Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey [to another country]. Verse ConceptsJourneyOccupationsTowersVineyardWallsFortsExcavationTreading GrapesLeasinglent


Your guardsmen are like the swarming locusts.
Your marshals are like the hordes of grasshoppers
Settling in the stone walls on a cold day.
When the sun rises, they fly away,
And no one knows the place where they are.
Verse ConceptsGrasshoppersHot WeatherCold WeatherUnknown ThingsEvil Fleeing


“So now let me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard:
I will take away its thorn-hedge, and it will be burned up;
I will break down its stone wall and it will be trampled down [by enemies].
Verse ConceptsWallsFigurative Fields

He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedDigging Pits


The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him],
But the way [of life] of the upright is smooth and open like a highway.
Verse ConceptsHighwayIdlenessSluggardsThornsTroubleProcrastinationHard TasksWorking Hard And Not Being Lazysloth


“Therefore, behold, I [the Lord God] will hedge up her way with thorns;
And I will build a wall against her [shutting off her way] so that she cannot find her paths.
Verse ConceptsMan's WaysThornsPaths Of The WickedNot FindingHard TasksWeedPathsroadblocks

He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedDigging Pits


The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit [deep and inescapable];
He who is cursed by the Lord [because of his adulterous sin] will fall into it.
Verse ConceptsAdulterersImmorality, Nature Of SexualPitsSexual ChastityThe Insecurity Of The WickedGod CursingPits Symbolizing GriefSexual Immorality Brings Punishmentadultry


“Were they ashamed because they had committed disgusting and vile things?
No, they were not at all ashamed;
They did not even know how to blush [at their idolatry].
Therefore they will fall among those who fall;
At the time that I punish them
They will be overthrown,” says the Lord.
Verse ConceptsAbominationsRegretCorrupted ConsciencesThe Insecurity Of The WickedBlushingPeople StumblingRed FacesUnknown ThingsAbsence Of RegretFeeling Lost


“Those who swear [their oaths] by the sin (guilt) of Samaria or Ashimah (a pagan goddess),
Who say, ‘By the life of your god [the golden calf], O Dan!’
And [swear], ‘By the life of the way of [idolatrous] Beersheba,’
They shall fall and not rise again.”
Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedHarlotsLiving ThingsShame Of IdolatrySwearing


The righteousness of the blameless will smooth their way and keep it straight,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedDigging Pits


I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute
Or your brides when they commit adultery,
For the men themselves slip away with prostitutes,
And they offer sacrifices with temple prostitutes [who give their bodies in honor of the idol].
So the people without understanding [stumble and fall and] come to ruin.
Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedBeing Without UnderstandingMale Prostitutesadultrywhores

“Moreover [Jeremiah], you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord,

“Do men fall and not rise up again?
Does one turn away [from God] and not repent and return [to Him]?
Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The Wicked


They set a net for my steps;
My very life was bowed down.
They dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah.
Verse ConceptsBowingNetsPitsDigging PitsMan TrappingPsalm InterjectionsPit Used As Traps


He who leads the upright astray on an evil path
Will himself fall into his own pit,
But the blameless will inherit good.
Verse ConceptsApostasy, Personal WarningsRetributionTrapEnticersDigging Pits


He brought me up out of a horrible pit [of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock, steadying my footsteps and establishing my path.
Verse ConceptsFeetPitsRocksStabilitySymbolsClay, Figurative UseSteps Of The SaintsSaved From The PitOpening PitsGod Lifting PeopleStones For ProtectionMarshesFeet SecureBringing People Out Of Other PlacesPits Symbolizing GriefDespairfootstepslonliness


For a prostitute is a deep pit,
And an immoral woman is a narrow well.
Verse ConceptsDitchesPitsWellsWivesPits Symbolizing GriefWells, Figurative Usewhores

He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedDigging Pits

He made a pit and hollowed it out and has fallen into the hole which he made [before the trap was completed]. His mischief shall fall back in return upon his own head, and his violence come down [with the loose dirt] upon his own scalp.


