Thematic Bible: For fuel


Thematic Bible



They are round me like bees; but they are put out like a fire among thorns; for in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down. Verse ConceptsBeesInsectsThornsWicked Described AsEnemies SurroundingExtinguishingWeed

Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose. Verse ConceptsVanityThornsUseless EndeavourWeedpot

Before they are conscious of it, let them be cut down like thorns; let a strong wind take them away like waste growth. Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsThornsGod Not DelayingWeed

And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire. Verse ConceptsBearing Bad FruitFruitAxesRootsSin, God's Judgment OnToolsFelling TreesBurning PlantsBad Items

He has cedars cut down for himself, he takes an oak and lets it get strong among the trees of the wood; he has an ash-tree planted, and the rain gives it growth. Then it will be used to make a fire, so that a man may get warm; he has the oven heated with it and makes bread: he makes a god with it, to which he gives worship: he makes a pictured image out of it, and goes down on his face before it. With part of it he makes a fire, and on the fire he gets meat cooked and takes a full meal: he makes himself warm, and says, Aha! I am warm, I have seen the fire:

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain