53 Bible Verses about Animals, Types Of
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the hart and the gazelle and the roebuck, - and the wild goat and the mountain goat, and the wild ox, and the mountain sheep.
and the stork, and the parrot, after its kind, - and the mountain-cock, and the bat.
Then said David unto Saul, Thy servant used to tend his father's sheep, - and there would come a lion, or a bear, and carry off a lamb out of the flock;
The boar out of the forest, browseth upon it, And, the wild beast of the field, pastureth thereon.
As for the two pillars the one sea, and the twelve oxen of bronze which were under the stands which King Solomon had made for the house of Yahweh, without weight was the bronze of all these things.
And unto the herd, ran Abraham, - and took a calf tender and good and gave unto the young man, and he hastened to make it ready.
and with Abram, dealt he well for her sake, - so that he came to have flocks and herds and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses and camels.
And God made the wild-beast of the land after its kind, and the tame-beast after its kind, and every creeping thing of the ground, after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
and the ferret and the chameleon and the wall-lizard, - and the winding lizard, and the mole.
And the sucking child shall caress over the hole of the asp, Yea over the vipers den, hath the weaned child stretched out his hand:
Exult greatly, O daughter of Zion, Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem, Lo! thy king, cometh unto thee, vindicated and victorious, is he, - lowly, and riding upon an ass, yea, upon a colt, a young ass.
Milch camels, with their colts, thirty; Cows, forty; And bulls, ten; She-asses, twenty; And
Holy men, therefore shall ye truly become to me, - and flesh in the field torn to pieces, shall ye not eat, to the dogs, shall ye cast it.
So Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took his two young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the pieces of wood for an ascending-sacrifice, and mounted and went his way unto the place which God had named to him.
And he said, The seven young sheep, shalt thou take at my hand, - that they may serve as my witness, that I digged this well.
So Samson went, and caught three hundred jackals, - and took torches, and turned tail to tail, and put one torch between the two tails, in the midst.
But if thou art, refusing, to let them go, lo! I, am plaguing all thy boundaries with frogs; so shall the river swarm with frogs, and they shall come up, and enter into thy house, and into thy bedchamber and upon thy couch, - and into the house of thy servants and among thy people, and into thine ovens and into thy kneading-troughs: both against thee, and against thy people, and against all thy servants, shall come up the frogs.read more.
Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Say unto Aaron - Stretch forth thy hand with thy staff, over the streams over the rivers and over the pools, - and bring up the frogs, over the land of Egypt. So Aaron stretched forth his hand, over the waters of Egypt, - and the frog came up, and covered the land of Egypt. And the sacred scribes did in like manner, with their secret arts, - and brought up frogs over the land of Egypt. Then called Pharaoh for Moses and for Aaron and said - Make entreaty unto Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me and from my people, - and I must lot the people go that they may sacrifice to Yahweh. And Moses said to Pharaoh - Explain thyself unto me: For what time, shall I make entreaty for thee and for thy servants and for thy people, to cause the frogs to be cut off, from thee and from thy houses, - only in the river, shall they remain? And he said - For to-morrow. And he said - According to thy word! that thou mayest know that there is none like Yahweh, our God: so the frogs shall depart - from thee and from thy houses and from thy servants and from thy people, - only in the river, shall they remain. Then went forth Moses and Aaron from Pharaoh, - and Moses made outcry unto Yahweh, over the matter of the frogs which he had appointed for Pharaoh. And Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, - and the frogs died, out of the houses and out of the yards, and out of the fields; and they piled them up, heaps - heaps, - and the land became loathsome.
Go, I pray thee, unto the flock, and fetch me from thence two kids of the goats, fine ones, - that I may make of them dainty meats for thy father such as he loveth:
The greyhound, or the he-goat, - and a king, having a band of soldiers with him.
Nevertheless these, shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, and of them that divide the cloven hoof, - the camel and the hare and the rabbit for, though they do chew the cud, yet the hoof, do they not part, unclean, they are unto you.
And he said unto him, Take for me a heifer three years old, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle-dove and a young pigeon.
