns,) of the exaltation of saints
But You shall lift up my horn as the wild ox; and I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Unicorn » Illustrative » (horns of,) of the strength of powerful enemies
Unicorn » Illustrative » Of the wicked
And the wild oxen shall come down with them, and the bulls with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
Valleys » Illustrative » (filling up of,) of removing all obstructions to the gospel
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked places shall be made level, and the rough places smooth;
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked shall be straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth.
Valleys » Illustrative » Of the church of Christ
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the greenery of the valley, to see whether the vine flowered and the pomegranates budded.
Valleys » Illustrative » (fruitful and well watered,) of the tents of israel
They are spread forth like the valleys, like gardens by the river's side, like the trees of aloes which Jehovah has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters.
Valleys » Illustrative » (dark,) of affliction and death
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Veil or veil » Illustrative » Of the spiritual blindness of the jewish nation
(But their thoughts were blinded; for until the present the same veil remains on the reading of the old covenant, not taken away.) But this veil has been done away in Christ. But until this day, when Moses is read, the veil is on their heart. But whenever it turns to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.
Veil or veil » Illustrative » Of the spiritual blindness of the gentile nations
And He will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering which covers all people, and the veil that is woven over all nations.
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the flesh of Christ which concealed his divinity
For He comes up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground; He has no form nor majesty that we should see Him, nor an appearance that we should desire Him.
by a new and living way which He has consecrated for us through the veil, that is to say, His flesh;
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » (rending of,) of the death of Christ which opened heaven to saints
Therefore, brothers, having boldness to enter into the Holy of Holies by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He has consecrated for us through the veil, that is to say, His flesh;
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the obscurity of the mosaic dispensation
the Holy Spirit signifying by this that the way into the Holiest of all was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing.
The vine » Illustrative » (sitting under one's own) of peace and prosperity
But they shall sit each one under his vine and under his fig tree; and there shall be no trembling; for the mouth of Jehovah of Hosts has spoken,
And Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
In that day, says Jehovah of Hosts, you shall call, each man to his neighbor, to sit under the vine and under the fig tree.
The vine » Illustrative » Of israel
And He fenced it, and gathered out the stones of it, and planted it with choice vines, and built a tower in its midst, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and He looked for it to produce grapes. And it produced wild grapes.
You have brought a vine out of Egypt; You have cast out the nations and planted it.
For the vineyard of Jehovah of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah His pleasant plant; and He looked for justice, but behold bloody iniquity; for righteousness, but behold a cry!
The vine » Illustrative » (its unfruitful branches,) of mere professors
Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away. And every one that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bring forth more fruit.
If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered. And they gather and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
The vine » Illustrative » (its rich clusters,) of the graces of the church
I said, I will go up in the palm tree, I will take hold of its stalk. And please let your breasts be like clusters of the vine, and the smell of your nose like apples;
The vine » Illustrative » (worthlessness of its wood,) of the unprofitableness, of the wicked
Therefore so says the Lord Jehovah, As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give the people of Jerusalem. And I will set My face against them; they shall go out from the fire, and the fire shall devour them. And you shall know that I am Jehovah when I set My face against them.
The vine » Illustrative » Of Christ
I am the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away. And every one that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bring forth more fruit.
The vine » Illustrative » (its quick growth,) of the growth of saints in grace
They who dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive like the grain, and grow like the vine. Their scent shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
The vine » Illustrative » (unfruitful,) of the wicked
Israel is a luxuriant vine; he brings out fruit to himself. According to the multitude of his fruit, he has increased the altars. They have made beautiful images according to the goodness of his land.
The vine » Illustrative » (pruning of,) of God's purifying his people by afflictions
Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away. And every one that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bring forth more fruit.
The vine » Illustrative » (its fruitful branches,) of saints
I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
Vineyards » Illustrative » Of the jewish church
Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My portion under foot; they have made My pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
And when He had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority?
For the vineyard of Jehovah of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah His pleasant plant; and He looked for justice, but behold bloody iniquity; for righteousness, but behold a cry!
Vineyards » Illustrative » (gleaning grapes of,) of the elect
For so it is in the midst of the land among the people, it shall be like the shaking of an olive tree and as gleanings when the grape harvest is completed.
Vineyards » Illustrative » (failure of,) of severe calamities
Many days and years you shall be troubled, careless women; for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
Walls » Illustrative » Of ordinances as a protection to the church
And now I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard; I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; and break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down;
My Beloved is like a roe or a young hart. Behold, He stands behind our wall, He looks forth at the windows, peering from the lattice.
Walls » Illustrative » Of those who afford protection
and on every high tower, and on every fortified wall;
They were a wall to us both by night and day all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
Walls » Illustrative » Of salvation
In that day this song shall be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; He sets up salvation as our walls and banks.
Violence will no more be heard in your land, wasting nor ruin within your borders; but you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.
Walls » Illustrative » (bowing or tottering,) of the wicked under judgments
therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.
How long will you imagine mischief against a man? You will shatter him, all of you; you shall be like a bowing wall and a tottering fence.
Walls » Illustrative » Of the church as a protection to the nation
If she is a wall, we will build on her a palace of silver; and if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. I was a wall, and my breasts like towers; then I was in His eyes as one finding peace.
Walls » Illustrative » (daubed with untempered mortar,) of the teaching of false prophets
Because, even because they made My people go astray, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and he builds a wall, and lo, others daubed it with lime. Say to those who daub with lime, yes, it shall fall; there will be a flooding rain; and you, O hailstones, shall fall, and a stormy wind will break. And, behold, when the wall has fallen, shall it not be said to you, Where is the daubing with which you have daubed? read more.
Therefore so says the Lord Jehovah: I will even break it with a stormy wind in My fury. And there shall be a flooding rain in My anger, and hailstones in fury to destroy it. And I will break down the wall that you have daubed with lime, and touch it to the ground; yea, I will bare its base. And it shall fall, and you shall be destroyed in her midst; and you shall know that I am Jehovah. And I will fulfill My wrath on the wall and on those who daubed it with lime. And I will say to you, The wall is no more; and, Those who daubed are no more;
Therefore so says the Lord Jehovah: I will even break it with a stormy wind in My fury. And there shall be a flooding rain in My anger, and hailstones in fury to destroy it. And I will break down the wall that you have daubed with lime, and touch it to the ground; yea, I will bare its base. And it shall fall, and you shall be destroyed in her midst; and you shall know that I am Jehovah. And I will fulfill My wrath on the wall and on those who daubed it with lime. And I will say to you, The wall is no more; and, Those who daubed are no more;
Walls » Illustrative » (brazen,) of prophets in their testimony against the wicked
Go up to Lebanon, and cry. And lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim, for all your lovers are destroyed.
Walls » Illustrative » (of partition,) of separation of jews and gentiles
For He is our peace, He making us both one, and He has broken down the middle wall of partition between us,
Walls » Illustrative » Of the wealth of the rich in his own conceit
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own mind.
Walls » Illustrative » Of the protection of God
And I, says Jehovah, will be to her a wall of fire all around, and will be the glory in her midst.
Walls » Illustrative » (whited,) of hypocrites
Then Paul said to him, God shall strike you, whitened wall! For do you sit judging me according to the Law, and against law command me to be stricken?
Watchmen » Illustrative » Of ministers
whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs seem like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.
Yield to those leading you, and be submissive, for they watch for your souls, as those who must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.
Verse Concepts
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I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who will not always be silent all the day nor all the night; you who remember Jehovah, do not be silent.
Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the Word of My mouth, and give them warning from Me.
Watchmen » Illustrative » (looking for the morning,) of anxious waiting for God
I wait for Jehovah, my soul waits, and in His Word I hope. My soul waits for Jehovah more than morning-watchers who are watching for the morning.
Watchmen » Illustrative » (blind,) of careless ministers
His watchmen are blind; they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs who cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Water » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
The poor and needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue fails for thirst, I Jehovah will hear them, I the God of Israel will not leave them.
And I will sprinkle clean waters on you, and you shall be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from your idols.
For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground. I will pour My spirit on your seed, and My blessing on your offspring;
He who believes on Me, as the Scripture has said, "Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." (But He spoke this about the Spirit, which they who believed on Him should receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of severe affliction
To the Chief Musician. Concerning the Lilies. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God! for the waters have come in on my soul.
And Jehovah gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction; yet your teachers shall not be removed into a corner any more, but your eyes shall see your teachers.
You have allowed men to ride at our head; we have gone through fire and through water, but You have brought us out to plenty.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; nor shall the flame kindle on you.
Water » Illustrative » (many,) of different nations and people
And one of the seven angels who had the seven vials came and talked with me, saying to me, Come here, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot sitting on many waters,
And he says to me, The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues,
Water » Illustrative » (covering the sea,) of the general diffusion of the knowledge of God
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
Water » Illustrative » (its weakness,) of faintness and cowardice
And the men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them, for they chased them from before the gate to Shebarim, and struck them in the road going down. Therefore the hearts of the people melted and became as water.
All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall go weak as water.
Water » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
And therefore, behold, the Lord brings on them the waters of the River, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory. And he shall come up over all his channels and go over all his banks.
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters; but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Water » Illustrative » (rapidly flowing away,) of the career of the wicked
Let them melt away like waters; they run off to them; he bends his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
He is swift on the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth; he does not behold the way of the vineyards.
