Thematic Bible: Illustrative
Thematic Bible
Arrows » Illustrative » Of God's judgment
And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning.
For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face.
When I send upon them the evil arrows of famine, that are for their destruction, which I send to destroy you, then will I increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread.
I will heap mischiefs upon them; Mine arrows will I spend against them. They shall be consumed with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, And with poisonous pestilence; And the teeth of beasts will I send against them, With the poison of what crawleth in the dust. From without shall the sword bereave them, and in the chambers, terror Both the young man and the virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs. read more.
I would say, I will scatter, I will make the remembrance of them to cease from among men, If I did not fear provocation from the enemy, Lest their adversaries should misunderstand it, Lest they should say, Our hand is high, and Jehovah has not done all this. For they are a nation void of counsel, And understanding is not in them. Oh that they had been wise! they would have understood this, They would have considered their latter end! How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Were it not that their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up? For their rock is not as our Rock: Let our enemies themselves be judges. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah: Their grapes are grapes of poison, Bitter are their clusters; Their wine is the poison of dragons, And the cruel venom of vipers. Is not this hidden with me, Sealed up among my treasures? Vengeance is mine, and recompense, For the time when their foot shall slip. For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that shall come upon them make haste. For Jehovah will judge his people, And shall repent in favour of his servants; When he seeth that power is gone, And there is none shut up or left. And he shall say, Where are their gods, Their rock in whom they trusted, Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink-offering? Let them rise up and help you, That there may be a protection over you. See now that I, I am HE, And there is no god with me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal, And there is none that delivereth out of my hand, For I lift up my hand to the heavens, and say, I live for ever! If I have sharpened my gleaming sword, And my hand take hold of judgment, I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me. Mine arrows will I make drunk with blood, And my sword shall devour flesh; I will make them drunk with the blood of the slain and of the captives, With the head of the princes of the enemy.
I would say, I will scatter, I will make the remembrance of them to cease from among men, If I did not fear provocation from the enemy, Lest their adversaries should misunderstand it, Lest they should say, Our hand is high, and Jehovah has not done all this. For they are a nation void of counsel, And understanding is not in them. Oh that they had been wise! they would have understood this, They would have considered their latter end! How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Were it not that their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up? For their rock is not as our Rock: Let our enemies themselves be judges. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah: Their grapes are grapes of poison, Bitter are their clusters; Their wine is the poison of dragons, And the cruel venom of vipers. Is not this hidden with me, Sealed up among my treasures? Vengeance is mine, and recompense, For the time when their foot shall slip. For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that shall come upon them make haste. For Jehovah will judge his people, And shall repent in favour of his servants; When he seeth that power is gone, And there is none shut up or left. And he shall say, Where are their gods, Their rock in whom they trusted, Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink-offering? Let them rise up and help you, That there may be a protection over you. See now that I, I am HE, And there is no god with me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal, And there is none that delivereth out of my hand, For I lift up my hand to the heavens, and say, I live for ever! If I have sharpened my gleaming sword, And my hand take hold of judgment, I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me. Mine arrows will I make drunk with blood, And my sword shall devour flesh; I will make them drunk with the blood of the slain and of the captives, With the head of the princes of the enemy.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of severe afflictions
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of +God are arrayed against me.
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of lightnings
The thick clouds poured out water; the skies sent out a sound, yea, thine arrows went abroad: The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind, lightnings lit up the world; the earth was troubled and it quaked.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of false witnesses
A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.
Arrows » Illustrative » (falling from the hand), of the paralyzing power
And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of slanderous tongues
Their tongue is a murderous arrow; it speaketh deceit. A man speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth his ambush.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of young children
Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of Christ
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hath concealed me under the shadow of his hand, and he hath made me a polished shaft: in his quiver hath he hidden me.
Arrows » Illustrative » (broken), of destruction of power
There broke he the flashings of the bow, shield and sword and battle. Selah.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of devices of the wicked
For behold, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may in darkness shoot at the upright in heart.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of bitter words
Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;
Arrows » Illustrative » Of the word of Christ
Thine arrows are sharp peoples fall under thee in the heart of the king's enemies.
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of obstinate rejecters of God's word
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder which stoppeth her ear; Which doth not hearken to the voice of enchanters, of one charming ever so wisely.
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of the enemies of God's people
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and the adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under foot.
Beds » Illustrative » (too short,) of plans which afford no rest or peace
For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it.
Beds » Illustrative » (made on high,) of carnal security
Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither didst thou go up to offer sacrifice.
Beds » Illustrative » Of the grave
He entereth into peace: they rest in their beds, each one that hath walked in his uprightness.
Beds » Illustrative » (made in sickness,) of divine support and comfort
Jehovah will sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest all his bed in his sickness.
Beds » Illustrative » (made in darkness,) of extreme misery
If I wait, Sheol is my house; I spread my bed in the darkness:
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of designs of the wicked
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, and whole, as those that go down into the pit; read more.
we shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: cast in thy lot among us; we will all have one purse: my son, walk not in the way with them, keep back thy foot from their path; for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings.
we shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: cast in thy lot among us; we will all have one purse: my son, walk not in the way with them, keep back thy foot from their path; for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings.
till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life.
Birds » Illustrative » Of people of different countries
All the fowl of the heavens made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all the great nations.
which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches.
Birds » Illustrative » Of the devil and his spirits
From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.
and as he sowed, some grains fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;
Birds » Illustrative » Of unsettled persons, &c
And it shall be that as a wandering bird, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of death
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are taken with the snare, like them are the children of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Birds » Illustrative » Of hostile nations
My heritage is unto me as a speckled bird of prey; the birds of prey round about are against her. Go, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour.
