Thematic Bible: Illustrative
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Arrows » Illustrative » Of God's judgment
He makes His
You will
When I send against them the deadly arrows of famine which were for the destruction of those whom I will send to destroy you, then I will also intensify the famine upon you and break the staff of bread.
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'I will heap misfortunes on them; I will use My arrows on them. 'They will be wasted by famine, and consumed by plague And bitter destruction; And the teeth of beasts I will send upon them, With the venom of crawling things of the dust. 'Outside the sword will bereave, And inside terror-- Both young man and virgin, The nursling with the man of gray hair. read more.
'I would have said, "I will cut them to pieces, I will remove the memory of them from men," Had I not feared the provocation by the enemy, That their adversaries would misjudge, That they would say, "Our hand is triumphant, And the LORD has not done all this."' "For they are a nation lacking in counsel, And there is no understanding in them. "Would that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would discern their future! "How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the LORD had given them up? "Indeed their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves judge this. "For their vine is from the vine of Sodom, And from the fields of Gomorrah; Their grapes are grapes of poison, Their clusters, bitter. "Their wine is the venom of serpents, And the deadly poison of cobras. 'Is it not laid up in store with Me, Sealed up in My treasuries? 'Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.' "For the LORD will vindicate His people, And will have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their strength is gone, And there is none remaining, bond or free. "And He will say, 'Where are their gods, The rock in which they sought refuge? 'Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place! 'See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from My hand. 'Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever, If I sharpen My flashing sword, And My hand takes hold on justice, I will render vengeance on My adversaries, And I will repay those who hate Me. 'I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword will devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the long-haired leaders of the enemy.'
'I would have said, "I will cut them to pieces, I will remove the memory of them from men," Had I not feared the provocation by the enemy, That their adversaries would misjudge, That they would say, "Our hand is triumphant, And the LORD has not done all this."' "For they are a nation lacking in counsel, And there is no understanding in them. "Would that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would discern their future! "How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the LORD had given them up? "Indeed their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves judge this. "For their vine is from the vine of Sodom, And from the fields of Gomorrah; Their grapes are grapes of poison, Their clusters, bitter. "Their wine is the venom of serpents, And the deadly poison of cobras. 'Is it not laid up in store with Me, Sealed up in My treasuries? 'Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.' "For the LORD will vindicate His people, And will have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their strength is gone, And there is none remaining, bond or free. "And He will say, 'Where are their gods, The rock in which they sought refuge? 'Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place! 'See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from My hand. 'Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever, If I sharpen My flashing sword, And My hand takes hold on justice, I will render vengeance on My adversaries, And I will repay those who hate Me. 'I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword will devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the long-haired leaders of the enemy.'
Suddenly
Arrows » Illustrative » Of severe afflictions
The
And
Arrows » Illustrative » Of lightnings
The clouds poured out water; The skies gave forth a sound; Your arrows flashed here and there. The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of false witnesses
Is a man who bears
Arrows » Illustrative » (falling from the hand), of the paralyzing power
I will strike your bow from your left hand and dash down your arrows from your right hand.
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Arrows » Illustrative » Of slanderous tongues
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one
But inwardly he
Arrows » Illustrative » Of young children
When they
Arrows » Illustrative » Of Christ
In the
And He has also made Me a
He has hidden Me in His quiver.
Arrows » Illustrative » (broken), of destruction of power
The shield and the sword and the
Arrows » Illustrative » Of devices of the wicked
They
To
Arrows » Illustrative » Of bitter words
They
Arrows » Illustrative » Of the word of Christ
The
Your arrows are
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of obstinate rejecters of God's word
They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear, So that it does not hear the voice of charmers, Or a skillful caster of spells.
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of the enemies of God's people
The young lion and the
Beds » Illustrative » (too short,) of plans which afford no rest or peace
And the
Beds » Illustrative » (made on high,) of carnal security
You have
You also went up there to offer sacrifice.
Beds » Illustrative » Of the grave
They rest in their
Each one who
Beds » Illustrative » (made in sickness,) of divine support and comfort
In his illness, You
Beds » Illustrative » (made in darkness,) of extreme misery
I
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of designs of the wicked
The snare is broken and we have escaped.
My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. If they say, "Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause; Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, as those who go down to the pit; read more.
We will find all kinds of precious wealth, We will fill our houses with spoil; Throw in your lot with us, We shall all have one purse," My son, do not walk in the way with them Keep your feet from their path, For their feet run to evil And they hasten to shed blood. Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird;
We will find all kinds of precious wealth, We will fill our houses with spoil; Throw in your lot with us, We shall all have one purse," My son, do not walk in the way with them Keep your feet from their path, For their feet run to evil And they hasten to shed blood. Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird;
As a
So he does not know that it will cost him his life.
Birds » Illustrative » Of people of different countries
And under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth,
And all great nations lived under its shade.
Birds » Illustrative » Of the devil and his spirits
Birds » Illustrative » Of unsettled persons, &c
The daughters of
So is a man who
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of death
Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.
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Birds » Illustrative » Of hostile nations
Are the
Go, gather all the
Bring them to devour!
Birds » Illustrative » Of cruel and rapacious kings
The man of
Truly I have
I have planned it, surely I will do it.
Blood » Illustrative » (on one's own head,) of guilt
David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’”
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‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his bloodguiltiness is upon him.
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he lends money on interest and takes increase; will he live? He will not live! He has committed all these abominations, he will surely be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.
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Blood » Illustrative » (given to drink,) of severe judgments
Thus I will judge you like women who commit adultery or shed blood are judged; and I will bring on you the blood of wrath and jealousy.
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for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.”
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Blood » Illustrative » (washing the feet in,) of victories
The tongue of your
He will
Blood » Illustrative » (building with,) of oppression and cruelty
And founds a town with
Blood » Illustrative » (preparing to,) of ripening for destruction
therefore as I live,” declares the Lord God, “I will give you over to bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you; since you have not hated bloodshed, therefore bloodshed will pursue you.
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Bottles » Illustrative » (broken,) of severe judgments
That a sherd will not be found among its pieces
To
Or to scoop water from a cistern.”
“Then you are to break the jar in the sight of the men who accompany you
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Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will send to him those who tip vessels, and they will tip him over, and they will empty his vessels and shatter his jars.
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Bottles » Illustrative » Of sinners ripe for judgment
"Therefore you are to speak this word to them, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, "Every jug is to be filled with wine."' And when they say to you, 'Do we not very well know that every jug is to be filled with wine?' then say to them, 'Thus says the LORD, "Behold I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land--the kings that sit for David on his throne, the priests, the prophets and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem--with drunkenness! "I will dash them against each other, both the fathers and the sons together," declares the LORD "I will not show pity nor be sorry nor have compassion so as not to destroy them."'"
Bottles » Illustrative » (dried up,) of the afflicted
I do
Bottles » Illustrative » Of God's remembrance
Put my
Are they not in
Bottles » Illustrative » (ready to burst,) of the impatient
Like new wineskins it is about to burst.
Bottles » Illustrative » Of the clouds
Or
the Bow » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the overthrow of power
On that day I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”
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‘Behold, I am going to
The
With the
The birds of the sky
And the creeping things of the ground.
And I will
And will make them
the Bow » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
They
To
Lies and not truth prevail in the land;
For they
And they
the Bow » Illustrative » (when deceitful,) of the hypocrite
They
They are like a
Their princes will fall by the sword
Because of the
This will be their
the Bow » Illustrative » Of strength and power
And my
Bread » Illustrative » (seeking of begging,) of extreme poverty
Yet
Or
Everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and say, “Please assign me to one of the priest’s offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.”’”
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They have given their precious things for food
To
“See, O Lord, and look,
For I am
Bread » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the death of Christ
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
Bread » Illustrative » (partaking of,) of communion of saints
Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one bread.
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Bread » Illustrative » (want of,) of extreme poverty
Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
“I will not be your
For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
You should not appoint me ruler of the people.”
Bread » Illustrative » (eating without scarceness,) of plenty
a land where you will eat food without scarcity, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper.
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Bread » Illustrative » (of deceit,) of unlawful gain
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Bread » Illustrative » (of idleness,) of sloth
And does not eat the
Bread » Illustrative » (of wickedness,) of oppression
And drink the wine of violence.
Bread » Illustrative » (fulness of,) of abundance
Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.
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Bread » Illustrative » (of adversity,) of heavy affliction
Although the Lord has given you bread of privation and water of oppression, He, your Teacher will no longer hide Himself, but your eyes will behold your Teacher.
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Bread » Illustrative » Of Christ
"For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this bread." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.
Bread » Illustrative » (of tears,) of sorrow
And You have made them to drink tears in
Brooks » Illustrative » Of wisdom
Brooks » Illustrative » (drinking of, by the way,) of help in distress
Therefore He will
Brooks » Illustrative » Of temporal abundance
The rivers flowing with honey and curds.
Brooks » Illustrative » (deceptive,) of false friends
Like the torrents of
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » Of Christ
A defense for the needy in his distress,
A
For the breath of the
Is like a rain storm against a wall.
My God, in whom I
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » (the way to,) of Christ
Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
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And it will be called the Highway of
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for him who walks that way,
And
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » Of the hope of the gospel
so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.
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Clouds » Illustrative » Of judgments of God
With a cloud in His anger!
He has
The
And has not remembered His
In the day of His anger.
Even
It will be a day of
A time of doom for the nations.
A day of clouds and thick darkness.
As the dawn is spread over the mountains,
So there is a
There has
Nor will there be again after it
To the years of many generations.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
And his
His horses are
Woe to us, for
You will go up, you will come like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, and many peoples with you.”
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and you will come up against My people Israel like a cloud to cover the land. It shall come about in the last days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I am sanctified through you before their eyes, O Gog.”