Yahweh, My Lord, is my strength, therefore hath he made my feet like hinds, and, upon my high places, will he cause me to march along. To the chief musician, on my double harp.
So they brought in their cattle unto Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses and for the cattle of the flock and for the cattle of the herd, and for the asses, - and he provided them with bread for all their cattle, throughout that year.
And jackals shall answer, in their citadels, And wild dogs, in their voluptuous palaces, - And near to come is her time, And, her days, shall not be delayed.
And, the coney, because, though he cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, - unclean, he is to you;
The one lamb, shalt thou offer in the morning, and the second lamb, shalt thou offer between the evenings;
And, the beast which I saw, was like unto a leopard; and, his feet, as of a bear, and, his mouth, as the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave unto him his power, and his throne, and great authority.
And, these, unto you, shall be unclean, among the creeping things that creep upon the earth, - the weasel and the mouse, and the lizard after its kind;
In that day shall the son of earth cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, - which had been made for him to worship, into the hole of the mice, and to the bats;
So Absolom's young men did to Amnon as Absolom had commanded. Then arose all the king's sons, and rode away - each man on his mule, and fled.
And when an ox goreth a man or a woman, and death ensueth, the ox shall, surely be stoned and his flesh shall not be eaten, and the owner of the ox, shall be quit.
And will make her a possession for the bittern, And marshes of water, - And will sweep it with the besom of destruction, Declareth Yahweh of hosts.
who caused thee to journey through the great and terrible desert, of fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty wastes where was no water, - who brought forth for thee water out of the flinty rock;
And she went on to hear his brother, Abel, - and Abel became a feeder of sheep, whereas Cain, was a tiller of the round.
The lizard, with hands, reneweth its hold, - yet, the same, is in the palaces of the king.
I have spread out my hands all the day, Unto a rebellious people, - Who walk In the way that is not good, After their own devices. The people who are provoking me to anger to my face continually, - Sacrificing in gardens, and Burning incense upon bricks; Who tarry among groves, And in the secret places, do lodge, Who eat the flesh of swine, And the broth of refuse things is in their vessels, -
And God created the great sea-monsters, - and every living soul that moveth - with which the waters swarmed after their kind and every winged bird - after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, And, the leopard, with the kid, shall lie down, - And the calf and the young lion and the fatling - together, With, a little child, leading them;
And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, And, the leopard, with the kid, shall lie down, - And the calf and the young lion and the fatling - together, With, a little child, leading them; And the cow, with the bear shall find pasture, Together, shall their young ones, lie down, - And, the lion, like the ox, shall eat straw; And the sucking child shall caress over the hole of the asp, Yea over the vipers den, hath the weaned child stretched out his hand:
Six days, shalt thou do thy work, but on the seventh day, shalt thou keep sabbath, - that thine ox may rest and thine ass, and that the son of thy handmaid and the sojourner may be refreshed.
And, this is the heave-offering which ye shall take of them, - gold and silver and bronze; and blue, and purple, and crimson and fine linen, and goats hair; and rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins and acacia wood;
Nevertheless, these, shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, and of them that part the hoof, - the camel, because though he, cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, unclean, he is to you; And, the coney, because, though he cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, - unclean, he is to you; And the hare, because though she cheweth the cud, yet the hoof, she parteth not, - unclean, she is to you;read more.
And, the swine, because though he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, yet, the cud, he cheweth not, - unclean, he is to you;
And, these, unto you, shall be unclean, among the creeping things that creep upon the earth, - the weasel and the mouse, and the lizard after its kind; and the ferret and the chameleon and the wall-lizard, - and the winding lizard, and the mole.
This, is the statute of the law, which Yahweh hath commanded, saying, - Speak unto the sons of Israel - That they bring unto thee a red heifer, without defect wherein is no blemish, and whereupon hath come no yoke.
These, are the beasts which ye may eat, - the ox, the young of sheep, and the young of goats; the hart and the gazelle and the roebuck, - and the wild goat and the mountain goat, and the wild ox, and the mountain sheep.