Birds » Illustrative » Of cruel and rapacious kings
calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. Yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
Blood » Illustrative » (on one's own head,) of guilt
And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.
Whatever man revileth his father and his mother shall certainly be put to death: he hath reviled his father and his mother; his blood is upon him.
given forth upon usury, and taken increase; shall he then live? He shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall certainly die; his blood shall be upon him.
Blood » Illustrative » (given to drink,) of severe judgments
And I will judge thee with the judgments of women that commit adultery and shed blood; and I will give thee up to the blood of fury and jealousy;
for they have poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy.
Blood » Illustrative » (washing the feet in,) of victories
That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood: the tongue of thy dogs has its portion from enemies.
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the wicked:
Blood » Illustrative » (building with,) of oppression and cruelty
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness!
Blood » Illustrative » (preparing to,) of ripening for destruction
therefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will certainly appoint thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee; since thou hast not hated blood, blood shall pursue thee.
Bottles » Illustrative » (broken,) of severe judgments
And he shall break it as the breaking of a potter's vessel, that is broken in pieces unsparingly; and in the pieces of it there shall not be found a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to scoop water out of the cistern.
Therefore behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will send unto him pourers that shall pour him off, and shall empty his vessels, and break in pieces his flagons.
Bottles » Illustrative » Of sinners ripe for judgment
And thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every skin shall be filled with wine. And they will say unto thee, Do we not very well know that every skin shall be filled with wine? And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings that sit for David upon his throne, and the priests and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. And I will dash them one against another, both the fathers and the sons together, saith Jehovah; I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy so as not to destroy them.
Bottles » Illustrative » (dried up,) of the afflicted
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; I do not forget thy statutes.
Bottles » Illustrative » Of God's remembrance
Thou countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
Bottles » Illustrative » (ready to burst,) of the impatient
Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst.
Bottles » Illustrative » Of the clouds
Who numbereth the clouds with wisdom? or who poureth out the bottles of the heavens,
the Bow » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the overthrow of power
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jizreel.
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
And I will make a covenant for them in that day with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will break bow and sword and battle out of the land; and I will make them to lie down safely.
the Bow » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
For behold, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may in darkness shoot at the upright in heart.
And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood, and not for fidelity are they valiant in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
the Bow » Illustrative » (when deceitful,) of the hypocrite
And they drew back and dealt treacherously like their fathers: they turned like a deceitful bow.
They return, but not to the Most High: they are like a deceitful bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
the Bow » Illustrative » Of strength and power
My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow be renewed in my hand.
Bread » Illustrative » (seeking of begging,) of extreme poverty
I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread:
And it shall come to pass that every one that is left of thy house shall come to crouch to him for a small piece of silver and for a cake of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their precious things for food to revive their soul. See, Jehovah, and consider, for I am become vile.
Bread » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the death of Christ
And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken the bread and blessed, broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
For I received from the Lord, that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, in the night in which he was delivered up, took bread, and having given thanks broke it, and said, This is my body, which is for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Bread » Illustrative » (partaking of,) of communion of saints
And every day, being constantly in the temple with one accord, and breaking bread in the house, they received their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
Because we, being many, are one loaf, one body; for we all partake of that one loaf.
Bread » Illustrative » (want of,) of extreme poverty
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
he will lift up his hand in that day, saying, I cannot be a healer, and in my house there is neither bread nor clothing; ye shall not make me a chief of the people.
Bread » Illustrative » (eating without scarceness,) of plenty
a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, where thou shalt lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose mountains thou wilt dig copper.
Bread » Illustrative » (of deceit,) of unlawful gain
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Bread » Illustrative » (of idleness,) of sloth
She surveyeth the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Bread » Illustrative » (of wickedness,) of oppression
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Bread » Illustrative » (fulness of,) of abundance
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and careless ease was in her and in her daughters, but she did not strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Bread » Illustrative » (of adversity,) of heavy affliction
And the Lord will give you the bread of adversity, and the water of oppression; yet thy teachers shall not be hidden any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers.
Bread » Illustrative » Of Christ
For the bread of God is he who comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world. They said therefore to him, Lord, ever give to us this bread. And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes on me shall never thirst at any time.
Bread » Illustrative » (of tears,) of sorrow
Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure:
Brooks » Illustrative » Of wisdom
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook.
Brooks » Illustrative » (drinking of, by the way,) of help in distress
Brooks » Illustrative » Of temporal abundance
Brooks » Illustrative » (deceptive,) of false friends
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a stream, as the channel of streams which pass away,
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » Of Christ
For thou hast been a fortress to the poor, a fortress for the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat: for the blast of the terrible ones has been as the storm against a wall.
I say of Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress; my God, I will confide in him.
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » (the way to,) of Christ
Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.
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And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way even fools, shall not err therein.
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » Of the hope of the gospel
that by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,
Clouds » Illustrative » Of judgments of God
As a shepherd tendeth his flock in the day that he is among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
How hath the Lord in his anger covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud! He hath cast down from the heavens unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger.
For the day is at hand, yea, the day of Jehovah is at hand, a day of clouds; it shall be the time of the nations.
a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, to the years of generations and generations.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
Behold, he cometh up as clouds, and his chariots are as a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are destroyed.
And thou shalt ascend, thou shalt come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many peoples with thee.
And thou shalt come up against my people Israel as a cloud to cover the land it shall be at the end of days and I will bring thee against my land, that the nations may know me, when I shall be hallowed in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of unsearchableness of God
And I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the look of glowing brass, out of the midst of the fire.
And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of multitudes of persons
Let us also therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and sin which so easily entangles us, run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Clouds » Illustrative » (riding upon,) of the power and greatness of God
The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt are moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt melteth in the midst of it.
Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
Clouds » Illustrative » (passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites
What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do unto thee, Judah? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the lattice.
Clouds » Illustrative » (a morning without,) of wise rulers
The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God; And he shall be as the light or the morning, like the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; When from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth.
Clouds » Illustrative » (when seasonable,) of the favor of good rulers
In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Clouds » Illustrative » (without rain,) of the fraudulent
Clouds and wind without rain, so is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.
Clouds » Illustrative » (carried away by a tempest,) of false teachers
These are springs without water, and mists driven by storm, to whom the gloom of darkness is reserved for ever.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of sins of men
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
Clouds » Illustrative » (without water,) of false teachers
These are spots in your love-feasts, feasting together with you without fear, pasturing themselves; clouds without water, carried along by the winds; autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;
Covenants » Illustrative » Of the united determination of a people to serve God
And Jehoiada made a covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, that they should be the people of Jehovah; and between the king and the people.
And they entered into a covenant to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,
joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which had been given by Moses the servant of God, and to keep and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;
Covenants » Illustrative » Of God's promises to man
that ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; and with every living soul which is with you, fowl as well as cattle, and all the animals of the earth with you, of all that has gone out of the ark every animal of the earth. And I establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood, and henceforth there shall be no flood to destroy the earth.
Covenants » Illustrative » (with death and hell,) of carnal security
For ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol have we made an agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves.
And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, ye shall be trodden down by it.
Covenants » Illustrative » (with stones and beasts of the earth,) of peace and prosperity
And I will make a covenant for them in that day with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will break bow and sword and battle out of the land; and I will make them to lie down safely.
For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Covenants » Illustrative » Of the contract of marriage
Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been a witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt unfaithfully: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
Covenants » Illustrative » Of good resolutions
I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?
Defilement » Illustrative » Of sin
Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
but the things which go forth out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile man.
Defilement » Illustrative » Of unholy doctrines
Do ye not know that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any one corrupt the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.
the Deluge » Illustrative » Of the destruction of sinners
Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, as a storm of hail and a destroying tempest; as a storm of mighty waters overflowing, shall he cast down to the earth with might.
And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, ye shall be trodden down by it.
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee at a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they will not reach him.
the Deluge » Illustrative » (unexpectedness of,) of suddenness of Christ's coming
But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, but my Father alone. But as the days of Noe, so also shall be the coming of the Son of man. For as they were in the days which were before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark, read more.
and they knew not till the flood came and took all away; thus also shall be the coming of the Son of man.
and they knew not till the flood came and took all away; thus also shall be the coming of the Son of man.
And as it took place in the days of Noe, thus also shall it be in the days of the Son of man: they ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all of them; and in like manner as took place in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; read more.
but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed all of them: after this manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.
but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed all of them: after this manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.
the Deluge » Illustrative » Of baptism
heretofore disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was preparing, into which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water: which figure also now saves you, even baptism, not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the demand as before God of a good conscience, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Dogs » Illustrative » Of obstinate sinners
Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.
Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie.
Dogs » Illustrative » (dead,) of the mean
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a single flea.
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
Dogs » Illustrative » Of gentiles
and lo, a Canaanitish woman, coming out from those borders, cried to him saying, Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.
But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of persecutors
For dogs have encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the power of the dog;
Dogs » Illustrative » Of false teachers
See to dogs, see to evil workmen, see to the concision.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of fools
As a dog turneth back to its vomit, so a fool repeateth his folly.
Dogs » Illustrative » (dumb,) of unfaithful ministers
His watchmen are all of them blind, they are without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs that cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber:
Dogs » Illustrative » Of covetous ministers
and the dogs are greedy, they know not to be satisfied, and these are shepherds that know not how to discern: they all turn to their own way, every one for his gain, even to the last of them:
Dogs » Illustrative » Of apostates
But that word of the true proverb has happened to them: The dog has turned back to his own vomit; and, The washed sow to her rolling in mud.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the church
I slept, but my heart was awake. The voice of my beloved! he knocketh: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, mine undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the precipice, Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners
We roar all like bears, and mourn grievously like doves: we look for judgment, and there is none; for salvation, but it is far from us.
Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter; I mourned as a dove; mine eyes failed with looking upward: Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:
And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the meekness of Christ
His eyes are like doves by the water-brooks, Washed with milk, fitly set;
Doves » Illustrative » (in its flight,) of the return of israel from captivity
they shall hasten as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will cause them to dwell in their houses, saith Jehovah.
Doves » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of the devil
And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
And when the thousand years have been completed, Satan shall be loosed from his prison,
And the beast which I saw was like to a leopardess, and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave to it his power, and his throne, and great authority;
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of cruel and persecuting kings
speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which saith, My river is mine own, and I made it for myself.
In that day Jehovah, with his sore and great and strong sword, will visit leviathan the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, as in the generations of passed ages. Is it not thou that hath hewn Rahab in pieces, and pierced the monster?
the Dragon » Illustrative » (poison of,) of wine
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of enemies of the church
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and the adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under foot.
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of wicked men
Though thou hast crushed us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies
For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread forth his wings over Moab.
Behold, he cometh up as clouds, and his chariots are as a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are destroyed.
