Thematic Bible: Cruelty


Thematic Bible




“Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will disperse them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.
Verse ConceptsCursing The UngodlyFierce MenAngry People

A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them. Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy?

He also brought out the people who were in it, and set them under saws, sharp iron instruments, and iron axes, and made them pass through the brickkiln. And thus he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsAxesIronToolsCaptivesClay, UsesHorrors Of WarSawsFurnacesIron ObjectsForced Labour

They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, then put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon. Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesUnkindnessDisfigurementBrassBlindingOther BlindingKilling Sons And DaughtersBronze Shackles

But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes. Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofInjuryKnivesCaptivesMutilationThumbsToesCutting Off Hands And Feet

and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsInjury To Feet

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born you are to cast into the Nile, and every daughter you are to keep alive.” Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofCommands, in OTKept Alive By MenDeath Of All MalesKilling IsraelitesThe King's Orders

and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it. Verse ConceptsPrisonersEmpty ThingsDry Places

All the people also cut down each one his branch and followed Abimelech, and put them on the inner chamber and set the inner chamber on fire over those inside, so that all the men of the tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women. Verse ConceptsA Thousand PeopleBurning CitiesKilling Within IsraelPrivate Rooms

But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “I will make it with you on this condition, that I will gouge out the right eye of every one of you, thus I will make it a reproach on all Israel.” Verse ConceptsBlindness, Causes OfdisabilitiesNegotiationUnkindnessEyes HarmedBlindingOther BlindingOther Right PartsSurrendercredibility

Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud. Verse ConceptsDungeonsInjuryMonotonyPersecution, Forms OfPersecution, Nature OfPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRopesSuffering, Causes OfCisternsLowering PeopleMarshes

He commanded certain valiant warriors who were in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego in order to cast them into the furnace of blazing fire. Verse ConceptsTying Up

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The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape; Verse ConceptsSwimmingNo EscapeAttempting To Kill Specific People

When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam was angry and struck the donkey with his stick. Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyGesturesAnger, Sinful ExamplesAnger Of Man, UnrighteousAnimal RightsLying Down To RestSeeing AngelsNamed People Angry With Others


David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers; and David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for 100 chariots. Verse ConceptsChariotsHorsesSoldiersAnimals, Cruelty TowardsCavalryAnimal RightsOne HundredThousandsTwenty Thousand And UpDestroying ChariotsTaking Possessions

David took from him 1,000 chariots and 7,000 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers, and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for 100 chariots. Verse ConceptsChariotsHorsesAnimal RightsOne HundredA Thousand ThingsSeven ThousandTwenty Thousand And Upmuscles

Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Their swords are implements of violence.
Verse ConceptsWeapons

Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries,
For false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.
Verse ConceptsFalsehoodWitnesses, FalseOvercoming EnemiesSurrenderProtection From Enemiesbreathing

The merciful man does himself good,
But the cruel man does himself harm.
Verse ConceptsUnkindnessGood ReboundingHurt

and they began to come up to Him and say, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and to give Him slaps in the face. Verse ConceptsMockingThe Smiting Of JesusBatteryBeating JesusChrist Is King Of IsraelSpoken GreetingsTurning The Other Cheek

and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, “Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?” Verse ConceptsBeating JesusWho Is The Doer?BlindingJesus The ProphetOther BlindingProphesy!


They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head. read more.
After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your power; do to her what is good in your sight.” So Sarai treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence. Verse ConceptsAbuse Of Authority, Examples OfMastersOppression, Nature OfSuffering, Causes OfEmployers, Bad ExamplesGiven Into One's HandsLeaving People Alonemistress

Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking. Therefore she said to Abraham, "Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son Isaac." The matter distressed Abraham greatly because of his son. read more.
But God said to Abraham, "Do not be distressed because of the lad and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for through Isaac your descendants shall be named. "And of the son of the maid I will make a nation also, because he is your descendant." So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.

When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters; but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb. Her rival, however, would provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb. read more.
It happened year after year, as often as she went up to the house of the LORD, she would provoke her; so she wept and would not eat.

Boast no more so very proudly,
Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
And with Him actions are weighed.
Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingAbilityAwesome GodBeing A Know It AllGod, Wisdom OfMouthsPride, Evil OfSuccessSuperiorityVisionArrogance, Characterizes The WickedDo Not Be ProudBoastingbalancearroganceweightmotives

And their bows will mow down the young men,
They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb,
Nor will their eye pity children.
Verse ConceptsMercy, HumanInfanticidePitilessnessPeople Without Mercypity

Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces
Before their eyes;
Their houses will be plundered
And their wives ravished.
Verse ConceptsHorrors Of WarSeeing SituationsChild AbuseKilling Sons And Daughters

So the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters over the people and their foremen, saying, "You are no longer to give the people straw to make brick as previously; let them go and gather straw for themselves. "But the quota of bricks which they were making previously, you shall impose on them; you are not to reduce any of it. Because they are lazy, therefore they cry out, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.' read more.
"Let the labor be heavier on the men, and let them work at it so that they will pay no attention to false words." So the taskmasters of the people and their foremen went out and spoke to the people, saying, "Thus says Pharaoh, 'I am not going to give you any straw. 'You go and get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, but none of your labor will be reduced.'" So the people scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw. The taskmasters pressed them, saying, "Complete your work quota, your daily amount, just as when you had straw." Moreover, the foremen of the sons of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, "Why have you not completed your required amount either yesterday or today in making brick as previously?" Then the foremen of the sons of Israel came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, "Why do you deal this way with your servants? "There is no straw given to your servants, yet they keep saying to us, 'Make bricks!' And behold, your servants are being beaten; but it is the fault of your own people." But he said, "You are lazy, very lazy; therefore you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.' "So go now and work; for you will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the quota of bricks."

Therefore, give their children over to famine
And deliver them up to the power of the sword;
And let their wives become childless and widowed.
Let their men also be smitten to death,
Their young men struck down by the sword in battle.
Verse ConceptsRevenge, Examples OfFamine KillingApproval To Kill

They ravished the women in Zion, The virgins in the cities of Judah. Princes were hung by their hands; Elders were not respected. Young men worked at the grinding mill, And youths stumbled under loads of wood. read more.
Elders are gone from the gate, Young men from their music.

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