Job 24:5

Like wild donkeys in the desert,
the poor go out to their task of foraging for food;
the wilderness provides nourishment for their children.

Job 39:5-7

Who set the wild donkey free?
Who released the swift donkey from its harness?

Psalm 104:23

Man goes out to his work
and to his labor until evening.

Genesis 16:12

This man will be like a wild donkey.
His hand will be against everyone,
and everyone’s hand will be against him;
he will live at odds with all his brothers.

Genesis 27:40

You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
But when you rebel,
you will break his yoke from your neck.

Job 5:5

The hungry consume his harvest,
even taking it out of the thorns.
The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.

Job 12:6

The tents of robbers are safe,
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.

Job 24:14

The murderer rises at dawn
to kill the poor and needy,
and by night he becomes a thief.

Proverbs 4:16

For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.

Jeremiah 2:24

a wild donkey at home in the wilderness.
She sniffs the wind in the heat of her desire.
Who can control her passion?
All who look for her will not become tired;
they will find her in her mating season.

Hosea 7:6

For they—their hearts like an oven—
draw him into their oven.
Their anger smolders all night;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

Hosea 8:9

For they have gone up to Assyria
like a wild donkey going off on its own.
Ephraim has paid for love.

Micah 2:1

Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.

Zephaniah 3:3

The princes within her are roaring lions;
her judges are wolves of the night,
which leave nothing for the morning.

John 18:28

Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They did not enter the headquarters themselves; otherwise they would be defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

Acts 23:12

When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse: neither to eat nor to drink until they had killed Paul.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

General references

Bible References

Wild asses

Job 39:5
Who set the wild donkey free?
Who released the swift donkey from its harness?
Jeremiah 2:24
a wild donkey at home in the wilderness.
She sniffs the wind in the heat of her desire.
Who can control her passion?
All who look for her will not become tired;
they will find her in her mating season.
Hosea 8:9
For they have gone up to Assyria
like a wild donkey going off on its own.
Ephraim has paid for love.

Rising

Job 24:14
The murderer rises at dawn
to kill the poor and needy,
and by night he becomes a thief.
Proverbs 4:16
For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.
Hosea 7:6
For they—their hearts like an oven—
draw him into their oven.
Their anger smolders all night;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
Micah 2:1
Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.
Zephaniah 3:3
The princes within her are roaring lions;
her judges are wolves of the night,
which leave nothing for the morning.
John 18:28
Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They did not enter the headquarters themselves; otherwise they would be defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
Acts 23:12
When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse: neither to eat nor to drink until they had killed Paul.

The wilderness

Job 5:5
The hungry consume his harvest,
even taking it out of the thorns.
The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.
Job 12:6
The tents of robbers are safe,
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.
Genesis 16:12
This man will be like a wild donkey.
His hand will be against everyone,
and everyone’s hand will be against him;
he will live at odds with all his brothers.
Genesis 27:40
You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
But when you rebel,
you will break his yoke from your neck.

General references

Proverbs 4:17
They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.

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