Do not let the floodwater overwhelm me,
Nor the deep waters swallow me up,
Nor the pit [of Sheol] shut its mouth over me.
Verse ConceptsPitsSaved From The PitSwampedPits As A Term For GravesOvercomingFloodsBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed


The arrogant (godless) have dug pits for me,
Men who do not conform to Your law.
Verse ConceptsPride, Results OfThe ProudSnares Laid for PeopleDigging PitsPitfalls


Whoever digs a pit [for another man’s feet] will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone [up a hill to do mischief], it will come back on him.
Verse ConceptsPitsRetributionDigging PitsRollingPit Used As TrapsKarma


“The one who flees from the terror
Will fall into the pit,
And the one who gets up out of the pit
Will be taken and caught in the trap;
For I shall bring upon it, even upon Moab,
The year of their punishment,” says the Lord.
Verse ConceptsYearsThe Day Of JudgementGod TrappingFear Will Come

Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, “Can it really be that God has said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” Verse ConceptsGoadsBad CounselAffirmationsevil, origins ofDoubting God's WordSatan, Compared With AnimalsQuestionsDoubtSeductionSerpentsShrewdnessSymbolsTemptation, Sources OfSatan, Character OfInfidelity To GodCraftinessSatan, Work OfThe Ancient SerpentDoubting GodAdam and eveGardensTemptationQuestioning GodRebellion of Satan and AngelscredibilitySatan Opposing God's WordSatanic Hatred

“Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda]. Verse ConceptsdovesInnocence, Teaching OnSheep, FigurativeSerpentsSheepShrewdnessSnakesMissionary WorkHarmlessnessSingleness Of HeartThings Like SnakesWolvesBe Wise!Christ SendingChristmas Treereuniting

He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedDigging Pits

He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedDigging Pits


He who leads the upright astray on an evil path
Will himself fall into his own pit,
But the blameless will inherit good.
Verse ConceptsApostasy, Personal WarningsRetributionTrapEnticersDigging Pits


“For the wicked is thrown into a net by his own feet (wickedness),
And he steps on the webbing [of the lattice-covered pit].
Verse ConceptsNets


The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
Verse ConceptsNetsPitsHeathenDigging PitsHidden ThingsTrapping OneselfPit Used As Traps

He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedDigging Pits


Thorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate [for their lack of honor and their wrong-doing traps them];
He who guards himself [with godly wisdom] will be far from them and avoid the consequences they suffer.
Verse ConceptsThornsEvil AssociationsGod TrappingPitfalls


Whoever digs a pit [for another man’s feet] will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone [up a hill to do mischief], it will come back on him.
Verse ConceptsPitsRetributionDigging PitsRollingPit Used As TrapsKarma


By his wicked plan an evil man is trapped,
But the righteous man sings and rejoices [for his plan brings good things to him].
Verse ConceptsSin, Consequences OfFruits Of SinMusic To CelebrateGod Trapping


“Many [among them] will stumble over them;
Then they will fall and be broken,
They will even be snared and trapped.”
Verse ConceptsPeople Stumbling


The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit [deep and inescapable];
He who is cursed by the Lord [because of his adulterous sin] will fall into it.
Verse ConceptsAdulterersImmorality, Nature Of SexualPitsSexual ChastityThe Insecurity Of The WickedGod CursingPits Symbolizing GriefSexual Immorality Brings Punishmentadultry


“Were they ashamed because they had committed disgusting and vile things?
No, they were not at all ashamed;
They did not even know how to blush [at their idolatry].
Therefore they will fall among those who fall;
At the time that I punish them
They will be overthrown,” says the Lord.
Verse ConceptsAbominationsRegretCorrupted ConsciencesThe Insecurity Of The WickedBlushingPeople StumblingRed FacesUnknown ThingsAbsence Of RegretFeeling Lost


“Those who swear [their oaths] by the sin (guilt) of Samaria or Ashimah (a pagan goddess),
Who say, ‘By the life of your god [the golden calf], O Dan!’
And [swear], ‘By the life of the way of [idolatrous] Beersheba,’
They shall fall and not rise again.”
Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedHarlotsLiving ThingsShame Of IdolatrySwearing


The righteousness of the blameless will smooth their way and keep it straight,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedDigging Pits


I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute
Or your brides when they commit adultery,
For the men themselves slip away with prostitutes,
And they offer sacrifices with temple prostitutes [who give their bodies in honor of the idol].
So the people without understanding [stumble and fall and] come to ruin.
Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedBeing Without UnderstandingMale Prostitutesadultrywhores

“Moreover [Jeremiah], you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord,

“Do men fall and not rise up again?
Does one turn away [from God] and not repent and return [to Him]?
Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The Wicked