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they chased us hotly upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
Jehovah will bring a nation against thee from afar, from the end of the earth, like as the eagle flieth, a nation whose tongue thou understandest not;
Eagles » Illustrative » (mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his church
As the eagle stirreth up its nest, Hovereth over its young, Spreadeth out its wings, Taketh them, beareth them on its feathers,
Ye have seen what I have done to the Egyptians, and how I have borne you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.
Eagles » Illustrative » Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers
And the likeness of their faces was the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle.
and the first living creature like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature having the face as of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.
Eagles » Illustrative » (height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked
Thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart, hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill. Though thou shouldest make thy nest high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith Jehovah.
Eagles » Illustrative » Of great and powerful kings
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings, long-pinioned, full of feathers, which was of divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar.
Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He cometh as an eagle against the house of Jehovah, because they have transgressed my covenant, and rebelled against my law.
Eagles » Illustrative » (wings of,) of protection afforded to the church
And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the desert into her place, where she is nourished there a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the melting away of riches
wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens.
Eagles » Illustrative » (upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven
but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; they shall walk, and not faint.
Eagles » Illustrative » (renewed strength and beauty of,) of the renewal of saints
Who satisfieth thine old age with good things; thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Eagles » Illustrative » (increased baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities
Make thee bald, and poll thee for the children of thy delights; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle, for they are gone into captivity from thee.
Eagles » Illustrative » (hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days
They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.
Eyes » Illustrative » (open,) of spiritual illumination
Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.
Eyes » Illustrative » (anointing with eyesalve,) of healing by the spirit
I counsel thee to buy of me gold purified by fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white garments, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
Eyes » Illustrative » Of the mind
The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body will be light: but if thine eye be wicked, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great the darkness!
Feet » Illustrative » (sliding,) of yielding to temptation
He that is ready to stumble with the foot is a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified themselves against me.
Feet » Illustrative » (treading under,) of complete destruction
In that time shall a present be brought unto Jehovah of hosts of a people scattered and ravaged, and from a people terrible from their existence and thenceforth, a nation of continued waiting and of treading down, whose land the rivers have spoiled, ... to the place of the name of Jehovah of hosts, the mount Zion.
The Lord hath cast down all my mighty men in the midst of me; he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men; the Lord hath trodden as a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.
Feet » Illustrative » (washed or dipped in oil,) of abundance
And of Asher he said, Asher shall be blessed with sons; Let him be acceptable to his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil.
When my steps were bathed in milk, and the rock poured out beside me rivers of oil! ...
Feet » Illustrative » (dipped in blood,) of victory
That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood: the tongue of thy dogs has its portion from enemies.
Feet » Illustrative » (set in a large place,) of liberty
And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large place.
Feet » Illustrative » (set on a rock,) of stability
And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings:
Fig tree » Illustrative » (barren,) of mere professors of religion
And seeing one fig-tree in the way, he came to it and found on it nothing but leaves only. And he says to it, Let there be never more fruit of thee for ever. And the fig-tree was immediately dried up.
And he spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit upon it and did not find any. And he said to the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none: cut it down; why does it also render the ground useless?
Fig tree » Illustrative » (sitting under one's own,) of prosperity and peace
And they shall sit every one under his vine, and under his fig-tree; and there shall be none to make them afraid: for the mouth of Jehovah of hosts hath spoken it.
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
Fishes » Illustrative » Of men ignorant of future events
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are taken with the snare, like them are the children of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Fishes » Illustrative » (bad,) of mere professors
which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out. Thus shall it be in the completion of the age: the angels shall go forth and sever the wicked from the midst of the just,
Fishes » Illustrative » (good,) of saints
which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out. Thus shall it be in the completion of the age: the angels shall go forth and sever the wicked from the midst of the just,
Fishes » Illustrative » Of the whole population of egypt
And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales; and I will cast thee into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open field; thou shalt not be brought together nor gathered: I will give thee for meat to the beasts of the earth and to the fowl of the heavens.
Fishes » Illustrative » Of those ensnared by the wicked
And thou makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them.
Fishes » Illustrative » Of the visible church
which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out.
Forests » Illustrative » (destroyed by fire,) of destruction of the wicked
For wickedness burneth as a fire: it devoureth briars and thorns, and kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they go rolling up like a pillar of smoke.
and the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briars in one day, and it shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body; and they shall be as when a sick man fainteth.
Forests » Illustrative » (a fruitful field turned into,) of the jews rejected by God
until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
Forests » Illustrative » Of the unfruitful world
And it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of God
For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, to hew them out cisterns, broken cisterns that hold no water.
Thou hope of Israel, Jehovah! all that forsake thee shall be ashamed. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth; because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters.
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of spiritual wisdom
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook.
Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (corrupt,) of the natural heart
but the things which go forth out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile man. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of eternal life
And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely.
but whosoever drinks of the water which I shall give him shall never thirst for ever, but the water which I shall give him shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into eternal life.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the means of grace
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the water-courses of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (sealed up,) of the church
A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a numerous posterity
And Israel shall dwell in safety alone, The fountain of Jacob, in a land of corn and new wine; Also his heavens shall drop down dew.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (troubled,) of saints led astray
A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the law of the wise
The teaching of the wise man is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Godly fear
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Christ
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a good wife
Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (always flowing,) of unceasing wickedness of the jews
As a well poureth forth her waters, so she poureth forth her wickedness: violence and destruction are heard in her; before me continually are grief and wounds.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (not failing,) of the church
and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. But this he said concerning the Spirit, which they that believed on him were about to receive; for the Spirit was not yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of constant supplies of grace
As well the singers as the dancers shall say, All my springs are in thee.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of a holy conversation
A man's belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips is he satisfied.