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Clouds » Illustrative » Of unsearchableness of God
As I looked, behold, a storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light around it, and in its midst something like glowing metal in the midst of the fire.
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A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of multitudes of persons
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
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And like the doves to their
Clouds » Illustrative » (riding upon,) of the power and greatness of God
The oracle concerning Egypt.
Behold, the Lord isriding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt;
Theidols of Egypt will tremble at His presence,
And theheart of the Egyptians will melt within them.
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Behold, the Lord is
The
And the
Clouds » Illustrative » (passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
For your
And like the dew which goes away early.
And like dew which
Like
And like
Clouds » Illustrative » (a morning without,) of wise rulers
"The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God, Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, When the tender grass springs out of the earth, Through sunshine after rain.'
Clouds » Illustrative » (when seasonable,) of the favor of good rulers
And his favor is like a cloud with the
Clouds » Illustrative » (without rain,) of the fraudulent
Is a man who boasts
Clouds » Illustrative » (carried away by a tempest,) of false teachers
These are springs without water and mists driven by a storm, for whom the black darkness has been reserved.
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Clouds » Illustrative » Of sins of men
And your sins like a
Clouds » Illustrative » (without water,) of false teachers
These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted;
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Covenants » Illustrative » Of the united determination of a people to serve God
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they would be the Lord’s people, also between the king and the people.
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are joining with their kinsmen, their nobles, and are taking on themselves a curse and an oath to walk in God’s law, which was given through Moses, God’s servant, and to keep and to observe all the commandments of God our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes;
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Covenants » Illustrative » Of God's promises to man
remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
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"Now behold, I Myself do establish My covenant with you, and with your descendants after you; and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that comes out of the ark, even every beast of the earth. "I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be cut off by the water of the flood, neither shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth."
Covenants » Illustrative » (with death and hell,) of carnal security
And with
For we have made
And your pact with Sheol will not stand;
When the
Then you become its
Covenants » Illustrative » (with stones and beasts of the earth,) of peace and prosperity
With the
The birds of the sky
And the creeping things of the ground.
And I will
And will make them
And
Covenants » Illustrative » Of the contract of marriage
Yet you say, ‘For what reason?’ Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
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Covenants » Illustrative » Of good resolutions
How then could I gaze at a virgin?
Defilement » Illustrative » Of sin
Defilement » Illustrative » Of unholy doctrines
Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.
the Deluge » Illustrative » Of the destruction of sinners
As a storm of
Like a storm of
He has cast it down to the earth with His hand.
And your pact with Sheol will not stand;
When the
Then you become its
Surely
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 heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. "For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, read more.
and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
"And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. "It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building; read more.
but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. "It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. "It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
the Deluge » Illustrative » Of baptism
who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water. Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you--not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Dogs » Illustrative » Of obstinate sinners
Dogs » Illustrative » (dead,) of the mean
After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog, a single flea?
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Again he prostrated himself and said, “What is your servant, that you should regard a dead dog like me?”
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Dogs » Illustrative » Of gentiles
And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed.”
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And He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
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Dogs » Illustrative » Of persecutors
My
Dogs » Illustrative » Of false teachers
Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision;
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Dogs » Illustrative » Of fools
Is a fool who
Dogs » Illustrative » (dumb,) of unfaithful ministers
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Dogs » Illustrative » Of covetous ministers
And they are shepherds who have
They have all
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of apostates
Doves » Illustrative » Of the church
A voice! My beloved was knocking:
‘Open to me,
For my head is
My
In the secret place of the steep
Let me see your
For your voice is sweet,
And your
Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners
And
We hope for
For salvation, but it is far from us.
I
My
O Lord, I am oppressed, be my
Doves » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,
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John testified saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.
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Doves » Illustrative » Of the meekness of Christ
Beside streams of water,
Bathed in milk,
And
Doves » Illustrative » (in its flight,) of the return of israel from captivity
And like
And I will
Doves » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
And like the doves to their
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of the devil
And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;
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When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison,
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And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.
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the Dragon » Illustrative » Of cruel and persecuting kings
Speak and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,
The greatmonster that lies in the midst of his rivers,
Thathas said, ‘My Nile is mine, and I myself have made it.’
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“Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,
The great
That
With His fierce and great and mighty sword,
Even
And
Awake as in the
Who pierced the
the Dragon » Illustrative » (poison of,) of wine
And the
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of enemies of the church
The young lion and the
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of wicked men
And covered us with
Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies
For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, one willfly swiftly like an eagle
Andspread out his wings against Moab.
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“Behold, one will
And
And his
His horses are
Woe to us, for
Than the eagles of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
“The Lord will bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as the eagle swoops down, a nation whose language you shall not understand,
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Eagles » Illustrative » (mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his church
That hovers over its young,
He carried them on His pinions.
‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.
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Eagles » Illustrative » Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers
As for the form of their faces, each had the face of a man; all four had the face of a lion on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and all four had the face of an eagle.
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Eagles » Illustrative » (height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as
I will
Though you set your nest among the
From there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.
Eagles » Illustrative » Of great and powerful kings
Because they have
And rebelled against My
Eagles » Illustrative » (wings of,) of protection afforded to the church
But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she *was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
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Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the melting away of riches
For
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Eagles » Illustrative » (upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven
Will
They will
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
Eagles » Illustrative » (renewed strength and beauty of,) of the renewal of saints
So that your youth is
Eagles » Illustrative » (increased baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities
Because of the children of your delight;
Extend your baldness like the eagle,
For they will
Eagles » Illustrative » (hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days
Like an
Eyes » Illustrative » (open,) of spiritual illumination
Wonderful things from Your law.
And
Eyes » Illustrative » (anointing with eyesalve,) of healing by the spirit
Eyes » Illustrative » Of the mind
"The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. "But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
Feet » Illustrative » (sliding,) of yielding to temptation
As prepared for those whose feet slip.
My
Who, when my foot slips,
Your lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.
Feet » Illustrative » (treading under,) of complete destruction
Even from a people feared
A powerful and oppressive nation,
Whose land the rivers divide—
To the
In my midst;
He has called an appointed
To crush my
The Lord has
The virgin daughter of Judah.
Feet » Illustrative » (washed or dipped in oil,) of abundance
“More blessed than sons is Asher;
May he be favored by his brothers,
And the
Feet » Illustrative » (dipped in blood,) of victory
The tongue of your
Feet » Illustrative » (set in a large place,) of liberty
You have set my feet in a large place.
Feet » Illustrative » (set on a rock,) of stability
And
Fig tree » Illustrative » (barren,) of mere professors of religion
Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He *said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.
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And He began telling this parable: "A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any. "And he said to the vineyard-keeper, 'Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?'
Fig tree » Illustrative » (sitting under one's own,) of prosperity and peace
And under his fig tree,
With
For the
Fishes » Illustrative » Of men ignorant of future events
Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.
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Fishes » Illustrative » (bad,) of mere professors
and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. "So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous,
Fishes » Illustrative » (good,) of saints
and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. "So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous,
Fishes » Illustrative » Of the whole population of egypt
"I will put hooks in your jaws And make the fish of your rivers cling to your scales. And I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers, And all the fish of your rivers will cling to your scales. "I will abandon you to the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers; You will fall on the open field; you will not be brought together or gathered I have given you for food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the sky.
Fishes » Illustrative » Of those ensnared by the wicked
Like creeping things without a ruler over them?
Fishes » Illustrative » Of the visible church
Forests » Illustrative » (destroyed by fire,) of destruction of the wicked
It consumes briars and thorns;
It even sets the thickets of the forest aflame
And they roll upward in a column of smoke.
And the light of Israel will become a fire and his Holy One a flame, And it will burn and devour his thorns and his briars in a single day. And He will destroy the glory of his forest and of his fruitful garden, both soul and body, And it will be as when a sick man wastes away.
Forests » Illustrative » (a fruitful field turned into,) of the jews rejected by God
And the wilderness becomes a
And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
And the fertile field will be considered as a forest?
Forests » Illustrative » Of the unfruitful world
And
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of God
They have forsaken Me,
The
To hew for themselves
Broken cisterns
That can hold no water.
All who
Those who turn
Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord.
In Your light we see light.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of spiritual wisdom
But the discipline of fools is folly.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (corrupt,) of the natural heart
Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water?
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"But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. "For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of eternal life
Then He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost.
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Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the means of grace
The
And the hills will
And all the
And a
To water the valley of
And springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make
And the dry land fountains of water.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (sealed up,) of the church
A
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a numerous posterity
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (troubled,) of saints led astray
Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the law of the wise
To turn aside from the
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Godly fear
That one may avoid the snares of death.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Christ
“In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.
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Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a good wife
And
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (always flowing,) of unceasing wickedness of the jews
So she
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (not failing,) of the church
And
And
And you will be like a
And like a
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of constant supplies of grace
“All my
Fruits » Illustrative » Of a holy conversation
And the
Fruits » Illustrative » Of effects of industry
From
And let her works praise her in the gates.
Fruits » Illustrative » (bad,) of the conduct and conversation of evil men
Fruits » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of
And may those from the city flourish like
Fruits » Illustrative » Of doctrines of Christ
So is my beloved among the
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his
Fruits » Illustrative » Of works of the spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of the wicked
"The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? "I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of good works
"So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the example, &c of the Godly
And
Fruits » Illustrative » Of praise
Fruits » Illustrative » Of effects of repentance
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of saints
For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church
I have gathered my
I have eaten my honeycomb
I have
Eat,
Drink and
To the
To
And gather
To see the blossoms of the valley,
To see whether
Or the
Gardens » Illustrative » (well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church
And
And
And you will be like a
And like a
And they will be
Over the
And over the young of the
And their life will be like a
And they will
Gardens » Illustrative » (enclosed,) of the pleasantness, fruitfulness, and security of the church
A
Gardens » Illustrative » (when dried up,) of the wicked
Or as a garden that has no water.
