Thematic Bible: Cistern


Thematic Bible



Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, - or the bucket by the fountain be shivered, or the wheel at the well be broken; Verse ConceptsBreaking ContainersWater ContainersCordsWheelsThings Like GoldThings Like SilverNervousnessBreaking Chainslungs

Do not hearken unto Hezekiah, - for, thus, saith the king of Assyria, Deal with me thankfully, and come out unto me, then shall ye eat - every one of his own vine, and every one of his own fig-tree, and drink every one the waters of his own cistern; Verse ConceptsCisternsVinesDo Not Listen!Surrender

Drink thou water out of thine own cistern, and flowing streams out of the midst of thine own well. Verse ConceptsWellsCisternsRight Living As FoodWivesWells, Figurative UseCommunication In MarriageLove MarriageInfidelityBuilding Relationships

For two wicked things, have my people committed, - Me, have they forsaken a fountain of living water, To hew out for themselves cisterns broken cisterns, that cannot hold water. Verse ConceptsAbandonmentForsaking GodBeing ForsakenFalse ConfidenceCisternsdrought, spiritualFountainsTwoDoubtSpring Of WaterThirstTrust, Lack OfWellsFountains Of LifeBreaking ContainersMetaphorical SpringsTwo Intangible ThingsWells, Figurative Use