A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of effects of industry
She considereth a field, and acquireth it; of the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Fruits » Illustrative » (bad,) of the conduct and conversation of evil men
Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. For from the fruit the tree is known.
So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb of the earth.
He that reaps receives wages and gathers fruit unto life eternal, that both he that sows and he that reaps may rejoice together.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of doctrines of Christ
As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of works of the spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, meekness, self-control: against such things there is no law.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of the wicked
The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it? I Jehovah search the heart, I try the reins, even to give each one according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of good works
So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits. A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor a worthless tree produce good fruits.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the example, &c of the Godly
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and the wise winneth souls.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of praise
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise continually to God, that is, the fruit of the lips confessing his name.
Verse Concepts
Fruits » Illustrative » Of effects of repentance
Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of saints
Say ye of the righteous that it shall be well with him, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church
I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, beloved ones!
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens and to gather lilies.
I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the verdure of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, Whether the pomegranates blossomed.
Gardens » Illustrative » (well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church
and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not.
And they shall come and sing aloud upon the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for corn, and for new wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd; and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not languish any more at all.
Gardens » Illustrative » (enclosed,) of the pleasantness, fruitfulness, and security of the church
A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Gardens » Illustrative » (when dried up,) of the wicked
For ye shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
Garments » Illustrative » (white,) of righteousness
I counsel thee to buy of me gold purified by fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white garments, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
And his look was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow.
Garments » Illustrative » (washed in wine,) of abundance
He bindeth his foal to the vine, And his ass's colt to the choice vine; He washeth his dress in wine, And his garment in the blood of grapes.
Garments » Illustrative » (rolled in blood,) of victory
For every boot of him that is shod for the tumult, and the garment rolled in blood, shall be for burning, fuel for fire.
Gates » Illustrative » (of heaven,) of access to God
And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to the heavens. And behold, angels of God ascended and descended upon it. And behold, Jehovah stood above it. And he said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham, thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. read more.
And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places to which thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done what I have spoken to thee of. And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and said, Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places to which thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done what I have spoken to thee of. And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and said, Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
Gates » Illustrative » (of hell,) of satan's power
And I also, I say unto thee that thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it.
Gates » Illustrative » (strait,) of the entrance to life
For narrow the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and they are few who find it.
Gates » Illustrative » (wide,) of the entrance to ruin
Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it.
Gates » Illustrative » (of the grave,) of death
I said, In the meridian of my days I shall go to the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the rest of my years.
Gates » Illustrative » Of Christ
I am the door: if any one enter in by me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and shall go out and shall find pasture.
Goat » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Mine anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the he-goats; for Jehovah of hosts visiteth his flock, the house of Judah, and maketh them as his majestic horse in the battle.
and all the nations shall be gathered before him; and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and he will set the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left.
Goat » Illustrative » Of macedonian empire
And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
And the rough goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king.
Goat » Illustrative » (flock of,) of the church
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil; Thy hair is as a flock of goats, On the slopes of mount Gilead.
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
Because all flesh is as grass, and all its glory as the flower of grass. The grass has withered and its flower has fallen;
Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass that groweth up:
As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth:
A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the comeliness thereof as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
Grass » Illustrative » (on tops of houses,) of the wicked
And their inhabitants were powerless, They were dismayed and put to shame; They were as the growing grass, and as the green herb, As the grass on the housetops, and grain blighted before it be grown up.
And their inhabitants were powerless, they were dismayed and put to shame; they were as the grass of the field and the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and grain blighted before it be grown up.
Grass » Illustrative » (refreshed by dew and showers,) of the saints refreshed by grace
He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from Jehovah, as showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, neither waiteth for the sons of men.
Grass » Illustrative » Of prosperity of the wicked
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is that they may be destroyed for ever.
hands » Illustrative » (opened,) of liberality
but thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto him, and shalt certainly lend him on pledge what is sufficient for his need, in that which he lacketh.
That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
hands » Illustrative » Of power
And the hand of Jehovah was upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jizreel.
And Jehovah gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as before.
hands » Illustrative » (shut,) of illiberality
If there be amongst you a poor man, any one of thy brethren in one of thy gates, in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy brother in need;
hands » Illustrative » (lifted up against another,) of rebellion
The matter is not so; but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David: give up him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
The Heart » Illustrative » Of Christ
Haste, my beloved, And be thou like a gazelle or a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart. Behold, he standeth behind our wall, He looketh in through the windows, Glancing through the lattice.
The Heart » Illustrative » (sure-footedness of,) of experienced saints
Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength, And he maketh my feet like hinds' feet, And he will make me to walk upon my high places. To the chief Musician. On my stringed instruments.
Who maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places;
The Heart » Illustrative » (without pasture,) of the persecuted
And from the daughter of Zion all her splendour is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture; and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
The Heart » Illustrative » (panting for water,) of afflicted saints longing for God
{To the chief Musician. An instruction; of the sons of Korah.} As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
The Heart » Illustrative » Of converted sinners
then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and torrents in the desert.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of the end of the world
Suffer both to grow together unto the harvest, and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvestmen, Gather first the darnel, and bind it into bundles to burn it; but the wheat bring together into my granary.
and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is the completion of the age, and the harvestmen are angels.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of ripeness for wrath
Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down, for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Send thy sickle and reap; for the hour of reaping is come, for the harvest of the earth is dried.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of a time of judgment
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor, at the time of its being trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.
Also, for thee, Judah, is a harvest appointed, when I shall turn again the captivity of my people.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of a time when many are ready to receive the gospel
Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest is great and the workmen are few; supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth workmen unto his harvest.
Harvest » Illustrative » (cold in,) of a refreshing message
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Harvest » Illustrative » (rain in,) of honor given to fools
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of seasons of grace
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
Harvest » Illustrative » (dew in,) of God's protection
For thus hath Jehovah said unto me: I will take my rest, and I will observe from my dwelling-place like clear heat upon herbs, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Head » Illustrative » Of Christ
and has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the assembly,
and not holding fast the head, from whom all the body, ministered to and united together by the joints and bands, increases with the increase of God.
But I wish you to know that the Christ is the head of every man, but woman's head is the man, and the Christ's head God.
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Head » Illustrative » (made bald,) of heavy judgments
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep; Moab howleth over Nebo, and over Medeba; on all their heads is baldness, every beard is cut off.
And in that day did the Lord Jehovah of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth;
Make thee bald, and poll thee for the children of thy delights; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle, for they are gone into captivity from thee.
And it shall come to pass, instead of perfume there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a robe of display, a girding of sackcloth; brand instead of beauty.
Head » Illustrative » (covered,) of subjection
But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered puts her own head to shame; for it is one and the same as a shaved woman.
Therefore ought the woman to have authority on her head, on account of the angels.
Head » Illustrative » Of rulers
and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowl of the heavens dwell, he hath given them into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all: thou art this head of gold.
And Samuel said, Was it not when thou wast little in thine eyes that thou becamest the head of the tribes of Israel, and Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel?
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of exaltation
In yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head and restore thee to thy place, and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his cup-bearer.
And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in his tent sacrifices of shouts of joy: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms unto Jehovah.
Head » Illustrative » (anointed,) of joy and prosperity
But my horn shalt thou exalt like a buffalo's: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; thou hast anointed my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of joy and confidence
But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
But when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws nigh.
Head » Illustrative » Of God
But I wish you to know that the Christ is the head of every man, but woman's head is the man, and the Christ's head God.
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Head » Illustrative » Of chief men
And Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day: the ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
Head » Illustrative » (covered,) of defense and protection
Jehovah, the Lord, is the strength of my salvation: thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Head » Illustrative » Of the chief city of a kingdom
for the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within sixty-five years shall Ephraim be broken, so as to be no more a people;
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of pride, &c
Hedges » Illustrative » Of heavy judgments
Therefore behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns; and I will fence her in with a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of holy ordinances, &c
Hear another parable: There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and made a fence round it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.
And he dug it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine; and he built a tower in the midst of it, and also hewed out a winepress therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, but it brought forth wild grapes.
Hedges » Illustrative » (broken down,) of the taking away of protection
And now, let me tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trodden under foot;
Hedges » Illustrative » Of numerous afflictions
He hath hedged up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of the way of the slothful
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of God's protection
Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is spread abroad in the land.
Herbs » Illustrative » Of the wicked
And their inhabitants were powerless, They were dismayed and put to shame; They were as the growing grass, and as the green herb, As the grass on the housetops, and grain blighted before it be grown up.
for they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and fade as the green herb.
Herbs » Illustrative » (dew on,) of grace given to saints
For thus hath Jehovah said unto me: I will take my rest, and I will observe from my dwelling-place like clear heat upon herbs, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Highways » Illustrative » Of facilities for the restoration of the jews
Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a banner for the peoples.
And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people which will be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day when he went up out of the land of Egypt.
Highways » Illustrative » (made in the deserts,) of facilities for the spread of the gospel
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!
behold, I do a new thing; now it shall spring forth: shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the waste.
Highways » Illustrative » (broad,) of the way to destruction
Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it.
Highways » Illustrative » (narrow,) of the way of life
For narrow the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and they are few who find it.
Highways » Illustrative » Of the way of holiness
And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way even fools, shall not err therein.
Highways » Illustrative » Of Christ
Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.
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Horns » Illustrative » Of antiChristian powers
And the angel said to me, Why hast thou wondered? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast which carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
And I stood upon the sand of the sea; and I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads names of blasphemy.
And he carried me away in spirit to a desert; and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Horns » Illustrative » Of kings
And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
The ram that thou sawest having the two horns: they are the kings of Media and Persia.
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceeding strong; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another, a little horn, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots; and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
And I lifted up mine eyes and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns; and the two horns were high; and one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Horns » Illustrative » (cutting off,) of destruction of power
And all the horns of the wicked will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
He hath cut off in fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath withdrawn his right hand from before the enemy; and he burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, devouring round about.
Horns » Illustrative » (pushing with,) of conquests
His majesty is as the firstling of his ox; And his horns are as the horns of a buffalo. With them shall he push the peoples Together to the ends of the earth. These are the myriads of Ephraim, And these are the thousands of Manasseh.
Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion, for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass; and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples; and I will devote their gain to Jehovah, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus saith Jehovah: With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have exterminated them.
Horns » Illustrative » (budding of,) of the commencement or revival of a nation
There will I cause the horn of David to bud forth; I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them: and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
Horns » Illustrative » (exalting,) of increase of power and glory
They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; in the heavens will he thunder upon them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart exulteth in Jehovah, my horn is lifted up in Jehovah; my mouth is opened wide over mine enemies; for I rejoice in thy salvation.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of Christ
and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;
And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God which are sent into all the earth:
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of the wicked
And all the horns of the wicked will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
Save me from the lion's mouth. Yea, from the horns of the buffaloes hast thou answered me.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of God
Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
And his brightness was as the light; Rays came forth from his hand; And there was the hiding of his power.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of ephraim, &c
His majesty is as the firstling of his ox; And his horns are as the horns of a buffalo. With them shall he push the peoples Together to the ends of the earth. These are the myriads of Ephraim, And these are the thousands of Manasseh.