Garments » Illustrative » (white,) of righteousness
And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.
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Garments » Illustrative » (washed in wine,) of abundance
And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine;
And his robes in the blood of grapes.
Garments » Illustrative » (rolled in blood,) of victory
And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
Gates » Illustrative » (of heaven,) of access to God
He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the LORD stood above it and said, "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants. "Your descendants will also be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed. read more.
"Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you." Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it." He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."
"Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you." Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it." He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."
Gates » Illustrative » (of hell,) of satan's power
Gates » Illustrative » (strait,) of the entrance to life
Gates » Illustrative » (wide,) of the entrance to ruin
Gates » Illustrative » (of the grave,) of death
I am to enter the
I am to be
Gates » Illustrative » Of Christ
Goat » Illustrative » Of the wicked
And I will punish the
For the Lord of hosts has
And will make them like His majestic horse in battle.
"All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
Goat » Illustrative » Of macedonian empire
While I was observing, behold, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of the whole earth without touching the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.
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The shaggy goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
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Goat » Illustrative » (flock of,) of the church
Your
Your
That have descended from Mount
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
For,
“All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
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“
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
In the morning they are like
As a
A voice says, "Call out." Then he answered, "What shall I call out?" All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, When the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass.
Grass » Illustrative » (on tops of houses,) of the wicked
They were dismayed and put to shame;
They were
As grass on the housetops is scorched before it is grown up.
They were dismayed and put to shame;
They were as the
As
Grass » Illustrative » (refreshed by dew and showers,) of the saints refreshed by grace
Like
Will be among many peoples
Like
Like
Which do not wait for man
Or delay for the sons of men.
Grass » Illustrative » Of prosperity of the wicked
And all
It was only that they might be
hands » Illustrative » (opened,) of liberality
but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks.
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You
hands » Illustrative » Of power
Then the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he girded up his loins and outran Ahab to Jezreel.
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The Lord gave Israel a deliverer, so that they escaped from under the hand of the Arameans; and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as formerly.
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hands » Illustrative » (shut,) of illiberality
“If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother;
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hands » Illustrative » (lifted up against another,) of rebellion
Such is not the case. But a man from the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against King David. Only hand him over, and I will depart from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
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The Heart » Illustrative » Of Christ
And be
On the
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering
The Heart » Illustrative » (sure-footedness of,) of experienced saints
And
And makes me walk on my
For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.
And
The Heart » Illustrative » (without pasture,) of the persecuted
Has departed from the daughter of Zion;
Her princes have become like deer
That have found no pasture;
And they have
Before the pursuer.
The Heart » Illustrative » (panting for water,) of afflicted saints longing for God
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?
The Heart » Illustrative » Of converted sinners
And the
For waters will break forth in the
And streams in the
Harvest » Illustrative » Of the end of the world
Harvest » Illustrative » Of ripeness for wrath
Come,
The vats overflow, for their
And another angel came out of the temple, crying out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe.”
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Harvest » Illustrative » Of a time of judgment
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
“The daughter of Babylon is like athreshing floor
At the timeit is stamped firm;
Yet in a little while the time ofharvest will come for her.”
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“The daughter of Babylon is like a
At the time
Yet in a little while the time of
When I
Harvest » Illustrative » Of a time when many are ready to receive the gospel
Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. "Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."
Harvest » Illustrative » (cold in,) of a refreshing message
Is a
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Harvest » Illustrative » (rain in,) of honor given to fools
So honor is not
Harvest » Illustrative » Of seasons of grace
And we are not saved.”
Harvest » Illustrative » (dew in,) of God's protection
For thus the Lord has told me,
“I will lookfrom My dwelling place quietly
Like dazzling heat in thesunshine,
Like a cloud ofdew in the heat of harvest.”
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“I will look
Like dazzling heat in the
Like a cloud of
Head » Illustrative » Of Christ
And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church,
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and not holding fast to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth which is from God.
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But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.
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Head » Illustrative » (made bald,) of heavy judgments
Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba;
Everyone’s head is
To
Because of the children of your delight;
Extend your baldness like the eagle,
For they will
Instead of a belt, a rope;
Instead of
Instead of fine clothes, a
And branding instead of beauty.
Head » Illustrative » (covered,) of subjection
But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved.
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Therefore the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
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Head » Illustrative » Of rulers
and wherever the sons of men dwell, or the beasts of the field, or the birds of the sky, He has given them into your hand and has caused you to rule over them all. You are the head of gold.
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Samuel said, “Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed you king over Israel,
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Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of exaltation
within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office; and you will put Pharaoh’s cup into his hand according to your former custom when you were his cupbearer.
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And I will offer in His tent
I will
Head » Illustrative » (anointed,) of joy and prosperity
I have
You
My
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of joy and confidence
My
Head » Illustrative » Of God
But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.
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Head » Illustrative » Of chief men
So the LORD cuts off head and tail from Israel, Both palm branch and bulrush in a single day. The head is the elder and honorable man, And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail.
Head » Illustrative » (covered,) of defense and protection
You have
Head » Illustrative » Of the chief city of a kingdom
For the head of Aram is Damascus and the head of Damascus is Rezin (now within another 65 years Ephraim will be shattered, so that it is no longer a people),
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Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of pride, &c
And
Hedges » Illustrative » Of heavy judgments
He has made my
And I will build
Hedges » Illustrative » Of holy ordinances, &c
And planted it with
And He built a tower in the middle of it
And also hewed out a
Then He
But it produced only
Hedges » Illustrative » (broken down,) of the taking away of protection
I will
I will
So that all who pass that way pick its fruit?
Hedges » Illustrative » Of numerous afflictions
And whom
And He has put
Hedges » Illustrative » Of the way of the slothful
But the path of the upright is a highway.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of God's protection
Herbs » Illustrative » Of the wicked
They were dismayed and put to shame;
They were
As grass on the housetops is scorched before it is grown up.
And
Herbs » Illustrative » (dew on,) of grace given to saints
For thus the Lord has told me,
“I will lookfrom My dwelling place quietly
Like dazzling heat in thesunshine,
Like a cloud ofdew in the heat of harvest.”
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“I will look
Like dazzling heat in the
Like a cloud of
Highways » Illustrative » Of facilities for the restoration of the jews
Clear the way
Remove the stones, lift up a
For the
Just as there was for Israel
In
Highways » Illustrative » (made in the deserts,) of facilities for the spread of the gospel
“
Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even
Rivers in the desert.
Highways » Illustrative » (broad,) of the way to destruction
Highways » Illustrative » (narrow,) of the way of life
Highways » Illustrative » Of the way of holiness
And it will be called the Highway of
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for him who walks that way,
And
Highways » Illustrative » Of Christ
Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
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Horns » Illustrative » Of antiChristian powers
And the angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
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And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names.
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And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.
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Horns » Illustrative » Of kings
While I was observing, behold, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of the whole earth without touching the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.
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The ram which you saw with the two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia.
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"After this I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrifying and extremely strong; and it had large iron teeth It devoured and crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. "While I was contemplating the horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were pulled out by the roots before it; and behold, this horn possessed eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth uttering great boasts.
Then I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a ram which had two horns was standing in front of the canal. Now the two horns were long, but one was longer than the other, with the longer one coming up last.
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Horns » Illustrative » (cutting off,) of destruction of power
But
The horn of Moab has been cut off and his arm broken,” declares the Lord.
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He has
From before the enemy.
And He has
Consuming round about.
Horns » Illustrative » (pushing with,) of conquests
And his horns are the horns of
With them he will
All
And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”
For your horn I will make iron
And your hoofs I will make bronze,
That you may
That you may
And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made horns of iron for himself and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘With these you will gore the Arameans until they are consumed.’”
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Horns » Illustrative » (budding of,) of the commencement or revival of a nation
I have prepared a
“On that day I will make a horn sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth in their midst. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
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Horns » Illustrative » (exalting,) of increase of power and glory
Then Hannah prayed and said,
“My heart exults in the Lord;
My horn is exalted in the Lord,
My mouthspeaks boldly against my enemies,
BecauseI rejoice in Your salvation.
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“My heart exults in the Lord;
My mouth
Because
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of Christ
In the house of David
And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
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Horns » Illustrative » Of power of the wicked
But
From the horns of the
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of God
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My
He has rays flashing from His hand,
And there is the hiding of His
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of ephraim, &c
And his horns are the horns of
With them he will
All
And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”
Horns » Illustrative » (raising up,) of arrogance
"I said to the boastful, 'Do not boast,' And to the wicked, 'Do not lift up the horn; Do not lift up your horn on high, Do not speak with insolent pride.'"
Horns » Illustrative » (bringing down,) of degradation
And
Iron » Illustrative » Of severe affliction
But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people for His own possession, as today.
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Iron » Illustrative » Of severe exercise of power
You shall
Iron » Illustrative » Of strength
its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.
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Then there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces.
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Iron » Illustrative » Of a hard barren soil
Iron » Illustrative » (seared with,) of insensibility of conscience
by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron,
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Iron » Illustrative » Of stubbornness
And your
And your
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church glorified
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
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And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
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Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church
Now this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free; she is our mother.
Jerusalem » Illustrative » (its strong position,) of saints under God's protection
So
Lambs » Illustrative » Of any thing dear or cherished
Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
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Which he bought and nourished;
And it grew up together with him and his children.
