Job 24:5


“Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert,
The poor go to their work, diligently seeking food;
As bread for their children in the desert.

Job 39:5-7


“Who sent out the wild donkey free [from dependence on man]?
And who has loosed the bonds of the wild donkey [to survive in the wild],

Psalm 104:23


Man goes out to his work
And remains at his labor until evening.

Genesis 16:12


“He (Ishmael) will be a wild donkey of a man;
His hand will be against every man [continually fighting]
And every man’s hand against him;
And he will dwell in defiance of all his brothers.”

Genesis 27:40


But you shall live by your sword,
And serve your brother;
However it shall come to pass when you break loose [from your anger and hatred],
That you will tear his yoke off your neck [and you will be free of him].”

Job 5:5


“The hungry devour his harvest
And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns;
The trap opens for [his] wealth.

Job 12:6


“The tents of the destroyers prosper;
And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure,
Whom God brings into their power.

Job 24:14


“The murderer rises at dawn;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he becomes a thief.

Proverbs 4:16


For the wicked cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And they are deprived of sleep unless they make someone stumble and fall.

Jeremiah 2:24


Or [you have the untamed and reckless nature of] a wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness,
That sniffs the wind in her passion [for the scent of a mate].
In her mating season who can restrain her?
No males seeking her need to weary themselves;
In her month they will find her [looking for them].

Hosea 7:6


As they approach their plotting,
Their mind burns [with intrigue] like an oven [while they lie in wait].
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 wandering alone and taking her own way;
Ephraim has hired lovers (pagan allies).

Micah 2:1

Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.

Zephaniah 3:3


Her officials within her are roaring lions;
Her judges are [as hungry as] the wolves at evening,
They leave nothing for the morning.

John 18:28

Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium (governor’s palace). Now it was early and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium so that they would not be [ceremonially] unclean, but might [be able to] eat [and participate in the Feast of Unleavened Bread which began after] the Passover [supper].

Acts 23:12

Now when day came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath (curse), saying that they would not eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

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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 sent out the wild donkey free [from dependence on man]?
And who has loosed the bonds of the wild donkey [to survive in the wild],
Jeremiah 2:24

Or [you have the untamed and reckless nature of] a wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness,
That sniffs the wind in her passion [for the scent of a mate].
In her mating season who can restrain her?
No males seeking her need to weary themselves;
In her month they will find her [looking for them].
Hosea 8:9

For they have gone up to Assyria,
Like a wild donkey wandering alone and taking her own way;
Ephraim has hired lovers (pagan allies).

Rising

Job 24:14

“The murderer rises at dawn;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he becomes a thief.
Proverbs 4:16

For the wicked cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And they are deprived of sleep unless they make someone stumble and fall.
Hosea 7:6

As they approach their plotting,
Their mind burns [with intrigue] like an oven [while they lie in wait].
Their anger smolders all night;
In the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
Micah 2:1
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.
Zephaniah 3:3

Her officials within her are roaring lions;
Her judges are [as hungry as] the wolves at evening,
They leave nothing for the morning.
John 18:28
Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium (governor’s palace). Now it was early and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium so that they would not be [ceremonially] unclean, but might [be able to] eat [and participate in the Feast of Unleavened Bread which began after] the Passover [supper].
Acts 23:12
Now when day came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath (curse), saying that they would not eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

The wilderness

Job 5:5

“The hungry devour his harvest
And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns;
The trap opens for [his] wealth.
Job 12:6

“The tents of the destroyers prosper;
And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
Genesis 16:12

“He (Ishmael) will be a wild donkey of a man;
His hand will be against every man [continually fighting]
And every man’s hand against him;
And he will dwell in defiance of all his brothers.”
Genesis 27:40

But you shall live by your sword,
And serve your brother;
However it shall come to pass when you break loose [from your anger and hatred],
That you will tear his yoke off your neck [and you will be free of him].”

General references

Proverbs 4:17

For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.