Horns » Illustrative » (raising up,) of arrogance
I said unto the boastful, Boast not; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: Lift not up your horn on high; speak not arrogantly with a stiff neck.
Horns » Illustrative » (bringing down,) of degradation
Iron » Illustrative » Of severe affliction
But you hath Jehovah taken, and hath brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, that ye might be to him a people of inheritance, as it is this day.
Such as inhabit darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron,
Iron » Illustrative » Of severe exercise of power
and he shall shepherd them with an iron rod; as vessels of pottery are they broken in pieces, as I also have received from my Father;
Thou shalt break them with a sceptre of iron, as a potter's vessel thou shalt dash them in pieces.
Iron » Illustrative » Of strength
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth everything, and as iron that breaketh all these, so shall it break in pieces and bruise.
Iron » Illustrative » Of a hard barren soil
And thy heavens which are over thy head shall be brass, and the earth which is under thee, iron.
Iron » Illustrative » (seared with,) of insensibility of conscience
speaking lies in hypocrisy, cauterised as to their own conscience,
Iron » Illustrative » Of stubbornness
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass,
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church glorified
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
He that overcomes, him will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more at all out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven, from my God, and my new name.
And he carried me away in the Spirit, and set me on a great and high mountain, and shewed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God,
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church
For Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which is now, for she is in bondage with her children; but the Jerusalem above is free, which is our mother.
Jerusalem » Illustrative » (its strong position,) of saints under God's protection
Jerusalem! mountains are round about her, and Jehovah is round about his people, from henceforth and for evermore.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of any thing dear or cherished
Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah to do evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Urijah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
but the poor man had nothing at all, but one little ewe lamb which he had bought, and was nourishing; and it grew up with him, and together with his children: it ate of his morsel, and drank of his own cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of Christ as a sacrifice
On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God which are sent into all the earth:
Lambs » Illustrative » Of the lord's people
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatted beast together, and a little child shall lead them.
And the lambs shall feed as on their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of weak believers
When therefore they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck.
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Lambs » Illustrative » (patience of,) of the patience of Christ
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, but he opened not his mouth; he was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and was as a sheep dumb before her shearers, and he opened not his mouth.
And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.
Lambs » Illustrative » (brought to slaughter,) of the wicked under judgments
Lambs » Illustrative » Of purity of Christ
but by precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, the blood of Christ,
Lambs » Illustrative » (consumed in sacrifice,) of complete destruction of the wicked
For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume, like smoke shall they consume away.
Lambs » Illustrative » (deserted and exposed,) of israel deprived of God's protection
For Israel is refractory as an untractable heifer; now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a wide pasture.
Lambs » Illustrative » (among wolves,) of ministers among the unGodly
Lamps » Illustrative » (put out,) of destruction of the wicked
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and cometh their calamity upon them? Doth he distribute sorrows to them in his anger?
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the flame of his fire shall not shine.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of omniscience of Christ
and his body was like a chrysolite, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as torches of fire, and his arms and his feet as the look of burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;
Lamps » Illustrative » Of the word of God
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Lamps » Illustrative » Of a succession of heirs
But for David's sake Jehovah his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem;
And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen for myself to put my name there.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of God's guidance
For it is thou that makest my lamp to shine: Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of salvation of God
For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be still, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a torch that burneth.
And it came to pass when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, that behold, there was a smoking furnace, and a flame of fire which passed between those pieces.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of severe judgments
And the third angel sounded his trumpet: and there fell out of the heaven a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters.
Lamps » Illustrative » (totally quenched,) of complete destruction of those who curse parents
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of graces of the holy ghost
And out of the throne go forth lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and seven lamps of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
Lamps » Illustrative » Of spirit of man
Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of wise rulers
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the lamp of Israel.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of glory of the cherubim
And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, as the appearance of torches: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright; and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of ministers
He was the burning and shining lamp, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
Lebanon » Illustrative » (fragrance of,) of the graces of the church
Thy lips, my spouse, drop as the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
His shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They shall return and sit under his shadow; they shall revive as corn, and blossom as the vine: the renown thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the jewish nation
Thou inhabitress of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how pitiful shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, pain as of a woman in travail!
For thus saith Jehovah concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou art a Gilead unto me, the summit of Lebanon: verily I will make thee a wilderness, cities not inhabited.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of great and powerful monarchs
and he shall make clearings in the thickets of the forest with iron; and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
Therefore thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts: O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian; he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt:
Lebanon » Illustrative » (glory of,) of the glory of the church
It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice even with joy and shouting: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of Jehovah, the excellency of our God.
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the cypress, pine, and box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the temple
Lebanon » Illustrative » (mourning of,) of deep affliction
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when he went down to Sheol, I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed; and I made Lebanon black for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the gentile world
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
Lebanon » Illustrative » (shaking of its forests,) of prodigious growth of the church
There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb of the earth.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of antiChrist
And the beast which I saw was like to a leopardess, and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave to it his power, and his throne, and great authority;
Leopard » Illustrative » (tamed,) of the wicked subdued by the gospel
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatted beast together, and a little child shall lead them.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of the macedonian empire
After this I saw, and behold, another, like a leopard, and it had four wings of a bird upon its back; and the beast had four heads; and dominion was given to it.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of God in his judgments
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in executing judgments
I will meet them as a bear bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the covering of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lioness: the beast of the field shall tear them.