It would eat of his
And was like a daughter to him.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of Christ as a sacrifice
The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
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And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
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Lambs » Illustrative » Of the lord's people
And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,
And the calf and the young lion
And a little boy will lead them.
And strangers will eat in the waste places of the
Lambs » Illustrative » Of weak believers
So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus *said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He *said to him, “Tend My lambs.”
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In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
Lambs » Illustrative » (patience of,) of the patience of Christ
Yet He did not
And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.
Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this:
“He was led as a sheep to slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
So He does not open His mouth.
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“
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
So He does not open His mouth.
Lambs » Illustrative » (brought to slaughter,) of the wicked under judgments
Like rams together with male goats.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of purity of Christ
but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
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Lambs » Illustrative » (consumed in sacrifice,) of complete destruction of the wicked
And the enemies of the Lord will be like the
They vanish—
Lambs » Illustrative » (deserted and exposed,) of israel deprived of God's protection
Like a stubborn heifer,
Like a lamb in a large field?
Lambs » Illustrative » (among wolves,) of ministers among the unGodly
Lamps » Illustrative » (put out,) of destruction of the wicked
Or does their
Does
And the
But the
Lamps » Illustrative » Of omniscience of Christ
His body also was like beryl, his face had the appearance of lightning, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a tumult.
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His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire.
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Lamps » Illustrative » Of the word of God
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
Lamps » Illustrative » Of a succession of heirs
But for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem;
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But to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name.
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Lamps » Illustrative » Of God's guidance
The Lord my God
And the Lord illumines my darkness.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of salvation of God
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet,
Until her
And her
It came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces.
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Lamps » Illustrative » Of severe judgments
The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters.
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Lamps » Illustrative » (totally quenched,) of complete destruction of those who curse parents
His
Lamps » Illustrative » Of graces of the holy ghost
Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
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Lamps » Illustrative » Of spirit of man
Searching all the
Lamps » Illustrative » Of wise rulers
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “You shall not go out again with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”
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Lamps » Illustrative » Of glory of the cherubim
Lamps » Illustrative » Of ministers
Lebanon » Illustrative » (fragrance of,) of the graces of the church
Honey and milk are under your tongue,
And the fragrance of your garments is like the
His shoots will sprout, And his beauty will be like the olive tree And his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. Those who live in his shadow Will again raise grain, And they will blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the jewish nation
Nested in the cedars,
How you will groan when pangs come upon you,
For thus says the Lord concerning the house of the king of Judah:
“You are likeGilead to Me,
Like the summit of Lebanon;
Yet most assuredly I will make you like awilderness,
Like cities which are not inhabited.
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“You are like
Like the summit of Lebanon;
Yet most assuredly I will make you like a
Like cities which are not inhabited.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of great and powerful monarchs
And
Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear the Assyrian who strikes you with the rod and lifts up his staff against you, the way Egypt did.
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Lebanon » Illustrative » (glory of,) of the glory of the church
And
The
The majesty of
They will see the
The majesty of our God.
The
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I shall make the
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the temple
Lebanon » Illustrative » (mourning of,) of deep affliction
‘Thus says the Lord God, “On the day when it went down to Sheol I caused lamentations; I closed the deep over it and held back its rivers. And its many waters were stopped up, and I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted away on account of it.
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Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the gentile world
And the fertile field will be considered as a forest?
Lebanon » Illustrative » (shaking of its forests,) of prodigious growth of the church
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of
And may those from the city flourish like
Leopard » Illustrative » Of antiChrist
And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.
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Leopard » Illustrative » (tamed,) of the wicked subdued by the gospel
And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,
And the calf and the young lion
And a little boy will lead them.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of the macedonian empire
After this I kept looking, and behold, another one, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
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Leopard » Illustrative » Of God in his judgments
Like a
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in executing judgments
Like a lion in secret places.
And I will tear open
There I will also
As a wild beast would tear them.
And like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I will carry away, and there will be
From
Lions » Illustrative » Of cruel and powerful enemies
It growls as it
And carries it off with
They will growl like lions’ cubs.
Lions » Illustrative » Of imaginary fears of the slothful
I will be killed in the streets!”
A lion is
Lions » Illustrative » (roaring of,) of a king's wrath
But his favor is like
He who provokes him to anger
Lions » Illustrative » Of brave men
And in their death they were not parted;
Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.
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Lions » Illustrative » Of persecutors
But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was rescued out of the lion’s mouth.
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As a ravening and a roaring
Lions » Illustrative » (tamed,) of the natural man subdued by grace
Their young will lie down together,
And the
The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain,” says the Lord.
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Lions » Illustrative » Of the tribe of gad
“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;
He lies down
And tears the arm, also the crown of the head.
Lions » Illustrative » Of Christ
and one of the elders *said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals.”
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Lions » Illustrative » Of boldness of saints
But the righteous are
Lions » Illustrative » Of the tribe of judah
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
And as a
Lions » Illustrative » Of israel
And as a
And cursed is everyone who curses you.”
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in protecting his church
For thus says the Lord to me,
“As thelion or the young lion growls over his prey,
Against which a band of shepherds is called out,
And he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise,
So will the Lord of hosts come down to wagewar on Mount Zion and on its hill.”
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“As the
Against which a band of shepherds is called out,
And he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise,
So will the Lord of hosts come down to wage
Lions » Illustrative » Of the devil
Locusts » Illustrative » Of destructive enemies
Mighty and without number;
And it has the fangs of a lioness.
A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness As the dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations. A fire consumes before them And behind them a flame burns The land is like the garden of Eden before them But a desolate wilderness behind them, And nothing at all escapes them. Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like war horses, so they run. read more.
With a noise as of chariots They leap on the tops of the mountains, Like the crackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble, Like a mighty people arranged for battle. Before them the people are in anguish; All faces turn pale. They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like soldiers; And they each march in line, Nor do they deviate from their paths. They do not crowd each other, They march everyone in his path; When they burst through the defenses, They do not break ranks. They rush on the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter through the windows like a thief.
With a noise as of chariots They leap on the tops of the mountains, Like the crackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble, Like a mighty people arranged for battle. Before them the people are in anguish; All faces turn pale. They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like soldiers; And they each march in line, Nor do they deviate from their paths. They do not crowd each other, They march everyone in his path; When they burst through the defenses, They do not break ranks. They rush on the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter through the windows like a thief.
Locusts » Illustrative » Of false teachers of the apostacy
Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
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Locusts » Illustrative » (destruction of,) of destruction of God's enemies
The sword will cut you down;
It will
Multiply yourself like the creeping locust,
Multiply yourself like the swarming locust.
Locusts » Illustrative » Of unGodly rulers
Your
Settling in the stone walls on a cold day.
The sun rises and they flee,
And the place where they are is not known.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking water, by measure) of severe famine
Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, behold, I am going to break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they will eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and drink water by measure and in horror,
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The water you drink shall be the sixth part of a hin by measure; you shall drink it from time to time.
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Measures » Illustrative » (weighing the waters in a measure,) of God's infinite wisdom
And He knows its place.
And
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of the stature of Christ,) of perfection
until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.
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Measures » Illustrative » (correcting in measure,) of mitigated afflictions
For I will
Only I will
But I will
And will by no means leave you unpunished.’
Measures » Illustrative » (measuring the dust of the earth,) of God's greatness
And marked off the heavens by the
And
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?
Measures » Illustrative » (opening the mouth without measure,) of the insatiableness of hell
And
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking tears in great measure,) of severe afflictions
And You have made them to drink tears in
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of our days,) of the shortness of life
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how
Mills » Illustrative » (ceasing,) of desolation
And the sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the sound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer;
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Moreover, I will take from them the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp.
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Mills » Illustrative » (grinding at,) of degradation, &c
"Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no longer be called tender and delicate. "Take the millstones and grind meal Remove your veil, strip off the skirt, Uncover the leg, cross the rivers.
Moon » Illustrative » (withdrawing her light,) of deep calamities
Will not flash forth their light;
The
And the moon will not shed its light.
The heavens tremble,
The
And the stars lose their brightness.
And the stars lose their brightness.
Moon » Illustrative » Of fairness of the church
As beautiful as the full
As pure
As
Moon » Illustrative » Of changeableness of the world
A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars;
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Moon » Illustrative » (becoming blood,) of judgments
I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;
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Moon » Illustrative » Of glory of Christ in the church
Nor will your moon wane;
For you will have the Lord for an everlasting light,
And the days of your
Morning » Illustrative » (breaking forth,) of the glory of the church
As beautiful as the full
As pure
As
And your
And your
The glory of the
Morning » Illustrative » (star of,) of the glory of Christ
Morning » Illustrative » (star of,) of reward of saints
Morning » Illustrative » (wings of,) of rapid movements
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
Morning » Illustrative » Of the resurrection day
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the
And their form shall be for
Morning » Illustrative » (clouds in,) of the short lived profession of hypocrites
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
For your
And like the dew which goes away early.
Morning » Illustrative » (spread upon the mountains,) of heavy calamities
A day of clouds and thick darkness.
As the dawn is spread over the mountains,
So there is a
There has
Nor will there be again after it
To the years of many generations.
Moths » Illustrative » (eating a garment,) of God's judgments
Behold,
The moth will eat them.
And the
But My
And My salvation to all generations.”
Moths » Illustrative » Of God in the execution of his judgments
And like rottenness to the house of Judah.
Moths » Illustrative » (making its house in garments,) of man's folly in providing earthly things
Or as a hut which the watchman has made.
Moths » Illustrative » (garments eaten by,) of those who have suffered severe judgments
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of difficulties
And He *said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.
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‘What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring forth the top stone with shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”
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And every mountain and hill be made low;
And let the rough ground become a plain,
And the rugged terrain a broad valley;
Mountains » Illustrative » Of the church of God
Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
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The
Will be established
And will be raised above the hills;
And
"In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever. "Inasmuch as you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy."
Mountains » Illustrative » (burning,) of destructive enemies
Who destroys the whole earth,” declares the Lord,
“And I will stretch out My hand against you,
And roll you down from the crags,
And I will make you a
The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood,
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Mountains » Illustrative » (breaking forth into singing,) of exceeding joy
Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth;
O forest, and every tree in it;
For
And in Israel He
And be led forth with
The
And all the
Mountains » Illustrative » (made waste,) of desolation
but I have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation and appointed his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness.”
And wither all their vegetation;
I will
And dry up the ponds.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of persons in authority
Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth;
O forest, and every tree in it;
For
And in Israel He
And the hills, in righteousness.
Mountains » Illustrative » (threshing of,) of heavy judgments
And will make the hills like chaff.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of proud and haughty persons
Against all the hills that are lifted up,
Mountains » Illustrative » Of God's righteousness
Your
O Lord, You
Mountains » Illustrative » (dropping new wine,) of abundance
“When the
And the treader of grapes him who sows seed;
When the
And all the hills will be dissolved.
Music » Illustrative » Of joy and gladness
A
He will
He will
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
Music » Illustrative » Of heavenly felicity
When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
Music » Illustrative » (ceasing of,) of calamities
The gaiety of tambourines ceases, The noise of revelers stops, The gaiety of the harp ceases. They do not drink wine with song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of wicked rulers
Against all the
Because the glorious trees have been destroyed;
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
For the
Oak Trees » Illustrative » (fading,) of the wicked under judgments
Or as a garden that has no water.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of the church
And it will again be subject to burning,
Like a terebinth or an
Whose stump remains when it is felled.
The
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of strong and powerful men
And he was strong as the oaks;
I even destroyed his
Olive Trees » Illustrative » (when wild,) of the gentiles
For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree?
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But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree,
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Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of Christ
For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree?
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But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree,
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Olive Trees » Illustrative » (gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace
Two or three olives on the topmost bough,
Four or five on the branches of a fruitful tree,
Declares the Lord, the God of Israel.
As the
As the gleanings when the grape harvest is over.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the righteous
I
And his
And his fragrance like the cedars of
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the two witnesses
"And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the jewish church
“A
With the
He has
And its branches are worthless.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Probable origin of its being the emblem of peace
The dove came to him toward evening, and behold, in her beak was a freshly picked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the water was abated from the earth.
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Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of children of pious parents
Your children like
Around your table.
Ostriches » Illustrative » Of the unnatural cruelty of the jews in their calamities
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become
Like
Ostriches » Illustrative » (companionship with,) of extreme desolation
And a companion of ostriches.
Oxen » Illustrative » (prepared for a feast,) of the provision of the gospel
She has also
Oxen » Illustrative » (engaged in husbandry,) of ministers
Who
Also the oxen and the donkeys which work the ground will eat salted fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.
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Oxen » Illustrative » (not muzzled in treading corn,) of minister's right to support
For it is written in the Law of Moses, "YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING " God is not concerned about oxen, is He? Or is He speaking altogether for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.
Oxen » Illustrative » (led to slaughter,) of saints under persecution
And I did not know that they had
“Let us destroy the tree with its
And
That his
Oxen » Illustrative » (stall fed,) of sumptuous living
Than a
Oxen » Illustrative » (led to slaughter,) of a rash youth
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as
Plowing » Illustrative » Of peace and prosperity
And will
And
And never again will they learn war.
And render decisions for mighty,
Then they will hammer their swords
And their spears into pruning hooks;
Nation will not lift up sword against nation,
And never again will they
Plowing » Illustrative » Of a course of sin
And those who sow trouble harvest it.
You have eaten the fruit of
Because you have trusted in your way, in your
Plowing » Illustrative » Of the labor ministers
Or is He speaking altogether for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.
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Plowing » Illustrative » Of repentance and reformation
For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem,
“Break up your fallow ground,
Anddo not sow among thorns.
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“
And
Plowing » Illustrative » Of a severe course of affliction
But I will
I will harness Ephraim,
Judah will plow, Jacob will harrow for himself.
Plowing » Illustrative » (attention and constancy required in,) of continued devotedness
But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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Pomegranate-trees » Illustrative » Of saints
To see the blossoms of the valley,
To see whether
Or the
Let us
And its blossoms have opened,
And whether the pomegranates have bloomed.
There I will give you my love.
Pomegranate-trees » Illustrative » (fruit of,) of the graces of the church
And your
Your
Behind your veil.
Behind your veil.
Pomegranate-trees » Illustrative » (an orchard of,) of the church
With
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » (in the wilderness,) of the gifts of the spirit
And springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make
And the dry land fountains of water.
And the thirsty ground
In the
Grass becomes reeds and rushes.
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » (turning cities into,) of great desolation
“I will also make it a possession for the hedgehog and swamps of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.
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Pools and ponds » Illustrative » Of nineveh
Now they are fleeing;
“Stop, stop,”
But
Rain » Illustrative » Of spiritual blessings
The
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was
I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. And I will cause showers to come down in their season; they will be showers of blessing.
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Rain » Illustrative » (destructive,) of God's judgments
With pestilence and with blood I will enter into judgment with him; and I will rain on him and on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, a torrential rain, with hailstones, fire and brimstone.
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God will send His fierce anger on him
And will
Rain » Illustrative » Of Christ in the communication of his graces
Like
His
And He will come to us like the
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
Rain » Illustrative » Of the doctrine of faithful ministers
My speech distill as the dew,
And as the showers on the herb.
Rain » Illustrative » Of the word of God
"For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
Rain » Illustrative » (destructive,) of a poor man oppressing the poor
Is like a driving rain
Rain » Illustrative » Of righteousness
Reap in accordance with
For it is time to
Until He
Rings » Illustrative » Of the glory of Christ
Set with
His abdomen is carved ivory
Inlaid with
Rings » Illustrative » (put on the hands,) of favor
Rivers » Illustrative » (drying up of,) of God's judgments
And He will strike the waves in the sea,
So that all the depths of the
And the pride of
And the scepter of
He dries up all the rivers.
The blossoms of Lebanon wither.
Therefore thus says the Lord,
“Behold, I am going toplead your case
Andexact full vengeance for you;
AndI will dry up her sea
And make her fountain dry.
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“Behold, I am going to
And
And
And make her fountain dry.
The oracle concerning Egypt Behold, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt; The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence, And the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them. "So I will incite Egyptians against Egyptians; And they will each fight against his brother and each against his neighbor, City against city and kingdom against kingdom. "Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be demoralized within them; And I will confound their strategy, So that they will resort to idols and ghosts of the dead And to mediums and spiritists. read more.
"Moreover, I will deliver the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel master, And a mighty king will rule over them," declares the Lord GOD of hosts. The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry. The canals will emit a stench, The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up; The reeds and rushes will rot away. The bulrushes by the Nile, by the edge of the Nile And all the sown fields by the Nile Will become dry, be driven away, and be no more. And the fishermen will lament, And all those who cast a line into the Nile will mourn, And those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.
"Moreover, I will deliver the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel master, And a mighty king will rule over them," declares the Lord GOD of hosts. The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry. The canals will emit a stench, The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up; The reeds and rushes will rot away. The bulrushes by the Nile, by the edge of the Nile And all the sown fields by the Nile Will become dry, be driven away, and be no more. And the fishermen will lament, And all those who cast a line into the Nile will mourn, And those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
The holy
And springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make
And the dry land fountains of water.
"Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert. "The beasts of the field will glorify Me, The jackals and the ostriches, Because I have given waters in the wilderness And rivers in the desert, To give drink to My chosen people.
Rivers » Illustrative » (overflowing of,) of God's judgments
As a storm of
Like a storm of
He has cast it down to the earth with His hand.
Even the
And it will
And your pact with Sheol will not stand;
When the
Then you become its
Rivers » Illustrative » (fruitfulness of trees planted by,) of the permanent prosperity of saints
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its
And
That extends its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of
Nor cease to yield fruit.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions
I have come into deep waters, and a
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you
Nor will the flame burn you.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of the abundance of grace in Christ
And a shelter from the storm,
Like
Like the
For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
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Rivers » Illustrative » Of abundance
The rivers flowing with honey and curds.
And the
Rivers » Illustrative » (steady course of,) of peace of saints
And the
And you will
Rivers » Illustrative » Of people flying from judgments
There is no more
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (girding with,) of heavy afflictions
To
Instead of a belt, a rope;
Instead of
Instead of fine clothes, a
And branding instead of beauty.
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (heavens becoming black as,) of severe judgments
I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;
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Sackcloth » Illustrative » (covering the heavens with,) of severe judgments
And make sackcloth their covering.”
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (putting of,) of joy and gladness
You have
Salt » Illustrative » (without savor,) of graceless professors
Salt » Illustrative » Of wisdom in speech
Salt » Illustrative » (pits of,) of desolation
The God of Israel,
“Surely
And the sons of
A place possessed by nettles and salt pits,
And a perpetual desolation.
The remnant of My people will
And the remainder of My nation will inherit them.”
Salt » Illustrative » Of saints
Salt » Illustrative » Of grace in the heart
Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction
Scorpions » Illustrative » Ministers of antiChrist
Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
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And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man.
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They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months.
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Scorpions » Illustrative » Severe scourges
Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”
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Scorpions » Illustrative » Wicked men
And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
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the Sea » Illustrative » (smooth as glass,) of the peace of heaven
And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had been victorious over the beast and his image and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, holding harps of God.
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and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.
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the Sea » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you
Nor will the flame burn you.
To what
O daughter of Jerusalem?
To what shall I liken you as I comfort you,
O
For your
Who can
the Sea » Illustrative » (covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days
With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
As the waters cover the sea.
For the
As the waters cover the sea.
the Sea » Illustrative » (roaring,) of hostile armies
If one
Even the light is darkened by its clouds.
They are
Their voice
And they ride on horses,
Arrayed as a man for the battle
Against you, O daughter of Zion!”
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of devastating armies
therefore thus says the Lord GOD, 'Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. 'They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; and I will scrape her debris from her and make her a bare rock.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of righteousness
Then your
And your
the Sea » Illustrative » (trouble,) of the wicked
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up refuse and mud.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of the unsteady
But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
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Seed » Illustrative
Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
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Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.
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Reap in accordance with
For it is time to
Until He
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the devil
And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;
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And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
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Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”
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But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.
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Serpents » Illustrative » (poisonous bite of,) of baneful effects of wine
And stings like a
And
Serpents » Illustrative » Of enemies who harass and destroy
Adders, for which there is
And they will bite you,” declares the Lord.
Because the rod that
For from the serpent’s root a
And its fruit will be a
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the tribe of dan
A horned snake in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falls backward.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of hypocrites
Serpents » Illustrative » (sharp tongue of,) of malice of the wicked
Sheep » Illustrative » (in proneness to wander,) of those who depart from God
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all
To
For I do
“I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick; but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with judgment.
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Sheep » Illustrative » Of the jews
And guided them in the wilderness
A Maskil of Asaph.
O God, why have Yourejected us forever?
Why does Your angersmoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
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O God, why have You
Why does Your anger
Will
To all generations we will
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the people of Christ
He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Shepherd My sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You " Jesus said to him, "Tend My sheep.
So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. "All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. read more.
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. "I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. "He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. "He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. "I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. "I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd. "For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. "No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again This commandment I received from My Father." A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words. Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?" Others were saying, "These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?" At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon. The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, "How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly." Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father's name, these testify of Me. "But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. "I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. "He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. "He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. "I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. "I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd. "For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. "No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again This commandment I received from My Father." A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words. Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?" Others were saying, "These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?" At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon. The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, "How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly." Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father's name, these testify of Me. "But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.
Sheep » Illustrative » (when found,) of restored sinners
Sheep » Illustrative » (separated from the goats,) of the separation of saints from the wicked
"All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
Sheep » Illustrative » (lost,) of the unregenerate
Sheep » Illustrative » (in patience and simplicity,) of patience, &c of Christ
Yet He did not
And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the wicked in their death
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the
And their form shall be for
Sheep » Illustrative » Of those under God's judgment
For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
O God, we have heard with our ears,
Ourfathers have told us
Thework that You did in their days,
In thedays of old.
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O God, we have heard with our ears,
Our
The
In the
Shepherds » Illustrative » (ignorant and foolish,) of bad ministers
‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand My sheep from them and make them cease from feeding sheep. So the shepherds will not feed themselves anymore, but I will deliver My flock from their mouth, so that they will not be food for them.”’”
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And they are shepherds who have
They have all
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.
“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to those shepherds, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Woe, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock?
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They have made them turn aside on the
They have gone along from mountain to hill
And have forgotten their
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of Christ as the good shepherd
And against the man, My
Declares the Lord of hosts.
“
And I will
Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord,
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“Then I will set over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them; he will feed them himself and be their shepherd.
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Shepherds » Illustrative » Of kings as the leaders of the people
And he will perform all My desire.’
And
And of the temple, ‘
They will
They will pasture each in his
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
"I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries and bring them to their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the streams, and in all the inhabited places of the land. "I will feed them in a good pasture, and their grazing ground will be on the mountain heights of Israel There they will lie down on good grazing ground and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. "I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest," declares the Lord GOD. read more.
"I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick; but the fat and the strong I will destroy I will feed them with judgment.
"I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick; but the fat and the strong I will destroy I will feed them with judgment.
Shepherds » Illustrative » (searching out straying sheep,) of Christ seeking the lost
Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." So He told them this parable, saying, "What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? read more.
"When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. "And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' "I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
"When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. "And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' "I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of God as leader of israel
By the hand of
For the choir director; set to El Shoshannim; Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.
Oh, give ear,Shepherd of Israel,
You who leadJoseph like a flock;
You whoare enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!
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Oh, give ear,
You who lead
You who
Shepherds » Illustrative » Ministers » Of the gospel
I will also raise up shepherds over them and they will tend them; and they will not be afraid any longer, nor be terrified, nor will any be missing,” declares the Lord.
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Ships » Illustrative » (wrecked,) of departure from the faith
keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.
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Ships » Illustrative » Of industrious women
She brings her food from afar.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints
O
The curves of your hips are like
The work of the hands of an artist.
Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition
And your throat from thirst;
But you said, ‘
No! For I have
And after them I will walk.’
Remove your
Uncover the leg, cross the rivers.
Shoes » Illustrative » (thrown over a place,) of subjection
Over
Shout loud, O
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Over Philistia I will shout aloud.”
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the preparation of the gospel
and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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Shoes » Illustrative » (having blood on,) of being engaged in war and slaughter
“Now you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt about his waist, and on his sandals on his feet.
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Silver » Illustrative » Of saints purified by affliction
Refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
They will
And I will
I will say, ‘They are
And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
You have
Silver » Illustrative » (dross of,) of the wicked
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
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Your drink diluted with water.
Silver » Illustrative » Of the medo-persian kingdom
The head of that statue was made of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,
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After you there will arise another kingdom inferior to you, then another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.
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Silver » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the just
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
Silver » Illustrative » Of good rulers
Your silver has become dross, Your drink diluted with water. Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after rewards They do not defend the orphan, Nor does the widow's plea come before them.
Silver » Illustrative » (reprobate,) of the wicked
Because the
Silver » Illustrative » (labor of seeking for,) of diligence required for attaining knowledge
And search for her as for
Silver » Illustrative » Of the words of the lord
As silver
Stars » Illustrative » (withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments
I will
I will cover the
And the moon will not give its light.
Will not flash forth their light;
The
And the moon will not shed its light.
The heavens tremble,
The
And the stars lose their brightness.
And the stars lose their brightness.
Stars » Illustrative » Of ministers
In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength.
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Stars » Illustrative » Of princes and subordinate governors
The fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way.
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It grew up to the host of heaven and caused some of the host and some of the stars to fall to the earth, and it trampled them down.
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Stars » Illustrative » (bright and morning star,) of Christ
Stars » Illustrative » (morning star,) of glory to be given to faithful saints
Stars » Illustrative » Of Christ
I behold him, but not near;
A star shall come forth from Jacob,
And
Stars » Illustrative » (setting the nest amongst,) of pride and carnal security
Though you set your nest among the
From there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.
Stars » Illustrative » (shining of,) of the reward of faithful ministers
Stars » Illustrative » (wandering,) of false teachers
Stars » Illustrative » Of angels
And all the
The sun » Illustrative » Of the glory of Christ
And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.
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I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;
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In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength.
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The sun » Illustrative » (darkened,) of severe calamities
And the moon into blood
Before the
I will
I will cover the
And the moon will not give its light.
The heavens tremble,
The
And the stars lose their brightness.
The sun » Illustrative » (its brightness,) of the future glory of saints
The sun » Illustrative » Of supreme rulers
Will not flash forth their light;
The
And the moon will not shed its light.
Now he had still another dream, and related it to his brothers, and said, “Lo, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
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The sun » Illustrative » (going down at noon,) of premature destruction
“That I will make the
And
Her
She has been
So I will
Before their enemies,” declares the Lord.
The sun » Illustrative » (its clearness,) of the purity of the church
As beautiful as the full
As pure
As
The sun » Illustrative » (before or in sight of,) of public ignominy
"Thus says the LORD, 'Behold, I will raise up evil against you from your own household; I will even take your wives before your eyes and give them to your companion, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight. 'Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and under the sun.'"
The sun » Illustrative » (no more going down,) of perpetual blessedness
Nor will your moon wane;
For you will have the Lord for an everlasting light,
And the days of your
The sun » Illustrative » (its power,) of the triumph of saints
And the land was undisturbed for forty years.
The sun » Illustrative » Of Christ's coming
“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall.
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The sun » Illustrative » Of God's favor
The Lord gives grace and
Swords » Illustrative » Of severe and heavy calamities
Or if I should bring a sword on that country and say, ‘Let the sword pass through the country and cut off man and beast from it,’
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One third you shall burn in the fire at the center of the city, when the days of the siege are completed. Then you shall take one third and strike it with the sword all around the city, and one third you shall scatter to the wind; and I will unsheathe a sword behind them.
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“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord.’ Say,
‘A sword, a sword sharpened
And also polished!
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‘
And also polished!
Swords » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose
And their
They
But the
Swords » Illustrative » Of the justice of God
And against the man, My
Declares the Lord of hosts.
“
And I will
And My hand takes hold on justice,
And I will repay those who hate Me.
Swords » Illustrative » (drawing of,) of war and destruction
You, however, I will scatter among the nations and will draw out a sword after you, as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste.
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and say to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the LORD, "Behold, I am against you; and I will draw My sword out of its sheath and cut off from you the righteous and the wicked. "Because I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go forth from its sheath against all flesh from south to north. "Thus all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword out of its sheath. It will not return to its sheath again."'
Swords » Illustrative » Of the word of Christ
In the
And He has also made Me a
He has hidden Me in His quiver.
In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength.
