Thematic Bible: Humiliation of sinners


Thematic Bible



Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came."

As for your terror, the pride of your heart has deceived you, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill: though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there," says the LORD.

Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.

Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.

I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will humble the haughtiness of the terrible.

I will thrust you from your office. You will be pulled down from your station.

He will spread out his hands in its midst, like one who swims spreads out hands to swim, but his pride will be humbled together with the craft of his hands.

For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city. He lays it low to the ground. He casts it to the dust.

and I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.'"

They shall bring you down to the pit; and you shall die the death of those who are slain, in the heart of the seas.

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "An adversary will overrun the land; and he will pull down your strongholds, and your fortresses will be plundered."


The LORD sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. When he had come into the house of his god, those who came forth from his own bowels killed him there with the sword.

He took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

Miriam was shut up outside of the camp seven days, and the people did not travel until Miriam was brought in again.

How it is broken down. How they wail. How Moab has turned the back with shame. So shall Moab become a derision and a terror to all who are around him.'