For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah. I, I will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.
I kept still until the morning; ... as a lion, so doth he break all my bones. From day to night thou wilt make an end of me.
Lions » Illustrative » Of cruel and powerful enemies
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will make them suddenly run away from it; and who is a chosen man whom I shall appoint over her? For who is like me? and who will assign me a time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Their roaring is like a lioness, they roar as the young lions; yea, they growl, and snatch the prey, and carry it away safe, and there is none to deliver;
Lions » Illustrative » Of imaginary fears of the slothful
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets!
The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
Lions » Illustrative » (roaring of,) of a king's wrath
The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Lions » Illustrative » Of brave men
Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their lives, Even in their death were not divided; They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.
Lions » Illustrative » Of persecutors
But the Lord stood with me, and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all those of the nations should hear; and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth.
They gape upon me with their mouth, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Lions » Illustrative » (tamed,) of the natural man subdued by grace
And the cow and the she-bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.
Lions » Illustrative » Of the tribe of gad
And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad! As a lion doth he dwell, and teareth the arm, even the top of the head.
Lions » Illustrative » Of Christ
And one of the elders says to me, Do not weep. Behold, the lion which is of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has overcome so as to open the book, and its seven seals.
Lions » Illustrative » Of boldness of saints
The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Lions » Illustrative » Of the tribe of judah
Judah is a young lion; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stoopeth, he layeth himself down as a lion, And as a lioness: who will rouse him up?
Lions » Illustrative » Of israel
He stooped, he lay down like a lion, and like a lioness: who will stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in protecting his church
For thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Like as the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, is not afraid of their voice, nor giveth way before the multitude of them; so will Jehovah of hosts come down to war upon mount Zion, and on the hill thereof.
Lions » Illustrative » Of the devil
Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
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Locusts » Illustrative » Of destructive enemies
For a nation is come up upon my land, strong and without number: his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a lioness.
a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, to the years of generations and generations. A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth; the land is as a garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness: yea, and nothing escapeth them. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so they run. read more.
Like the noise of chariots, on the tops of the mountains, they leap; like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. Before them the peoples are in anguish: all faces turn pale. They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and break not their ranks. Neither doth one press upon another; they march every one in his path; and fall amid weapons, but are not wounded. They spread themselves over the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in by the windows like a thief.
Like the noise of chariots, on the tops of the mountains, they leap; like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. Before them the peoples are in anguish: all faces turn pale. They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and break not their ranks. Neither doth one press upon another; they march every one in his path; and fall amid weapons, but are not wounded. They spread themselves over the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in by the windows like a thief.
Locusts » Illustrative » Of false teachers of the apostacy
And out of the smoke came forth locusts on the earth, and power was given to them as the scorpions of the earth have power;
Locusts » Illustrative » (destruction of,) of destruction of God's enemies
There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off; it shall devour thee like the cankerworm. Make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locust.
Locusts » Illustrative » Of unGodly rulers
Thy chosen men are as the locusts, and thy captains as swarms of grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day: when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking water, by measure) of severe famine
And he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I break the staff of bread in Jerusalem; and they shall eat bread by weight, and with anxiety; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
And thou shalt drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.
Measures » Illustrative » (weighing the waters in a measure,) of God's infinite wisdom
In making a weight for the wind, and meting out the waters by measure,
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of the stature of Christ,) of perfection
until we all arrive at the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, at the full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fulness of the Christ;
Measures » Illustrative » (correcting in measure,) of mitigated afflictions
For I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to save thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have scattered thee; yet of thee will I not make a full end, but I will correct thee with judgment, and will not hold thee altogether guiltless.
Measures » Illustrative » (measuring the dust of the earth,) of God's greatness
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the heavens with his span, and grasped the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in a balance, and the hills in scales?
Measures » Illustrative » (opening the mouth without measure,) of the insatiableness of hell
Therefore doth Sheol enlarge its desire, and open its mouth without measure; and her splendour shall descend into it, and her multitude, and her tumult, and all that is joyful within her.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking tears in great measure,) of severe afflictions
Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure:
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of our days,) of the shortness of life
Make me to know, Jehovah, mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: I shall know how frail I am.
Mills » Illustrative » (ceasing,) of desolation
and voice of harp-singers and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters shall not be heard any more at all in thee, and no artificer of any art shall be found any more at all in thee, and voice of millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee,
And I will cause to perish from them the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp.
Mills » Illustrative » (grinding at,) of degradation, &c
Come down and sit in the dust, virgin-daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground, there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, lift up the train, uncover the leg, pass over rivers:
Moon » Illustrative » (withdrawing her light,) of deep calamities
But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
For the stars of the heavens and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Moon » Illustrative » Of fairness of the church
Who is she that looketh forth as the dawn, Fair as the moon, clear as the sun, Terrible as troops with banners?
Moon » Illustrative » Of changeableness of the world
And a great sign was seen in the heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;
Moon » Illustrative » (becoming blood,) of judgments
And I saw when it opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as hair sackcloth, and the whole moon became as blood,
Moon » Illustrative » Of glory of Christ in the church
Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Morning » Illustrative » (breaking forth,) of the glory of the church
Who is she that looketh forth as the dawn, Fair as the moon, clear as the sun, Terrible as troops with banners?
Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearguard.
Morning » Illustrative » (star of,) of the glory of Christ
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify these things to you in the assemblies. I am the root and offspring of David, the bright and morning star.