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Swords » Illustrative » Of the word of God
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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Swords » Illustrative » Of the protection of God
Swords » Illustrative » (not departing from one's house,) of perpetual calamity
Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’
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Swords » Illustrative » Of false witnesses
Is a man who bears
Swords » Illustrative » (putting, into its sheath,) of peace and friendship
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
Be at rest and stay still.
Swords » Illustrative » (living by,) of rapine
And your brother
But it shall come about
That you will
Swords » Illustrative » Of war and contention
Swords » Illustrative » Of the end of the wicked
Swords » Illustrative » Of persecuting spirit of the wicked
To cast down the
To
Swords » Illustrative » Of judicial authority
for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.
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Swords » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Swords » Illustrative » Of deep mental affliction
and a sword will pierce even your own soul—to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”
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Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of the church
a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.
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Lengthen your
And strengthen your
And a judge will sit on it in faithfulness in the tent of
Moreover, he will seek justice
And be prompt in righteousness.
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them,
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of Christ
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation;
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There will be a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and protection from the storm and the rain.
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The Holy Spirit is signifying this, that the way into the holy place has not yet been disclosed while the outer tabernacle is still standing, which is a symbol for the present time. Accordingly both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make the worshiper perfect in conscience,
Tabernacle » Illustrative » (the holy of holies,) of heaven
Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
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and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
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Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of the body
For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
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I consider it right, as long as I am in this earthly dwelling, to stir you up by way of reminder,
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Tabernacle » Illustrative » (the vail,) of the obscurity of the mosaic dispensation
since they relate only to food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until a time of reformation.
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Tabernacle » Illustrative » (the vail,) of Christ's body
by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,
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Tents » Illustrative » (spread out,) of the heavens
And its inhabitants are like
Who
And spreads them out like a
Tents » Illustrative » (enlarging of,) of the great extension of the church
Lengthen your
And strengthen your
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the judgments of God
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
“The daughter of Babylon is like athreshing floor
At the timeit is stamped firm;
Yet in a little while the time ofharvest will come for her.”
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“The daughter of Babylon is like a
At the time
Yet in a little while the time of
In anger You
What I have heard from the Lord of hosts,
The God of Israel, I make known to you.
Threshing » Illustrative » (dust made by,) of complete destruction
And will make the hills like chaff.
For he left to Jehoahaz of the army not more than fifty horsemen and ten chariots and 10,000 footmen, for the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.
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Threshing » Illustrative » Of the labors of ministers
For it is written in the Law of Moses, "YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING " God is not concerned about oxen, is He? Or is He speaking altogether for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the church in her conquests
"Behold, I have made you a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges; You will thresh the mountains and pulverize them, And will make the hills like chaff. "You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, And the storm will scatter them; But you will rejoice in the LORD, You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Threshing » Illustrative » (an instrument for, with teeth,) of the church overcoming opposition
And will make the hills like chaff.
Threshing » Illustrative » (gathering the sheaves for,) of preparing the enemies of the church for judgments
And they do not understand His purpose;
For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
Trees » Illustrative » (good and fruitful,) of saints
Giving them a garland instead of ashes,
The
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
So they will be called
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
Like gardens beside the river,
Like
Like
"So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its
And
That extends its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of
Nor cease to yield fruit.
Trees » Illustrative » Of Christ
For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree?
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Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.
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in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
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Trees » Illustrative » Of kings, &c
And
All the trees of the field will know that I am the Lord; I bring down the high tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will perform it.”
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'So it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; For its roots extended to many waters. 'The cedars in God's garden could not match it; The cypresses could not compare with its boughs, And the plane trees could not match its branches No tree in God's garden could compare with it in its beauty. 'I made it beautiful with the multitude of its branches, And all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, were jealous of it. read more.
'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Because it is high in stature and has set its top among the clouds, and its heart is haughty in its loftiness,
'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Because it is high in stature and has set its top among the clouds, and its heart is haughty in its loftiness,
'Now these were the visions in my mind as I lay on my bed: I was looking, and behold, there was a tree in the midst of the earth and its height was great. 'The tree grew large and became strong And its height reached to the sky, And it was visible to the end of the whole earth. 'Its foliage was beautiful and its fruit abundant, And in it was food for all The beasts of the field found shade under it, And the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches, And all living creatures fed themselves from it. read more.
'I was looking in the visions in my mind as I lay on my bed, and behold, an angelic watcher, a holy one, descended from heaven. 'He shouted out and spoke as follows: "Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, Strip off its foliage and scatter its fruit; Let the beasts flee from under it And the birds from its branches.
'I was looking in the visions in my mind as I lay on my bed, and behold, an angelic watcher, a holy one, descended from heaven. 'He shouted out and spoke as follows: "Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, Strip off its foliage and scatter its fruit; Let the beasts flee from under it And the birds from its branches.
Trees » Illustrative » Of the life and conversation of the righteous
And
But perversion in it
Trees » Illustrative » (producing evil fruit,) of the wicked
"So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Trees » Illustrative » Of wisdom
And happy are all who hold her fast.
Trees » Illustrative » (duration of,) of continued prosperity of saints
They will not plant and another eat;
For
And My chosen ones will
Trees » Illustrative » of the elect
And it will again be subject to burning,
Like a terebinth or an
Whose stump remains when it is felled.
The
Trees » Illustrative » (dry,) of useless persons
“The Lord will surely separate me from His people.”
Nor let the
Trees » Illustrative » (evergreen,) of saints
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.
Trees » Illustrative » (shaking of the leaves off,) of the terror of the wicked
When it was reported to the house of David, saying, “The Arameans have camped in Ephraim,” his heart and the hearts of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake with the wind.
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Trees » Illustrative » (dry,) of the wicked ripe for judgment
Trees » Illustrative » (green,) of the innocence of Christ
Trees » Illustrative » (barren,) of the wicked
They will bear
Even though they bear children,
I will slay the
Unicorn » Illustrative » Of God as the strength of israel
He is for them like the
He is for him like the horns of the wild ox.
And will crush their bones in pieces,
And shatter them with his
Unicorn » Illustrative » (horns of,) of the strength of the descendants of joseph
And his horns are the horns of
With them he will
All
And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”
Unicorn » Illustrative » (the position of its horns,) of the exaltation of saints
I have
Unicorn » Illustrative » (horns of,) of the strength of powerful enemies
From the horns of the
Unicorn » Illustrative » Of the wicked
And
Thus their land will be
And their dust
Valleys » Illustrative » (filling up of,) of removing all obstructions to the gospel
And every mountain and hill be made low;
And let the rough ground become a plain,
And the rugged terrain a broad valley;
And every mountain and hill will be
The crooked will become straight,
And the rough roads smooth;
Valleys » Illustrative » Of the church of Christ
To see the blossoms of the valley,
To see whether
Or the
Valleys » Illustrative » (fruitful and well watered,) of the tents of israel
Like gardens beside the river,
Like
Like
Valleys » Illustrative » (dark,) of affliction and death
I
Your
Veil or veil » Illustrative » Of the spiritual blindness of the jewish nation
But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ. But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart; but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
Veil or veil » Illustrative » Of the spiritual blindness of the gentile nations
Even the veil which is
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the flesh of Christ which concealed his divinity
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should
by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,
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the sacred Veil » Illustrative » (rending of,) of the death of Christ which opened heaven to saints
Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the obscurity of the mosaic dispensation
The vine » Illustrative » (sitting under one's own) of peace and prosperity
And under his fig tree,
With
For the
‘In that day,’ declares the Lord of hosts, ‘every one of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and under his fig tree.’”
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The vine » Illustrative » Of israel
And planted it with
And He built a tower in the middle of it
And also hewed out a
Then He
But it produced only
You
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold,
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
The vine » Illustrative » (its unfruitful branches,) of mere professors
The vine » Illustrative » (its rich clusters,) of the graces of the church
I will take hold of its fruit stalks.’
Oh, may your breasts be like clusters of the vine,
And the fragrance of your
The vine » Illustrative » (worthlessness of its wood,) of the unprofitableness, of the wicked
"Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, 'As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I set My face against them Though they have come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set My face against them.
The vine » Illustrative » Of Christ
"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.
The vine » Illustrative » (its quick growth,) of the growth of saints in grace
Will
And they will blossom like the vine.
His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
The vine » Illustrative » (unfruitful,) of the wicked
He produces fruit for himself.
The more his fruit,
The more altars he
The
The better
The vine » Illustrative » (pruning of,) of God's purifying his people by afflictions
The vine » Illustrative » (its fruitful branches,) of saints
Vineyards » Illustrative » Of the jewish church
They have
They have made My
A desolate wilderness.
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold,
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
“A
Vineyards » Illustrative » (gleaning grapes of,) of the elect
As the
As the gleanings when the grape harvest is over.
Vineyards » Illustrative » (failure of,) of severe calamities
You will be troubled, O complacent daughters;
And the fruit gathering will not come.
Walls » Illustrative » Of ordinances as a protection to the church
I will
I will
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering
Walls » Illustrative » Of those who afford protection
Against every fortified wall,
Walls » Illustrative » Of salvation
“We have a
He sets up walls and ramparts for
Nor
But you will call your
Walls » Illustrative » (bowing or tottering,) of the wicked under judgments
Like a
A bulge in a high wall,
Whose collapse comes
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a
Walls » Illustrative » Of the church as a protection to the nation
"If she is a wall, We will build on her a battlement of silver; But if she is a door, We will barricade her with planks of cedar." "I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.
Walls » Illustrative » (daubed with untempered mortar,) of the teaching of false prophets
"It is definitely because they have misled My people by saying, 'Peace!' when there is no peace. And when anyone builds a wall, behold, they plaster it over with whitewash; so tell those who plaster it over with whitewash, that it will fall. A flooding rain will come, and you, O hailstones, will fall; and a violent wind will break out. "Behold, when the wall has fallen, will you not be asked, 'Where is the plaster with which you plastered it?'" read more.