Water » Illustrative » (noise of many,) of the word of Christ
And His feet were like burnished brass having been fired in a furnace. And His voice was like the sound of many waters.
Water » Illustrative » (difficulty of stopping,) of strife and contention
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; therefore leave off fighting, before it breaks out.
Water » Illustrative » (many,) of a variety of afflictions
He sent from above, He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
Water » Illustrative » (spilled on the ground,) of death
For we must all die, and we are as water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. And God does not take a life, but has devised plans so that the outcast is not cast out from Him.
Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of the words of the wise of the wise
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of counsel in the heart
Wisdom in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Water » Illustrative » Of persecutors
then the waters would have flowed over us, the stream would have gone over our soul; then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
Water » Illustrative » (pouring, out of buckets,) of a numerous progeny
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters. And his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
Water » Illustrative » (its instability,) of a wavering disposition
Unstable as water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father's bed; then you defiled it. He went up to my couch.
Water » Illustrative » (poured out,) of faintness by terror
I am poured out like water, and all My bones are spread apart; My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of My bowels.
Water » Illustrative » Of persecutions
Water » Illustrative » (still,) of the ordinances of the gospel
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
Water » Illustrative » (poured out,) of the wrath of God
The rulers of Judah were like movers of a border; I will pour out My wrath on them like water.
Water » Illustrative » Of the support of God
Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
Weights » Illustrative » (heavy,) of the exceeding glory reserved for saints
For the lightness of our present affliction works out for us a far more excellent eternal weight of glory,
Weights » Illustrative » Of sins
Therefore since we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily besets us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Verse Concepts
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Weights » Illustrative » Of the restraints put on the elements
making a weight for the winds, and measuring out the waters by measure.
Wells » Illustrative » Of the holy spirit in saints
but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Wells » Illustrative » Of wisdom and understanding in man
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Understanding is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
Wells » Illustrative » Of the mouth of the righteous
The mouth of a righteous one is a well of life; but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Wells » Illustrative » (drinking from one's own,) of enjoyment of domestic happiness
Drink waters out of your own cistern, and running waters out of your own well.
Wells » Illustrative » (a fruitful bough by,) of joseph's numerous posterity
Joseph is a fruitful son, a fruitful son by a well, whose branches run over the wall.
Wells » Illustrative » (without water,) of hypocrites
These are wells without water, clouds driven with a tempest, for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever.
Wells » Illustrative » Of the ordinances of the church
And with joy you shall draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Wind » Illustrative » (when destructive,) of the judgments of God
You shall be visited by Jehovah of Hosts with thunder, and with earthquake and great noise, with storm and whirlwind, and the flame of devouring fire.
You shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and a tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in Jehovah and shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.
By driving her away, you will contend with her; by sending her away, You punished her. He takes away by His rough wind, in the day of the east wind.
Wind » Illustrative » Of the operations of the holy spirit
And He said to me, Prophesy to the Spirit, prophesy, son of man, and say to the Spirit, So says the Lord Jehovah: Come from the four winds, O Spirit, and breathe on these dead ones so that they may live.
The Spirit breathes where He desires, and you hear His voice, but you do not know from where He comes, and where He goes; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.
And suddenly a sound came out of the heaven as borne along by the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
Wind » Illustrative » (chaff or stubble before,) of the wicked
The wicked are not so, but are like chaff which the wind drives away.
Wind » Illustrative » (without rain,) of one who boasts of a false gift
A man boasting himself in a false gift is like clouds and wind, but no rain.
Wind » Illustrative » Of false doctrines
so that we no longer may be infants, tossed to and fro and carried about by every wind of doctrine, in the dishonesty of men, in cunning craftiness, to the wiles of deceit.
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Wind » Illustrative » (bringing forth,) of disappointed expectations
We conceived; we have been in pain, we gave birth to wind. We have not brought about any salvation in the earth; nor have the people of the world fallen.
Wind » Illustrative » Of molten images
Behold, they are all evil; their works are nothing; their images are wind and vanity.
Wind » Illustrative » Of iniquity which leads to destruction
But we are all as the unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as a menstruation cloth. And we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Wind » Illustrative » (feeding upon,) of vain hopes
Ephraim feeds on wind and follows after the east wind. He daily multiplies lies and cruelty. And they make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Wind » Illustrative » Of terrors which pursue the soul
Terrors have turned on me; they pursue my soul like the wind; and my good passes away like a cloud.
Wind » Illustrative » (sowing,) of a course of sin
For they sow the wind, and they reap the whirlwind. It has no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal; if it does yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
Wind » Illustrative » Of the speeches of the desperate
Do you intend to criticize words, and the speeches of one who is hopeless, that are as wind?