Then said David unto Saul, Thy servant used to tend his father's sheep, - and there would come a lion, or a bear, and carry off a lamb out of the flock; and I would go out after him, and smite him, and rescue it out of his mouth, - and, if he rose against me, I would catch him by his beard, and smite him, and slay him.
Behold, I pray thee, the Hippopotamus, which I made with thee, Grass - like the ox, he eateth; Behold, I pray thee, his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly; He bendeth down his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his thighs, are twisted together;read more.
His bones, are barrels of bronze, his frame, is like hammered bars of iron: He, is the beginning of the ways of GOD, Let his maker, present him his sword: Surely the mountains bring, produce, to him, where, all the wild beasts of the field, do play; Under the lotus-trees, he lieth down, in a covert of reed and swamp; The lotus-trees cover him with their shade, the willows of the torrent-bed compass him about; Lo! the river becometh insolent - he is not alarmed! He is confident, though a Jordan burst forth to his mouth: Before his eyes, shall he be caught? With a hook, can one pierce his nose?
Canst thou draw out the Crocodile with a fish-hook? Or, with a cord, canst thou fasten down his tongue? Wilt thou put a rush-cord on his nose? or, with a thorn, wilt thou pierce his jaw? Will he multiply unto thee supplications, or will he speak unto thee softly?read more.
Will he solemnise a covenant with thee? Wilt thou take him for a life-long servant? Wilt thou sport with him, as with a little bird? Or wilt thou bind him, for thy maidens? Shall the companions bargain over him? or will they part him among the traders? Wilt thou fill, with darts, his skin? or, with fish-spears, his head? Lay thou upon him thy hand, remember the battle - no more! Lo! any hope of him, hath been found deceptive, Even at the sight of him, shall not one be overwhelmed? None so bold, that he will rouse him! Who then is he that, before me, can stand? Who hath forestalled me, that I may repay him? Under all the heavens, mine it is! I will not pass by in silence his parts, or the matter of strength, or the grace of his armour. Who hath removed his outer garment, through his double row of teeth, who would enter? The doors of his face, who hath opened? The circles of his teeth, are a terror! A pride, are his arched sides, closed up, with a firm seal; One to another, they join, and, air, cannot enter between them; Each to its fellow, they cleave, they grasp each other, and cannot be parted; His sneezings, flash forth light, and, his eyes, are like the eyelashes of the dawn; Out of his mouth, torches dart forth, sparks of fire, escape; Out of his nostrils, proceedeth smoke, like a blown pot and rushes; His breath, setteth coals ablaze, and, a flame, out of his mouth, proceedeth; In his neck, lodgeth strength, and, before him, danceth dismay; The dewlaps of his flesh, cleave together, hardened upon him, they cannot be moved; His heart, is hardened like a stone, yea hardened, like the nether millstone; At his rising up, mighty men are afraid, by reason of terror, they are beside themselves: As for him that assaileth him, the sword availeth not, spear, dart, or coat of mail: He counteth iron as broken straw, and bronze as rotten wood: The arrow, will not make him flee, Into chaff, are sling-stones changed by him: As a straw, is a club accounted, and he laugheth at the whir of the javelin; His underparts, are points of potsherd, a pointed threshing roller spreadeth out upon the slime: He causeth to boil, as a cauldron, the raging deep, the sea, he maketh like a brewing vessel: After him, he lighteth up a path, one might think the resounding deep to be hoary! There is not - upon the dust - his like, that hath been made to be without fear; Every thing lofty, he beholdeth, he, is king over all ravenous beasts.
Their poison, is like unto the poison of a serpent, Like the deaf adder, that stoppeth his ear;
Then shall lie down there, wild beasts, And filled shall be their houses with owls, - Then shall inhabit there, the ostrich, And shaggy creatures, shall dance there. And jackals shall answer, in their citadels, And wild dogs, in their voluptuous palaces, - And near to come is her time, And, her days, shall not be delayed.
For like a garment, shall they be eaten of the moth, And like wool, shall they he eaten of the larva; But, my righteousness, unto times age-abiding shall continue, And, my salvation, unto the remotest generation.