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "I will make a violent wind break out in My wrath. There will also be in My anger a flooding rain and hailstones to consume it in wrath. "So I will tear down the wall which you plastered over with whitewash and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation is laid bare; and when it falls, you will be consumed in its midst And you will know that I am the LORD. "Thus I will spend My wrath on the wall and on those who have plastered it over with whitewash; and I will say to you, 'The wall is gone and its plasterers are gone,
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "I will make a violent wind break out in My wrath. There will also be in My anger a flooding rain and hailstones to consume it in wrath. "So I will tear down the wall which you plastered over with whitewash and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation is laid bare; and when it falls, you will be consumed in its midst And you will know that I am the LORD. "Thus I will spend My wrath on the wall and on those who have plastered it over with whitewash; and I will say to you, 'The wall is gone and its plasterers are gone,
Walls » Illustrative » (brazen,) of prophets in their testimony against the wicked
And lift up your voice in Bashan;
Cry out also from
For all your
Walls » Illustrative » (of partition,) of separation of jews and gentiles
For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall,
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Walls » Illustrative » Of the wealth of the rich in his own conceit
And like a high wall in his own imagination.
Walls » Illustrative » Of the protection of God
For I,’ declares the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’”
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Walls » Illustrative » (whited,) of hypocrites
Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to try me according to the Law, and in violation of the Law order me to be struck?”
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Watchmen » Illustrative » Of ministers
The hoofs of its horses
All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who
“Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman to the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, warn them from Me.
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Watchmen » Illustrative » (looking for the morning,) of anxious waiting for God
I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope. My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.
Watchmen » Illustrative » (blind,) of careless ministers
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Water » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
And their tongue is parched with thirst;
I, the Lord,
As the God of Israel I
Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
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And streams on the dry ground;
I will
And My blessing on your descendants;
"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of severe affliction
For the choir director; according to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.
Save me, O God,
For thewaters have threatened my life.
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Save me, O God,
For the
Although the Lord has given you bread of privation and water of oppression, He, your Teacher will no longer hide Himself, but your eyes will behold your Teacher.
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We went through
Yet You
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you
Nor will the flame burn you.
Water » Illustrative » (many,) of different nations and people
And he *said to me, “The waters which you saw where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
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Water » Illustrative » (covering the sea,) of the general diffusion of the knowledge of God
With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
As the waters cover the sea.
For the
As the waters cover the sea.
Water » Illustrative » (its weakness,) of faintness and cowardice
The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of their men, and pursued them from the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them down on the descent, so the hearts of the people melted and became as water.
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All hands will hang limp and all knees will become like water.
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Water » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
Even the
And it will
But He will
And be chased
Or like whirling dust before a gale.
Water » Illustrative » (rapidly flowing away,) of the career of the wicked
When he
Their portion is
They do not turn
Water » Illustrative » (noise of many,) of the word of Christ
His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters.
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Water » Illustrative » (difficulty of stopping,) of strife and contention
So
Water » Illustrative » (many,) of a variety of afflictions
Water » Illustrative » (spilled on the ground,) of death
For we will surely die and are like water spilled on the ground which cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not take away life, but plans ways so that the banished one will not be cast out from him.
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Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of the words of the wise of the wise
Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of counsel in the heart
But a man of understanding draws it out.
Water » Illustrative » Of persecutors
Then the waters would have engulfed us, The stream would have swept over our soul; Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul."
Water » Illustrative » (pouring, out of buckets,) of a numerous progeny
And his seed will be by many waters,
And his king shall be higher than
Water » Illustrative » (its instability,) of a wavering disposition
Then you defiled it—he went up to my couch.
Water » Illustrative » (poured out,) of faintness by terror
And all my
My
It is melted within
Water » Illustrative » Of persecutions
They have
Water » Illustrative » (still,) of the ordinances of the gospel
He
Water » Illustrative » (poured out,) of the wrath of God
On them I will
Water » Illustrative » Of the support of God
And rejoice in
Weights » Illustrative » (heavy,) of the exceeding glory reserved for saints
For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
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Weights » Illustrative » Of sins
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
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Weights » Illustrative » Of the restraints put on the elements
And
Wells » Illustrative » Of the holy spirit in saints
A well of
And streams flowing from Lebanon.”
Wells » Illustrative » Of wisdom and understanding in man
But the discipline of fools is folly.
Wells » Illustrative » Of the mouth of the righteous
But
Wells » Illustrative » (drinking from one's own,) of enjoyment of domestic happiness
And
Wells » Illustrative » (a fruitful bough by,) of joseph's numerous posterity
A fruitful
Its
Wells » Illustrative » (without water,) of hypocrites
These are springs without water and mists driven by a storm, for whom the black darkness has been reserved.
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Wells » Illustrative » Of the ordinances of the church
From the
Wind » Illustrative » (when destructive,) of the judgments of God
With whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a consuming fire.
And the storm will scatter them;
But you will
You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
With His fierce wind He has expelled them on the day of the
Wind » Illustrative » Of the operations of the holy spirit
Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they come to life.”’”
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And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
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Wind » Illustrative » (chaff or stubble before,) of the wicked
And like
But they are like
Wind » Illustrative » (without rain,) of one who boasts of a false gift
Is a man who boasts
Wind » Illustrative » Of false doctrines
Wind » Illustrative » (bringing forth,) of disappointed expectations
We
We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth,
Nor were
Wind » Illustrative » Of molten images
Their
Their molten images are
Wind » Illustrative » Of iniquity which leads to destruction
And all our
And all of us
And our
Wind » Illustrative » (feeding upon,) of vain hopes
And pursues the
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover,
And oil is carried to Egypt.
Wind » Illustrative » Of terrors which pursue the soul
They pursue my
And my
Wind » Illustrative » (sowing,) of a course of sin
And they reap the
The standing grain has no
It yields
Should it yield, strangers would swallow it up.
Wind » Illustrative » Of the speeches of the desperate
When the
Wind » Illustrative » Of the life of man
My eye will
Wine » Illustrative » Of the wrath and judgments of God
"Therefore you are to speak this word to them, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, "Every jug is to be filled with wine."' And when they say to you, 'Do we not very well know that every jug is to be filled with wine?' then say to them, 'Thus says the LORD, "Behold I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land--the kings that sit for David on his throne, the priests, the prophets and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem--with drunkenness! "I will dash them against each other, both the fathers and the sons together," declares the LORD "I will not show pity nor be sorry nor have compassion so as not to destroy them."'"
It is
Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and
You have given us
For thus the LORD, the God of Israel, says to me, "Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it. "They will drink and stagger and go mad because of the sword that I will send among them." Then I took the cup from the LORD'S hand and made all the nations to whom the LORD sent me drink it: read more.
Jerusalem and the cities of Judah and its kings and its princes, to make them a ruin, a horror, a hissing and a curse, as it is this day;
Jerusalem and the cities of Judah and its kings and its princes, to make them a ruin, a horror, a hissing and a curse, as it is this day;
Wine » Illustrative » Of the abominations of the apostacy
For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the passion of her immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed acts of immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich by the wealth of her sensuality.”
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with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.”
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Wine » Illustrative » Of the blessings of the gospel
She has also
And drink of the wine I have mixed.
Wine » Illustrative » Of the blood of Christ
And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you; for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. "But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."
Wine » Illustrative » Of violence and rapine
And drink the wine of violence.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of wicked rulers
Her judges are
They leave nothing for the morning.
Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.
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Wolves » Illustrative » Of fierce enemies
A
A
Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces,
Because their
Their apostasies are numerous.
And
Their
Their horsemen come from afar;
They fly like an
Wolves » Illustrative » (taming of,) of the change effected by conversion
And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,
And the calf and the young lion
And a little boy will lead them.
The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain,” says the Lord.
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Wolves » Illustrative » Of false teachers
I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
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Wolves » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the tribe of benjamin
In the morning he devours the prey,
And in the evening he divides the spoil.”
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the devil
Woman » Illustrative » (chaste and holy,) of saints
Your
Therefore the
For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin.
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Woman » Illustrative » (gloriously arrayed,) of the church of Christ
Her clothing is
But the Jerusalem above is free; she is our mother.
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A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars;
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Woman » Illustrative » (lewd,) of the roman apostacy
The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth.”
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The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her immorality,
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Woman » Illustrative » (wise,) of saints
"Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. "Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.
Woman » Illustrative » (at ease and careless,) of a state of carnal security
And hear my voice;
You complacent daughters.
Woman » Illustrative » (foolish,) of mere professors
"Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. "Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. "For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
Woman » Illustrative » (delicate,) of backsliding israel
Woman » Illustrative » (forsaken,) of israel in her captivity
Like a wife
Even like a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,”
Says your God.
Years » Illustrative » (of visitation,) of severe judgments
They will be driven away into the
For I will bring
The year of their punishment,” declares the Lord.
and a remnant will not be left to them, for I will bring disaster on the men of Anathoth—the year of their punishment.”
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Years » Illustrative » (acceptable,) of the dispensation of the gospel
And the
To
Years » Illustrative » (coming to,) of manhood
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
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Years » Illustrative » (being full of,) of old age
Abraham breathed his last and died in a ripe old age, an old man and satisfied with life; and he was gathered to his people.
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Years » Illustrative » (of the right hand of the most high,) of prosperity
That the
Years » Illustrative » (of the redeemed,) of redemption by Christ
And My year of redemption has come.
Years » Illustrative » (of recompenses,) of judgments
A year of recompense for the
Years » Illustrative » (well stricken in,) of old age
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
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