Thematic Bible: Bull or bullock illustrative
Thematic Bible
Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.
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Many bulls surround me; powerful bulls of Bashan hem me in.
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Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » (firstling of,) of the glory of joseph
May the firstborn of his bull bring him honor, and may his horns be those of a wild ox; with them may he gore all peoples, all the far reaches of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
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Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » (unaccustomed to the yoke,) of intractable sinners
I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully, 'We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the Lord our God.
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Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » (fatted,) of greedy mercenaries
Even her mercenaries will prove to be like pampered, well-fed calves. For they too will turn and run away. They will not stand their ground when the time for them to be destroyed comes, the time for them to be punished.
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Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » (in a net,) of the impatient under judgment
Your children faint; they lie at the head of every street like an antelope in a snare. They are left in a stupor by the Lord's anger, by the battle cry of your God.
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