Wind » Illustrative » Of the life of man
Wine » Illustrative » Of the wrath and judgments of God
So you will speak to them this Word: So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every skin shall be filled with wine. And they shall say to you, Do we not surely know that every skin shall be filled with wine? Then you shall say to them, So says Jehovah, Behold, I will fill all the people of this land, even the kings that sit on David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. And I will smash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says Jehovah. I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, to keep them from their destruction.
For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is fully mixed; and He pours out from it; but the dregs of it, all the wicked of the earth shall drain its dregs and drink.
You have shown Your people hard things; You have made us to drink the wine of trembling.
For so says Jehovah, the God of Israel, to me, Take the wine cup of this wrath at My hand, and cause all the nations to whom I shall send you to drink it. And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be maddened, because of the sword that I will send among them. Then I took the cup at Jehovah's hand, and made all the nations drink, to whom Jehovah had sent me. read more.
Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings of them, and their rulers, to make them a ruin, a horror, a hissing, and a curse, as it is today,
Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings of them, and their rulers, to make them a ruin, a horror, a hissing, and a curse, as it is today,
Wine » Illustrative » Of the abominations of the apostacy
because of the wine of the anger of her fornication which all the nations have drunk. And the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her. And the merchants of the earth became rich from the power of her luxury.
with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and became drunk with the wine of her fornication, those inhabiting the earth.
Wine » Illustrative » Of the blessings of the gospel
Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed.
Wine » Illustrative » Of the blood of Christ
And He took the cup and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink all of it. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on, until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom.
Wine » Illustrative » Of violence and rapine
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of wicked rulers
Her rulers within her are roaring lions; her judges evening wolves. They do not gnaw bones for the morning.
Her rulers in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood and to destroy souls, to get unjust gain.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Therefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them, and a wolf of the deserts shall rob them; a leopard shall watch over their cities. Everyone who goes out from them shall be torn in pieces, because their sins are many and their backslidings are multiplied.
His horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves. And their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from afar. They shall fly like the eagle hurrying to eat.
Wolves » Illustrative » (taming of,) of the change effected by conversion
Also the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the cub lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the food of the snake. They will not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, says Jehovah.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of false teachers
Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the tribe of benjamin
Benjamin is a wolf that tears in pieces. In the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the devil
But he who is a hireling and not the shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away. And the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep.
Woman » Illustrative » (chaste and holy,) of saints
For Your ointments have a lovely fragrance; Your name is as oil poured out; therefore the virgins love You.
These are those who were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, as a firstfruit to God and to the Lamb.
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I have espoused you to one Man, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
Woman » Illustrative » (gloriously arrayed,) of the church of Christ
The king's daughter is all glorious within; her clothing is trimmed with gold.
But the Jerusalem from above is free, who is the mother of us all.
And there appeared a great sign in the heavens, a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head,
Woman » Illustrative » (lewd,) of the roman apostacy
And the woman whom you saw is the great city which has a kingdom over the kings of the earth.
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet. And she was gilded with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication.
Woman » Illustrative » (wise,) of saints
Then shall the kingdom of Heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Woman » Illustrative » (at ease and careless,) of a state of carnal security
Rise up, women who are at ease; hear my voice, careless daughters; listen to my speech.
Tremble, women at ease; be troubled, careless ones; strip yourselves and make yourselves bare, and bind sackcloth on your loins.
Woman » Illustrative » (foolish,) of mere professors
Then shall the kingdom of Heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. The foolish ones took their lamps, but took no oil with them.
Woman » Illustrative » (delicate,) of backsliding israel
Woman » Illustrative » (forsaken,) of israel in her captivity
For Jehovah has called you as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when you were rejected, says your God.
Years » Illustrative » (of visitation,) of severe judgments
So their way shall be to them as slippery ways in the darkness; they shall be driven on, and fall in them; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their judgment, says Jehovah.
and there shall be no remnant of them. For I will bring evil on the men of Anathoth, the year of their judgment.
Years » Illustrative » (acceptable,) of the dispensation of the gospel
to preach the acceptable year of Jehovah and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
Years » Illustrative » (coming to,) of manhood
Having become great, Moses by faith refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Years » Illustrative » (being full of,) of old age
And Abraham expired and died in a good old age, old and satisfied. And he was gathered to his people.
Years » Illustrative » (of the right hand of the most high,) of prosperity
Years » Illustrative » (of the redeemed,) of redemption by Christ
For the day of vengeance is in My heart, and the year of My redeemed has come.
Years » Illustrative » (of recompenses,) of judgments
For it is the day of Jehovah's vengeance, the year to repay for the fighting against Zion.
Years » Illustrative » (well stricken in,) of old age
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren. And both were advanced in their days.
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