Thematic Bible: Bull or bullock illustrative
Thematic Bible
Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Rebuke the beasts of the reed, the assembly of the strong ones, with the heifers of the peoples, prostrating themselves with pieces of salver: scatter the peoples, they will delight in wars.
Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » (firstling of,) of the glory of joseph
The honor to him the first-born of the bullock, his horns the horns of the unicorn: with them he will thrust the peoples together to the extremity of the earth: these the ten thousands of Ephraim, and these the thousands of Manasseh
Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » (unaccustomed to the yoke,) of intractable sinners
Hearing, I heard Ephraim being thrust away: Thou didst correct me, and I shall be corrected as a calf not being taught: turn me back and I shall be turned back, for thou Jehovah my God.
Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » (fatted,) of greedy mercenaries
Also her hirelings in the midst of her as calves of the stall; for also they turned, they fled together: they stood not, for the day of their calamity came upon them, the time of their reviewing.
Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » (in a net,) of the impatient under judgment
Thy sons fainted; they lay down upon the head of all the streets as an antelope in a net: being full of the wrath of Jehovah the rebuke of thy God.