Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Garments » Of the rich » Often moth-eaten
And man, is as a rotten thing that is being consumed, as a garment that is moth eaten.
Your riches are rotten, and your garments are motheaten.
Insects » Locusts » Moths
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal;
How much more with those that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who shall be crushed by the moth!
He built his house as a moth and as a booth that the keeper makes.
Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? behold, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
And man, is as a rotten thing that is being consumed, as a garment that is moth eaten.
Your riches are rotten, and your garments are motheaten.
Moth » Destructive of garments
Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? behold, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
And man, is as a rotten thing that is being consumed, as a garment that is moth eaten.
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my saving health from age to age.
Moths » Illustrative » (garments eaten by,) of those who have suffered severe judgments
And man, is as a rotten thing that is being consumed, as a garment that is moth eaten.
Reasoning » With God
Hear diligently my reason and my declaration with your ears. Behold now, if I draw near unto the judgment; I know that I shall be justified. Who is he that will contend with me? For now, if I remain silent, I shall die. read more.
At the least, grant me these two things; then I will not hide myself from thee: withdraw thy hand from me; and let not thy dread make me afraid. Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and answer thou me. How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin. Why dost thou hide thy face, and hold me for thine enemy? Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? Wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? Why dost thou write bitter things against me and make me carry the iniquities of my youth. Thou dost put my feet also in the stocks and look narrowly unto all my paths; thou dost set a print upon the heels of my feet. And man, is as a rotten thing that is being consumed, as a garment that is moth eaten.
At the least, grant me these two things; then I will not hide myself from thee: withdraw thy hand from me; and let not thy dread make me afraid. Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and answer thou me. How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin. Why dost thou hide thy face, and hold me for thine enemy? Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? Wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? Why dost thou write bitter things against me and make me carry the iniquities of my youth. Thou dost put my feet also in the stocks and look narrowly unto all my paths; thou dost set a print upon the heels of my feet. And man, is as a rotten thing that is being consumed, as a garment that is moth eaten.