Thematic Bible: Illustrative
Thematic Bible
Arrows » Illustrative » Of God's judgment
He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thy arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend my arrows upon them. They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. read more.
I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men; Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them. O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up? For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges: For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures? To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent for his servants: when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, Which ate the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink-offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. See now that I, even I am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. If I shall whet my glittering sword, and my hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to my enemies, and will reward them that hate me. I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men; Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them. O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up? For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges: For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures? To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent for his servants: when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, Which ate the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink-offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. See now that I, even I am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. If I shall whet my glittering sword, and my hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to my enemies, and will reward them that hate me. I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of severe afflictions
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison of which drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God set themselves in array against me.
For thy arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand falleth heavy upon me.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of lightnings
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thy arrows also went abroad. The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of false witnesses
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Arrows » Illustrative » (falling from the hand), of the paralyzing power
And I will strike thy bow out of thy left hand, and I will cause thy arrows to fall from thy right hand.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of slanderous tongues
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of young children
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of Christ
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shade of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
Arrows » Illustrative » (broken), of destruction of power
There he broke the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of devices of the wicked
For lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of bitter words
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Arrows » Illustrative » Of the word of Christ
Thy arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; by which the people fall under thee.
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of obstinate rejecters of God's word
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of the enemies of God's people
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Beds » Illustrative » (too short,) of plans which afford no rest or peace
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
Beds » Illustrative » (made on high,) of carnal security
Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither thou wentest up to offer sacrifice.
Beds » Illustrative » Of the grave
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
Beds » Illustrative » (made in sickness,) of divine support and comfort
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Beds » Illustrative » (made in darkness,) of extreme misery
If I wait, the grave is my house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of designs of the wicked
Our soul hath escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: read more.
We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Till a dart striketh through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Birds » Illustrative » Of people of different countries
All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shade dwelt all great nations.
Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge on its branches.
Birds » Illustrative » Of the devil and his spirits
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way side.
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them:
Birds » Illustrative » Of unsettled persons, &c
For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of death
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Birds » Illustrative » Of hostile nations
My heritage is to me as a speckled bird, the birds around are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.
Birds » Illustrative » Of cruel and rapacious kings
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yes, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also perform it.
Blood » Illustrative » (on one's own head,) of guilt
And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.
For every one that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Hath given forth upon interest, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
Blood » Illustrative » (given to drink,) of severe judgments
And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Blood » Illustrative » (washing the feet in,) of victories
That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thy enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Blood » Illustrative » (building with,) of oppression and cruelty
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
Blood » Illustrative » (preparing to,) of ripening for destruction
Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee to blood, and blood shall pursue thee: since thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.
Bottles » Illustrative » (broken,) of severe judgments
And he shall break it as the breaking of the potter's vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a piece to take fire from the hearth, or to take water out of the pit.
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send to him wanderers that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.
Bottles » Illustrative » Of sinners ripe for judgment
Therefore thou shalt speak to them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say to thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? Then shalt thou say to them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
Bottles » Illustrative » (dried up,) of the afflicted
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet I do not forget thy statutes.
Bottles » Illustrative » Of God's remembrance
Thou numberest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
Bottles » Illustrative » (ready to burst,) of the impatient
Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.
Bottles » Illustrative » Of the clouds
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
the Bow » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the overthrow of power
And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping animals of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down in safety.
the Bow » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
For lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
the Bow » Illustrative » (when deceitful,) of the hypocrite
But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
the Bow » Illustrative » Of strength and power
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
Bread » Illustrative » (seeking of begging,) of extreme poverty
I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house, shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priest's offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for food to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
Bread » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the death of Christ
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
For I have received from the Lord, that which also I delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread: And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Bread » Illustrative » (partaking of,) of communion of saints
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, ate their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
Bread » Illustrative » (want of,) of extreme poverty
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoreth himself, and is destitute of bread.
In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
Bread » Illustrative » (eating without scarceness,) of plenty
A land in which thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
Bread » Illustrative » (of deceit,) of unlawful gain
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Bread » Illustrative » (of idleness,) of sloth
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Bread » Illustrative » (of wickedness,) of oppression
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Bread » Illustrative » (fulness of,) of abundance
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Bread » Illustrative » (of adversity,) of heavy affliction
And though the Lord shall give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thy eyes shall see thy teachers:
Bread » Illustrative » Of Christ
For the bread of God is he who cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world. Then said they to him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst.
Bread » Illustrative » (of tears,) of sorrow
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Brooks » Illustrative » Of wisdom
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Brooks » Illustrative » (drinking of, by the way,) of help in distress
Brooks » Illustrative » Of temporal abundance
Brooks » Illustrative » (deceptive,) of false friends
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » Of Christ
For thou hast been a defense to the poor, a defense to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » (the way to,) of Christ
Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me.
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And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the way-faring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » Of the hope of the gospel
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Clouds » Illustrative » Of judgments of God
As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven to the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! for we are laid waste.
Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
And thou shalt come against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of unsearchableness of God
And I looked, and behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and from the midst of it as the color of amber, from the midst of the fire.
And he made darkness pavilions around him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
Clouds and darkness surround him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of multitudes of persons
Wherefore, seeing we also are encompassed with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
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Clouds » Illustrative » (riding upon,) of the power and greatness of God
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Clouds » Illustrative » (passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites
O Ephraim, what shall I do to thee? O Judah, what shall I do to thee? for your goodness is as the morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind from the floor, and as the smoke from the chimney.
Clouds » Illustrative » (a morning without,) of wise rulers
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
Clouds » Illustrative » (when seasonable,) of the favor of good rulers
In the light of a king's countenance is life; and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Clouds » Illustrative » (without rain,) of the fraudulent
Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
Clouds » Illustrative » (carried away by a tempest,) of false teachers
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of sins of men
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and as a cloud, thy sins: return to me; for I have redeemed thee.
Clouds » Illustrative » (without water,) of false teachers
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about by winds; withered autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, plucked out by the roots;
Covenants » Illustrative » Of the united determination of a people to serve God
And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD'S people; between the king also and the people.
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
They united with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
Covenants » Illustrative » Of God's promises to man
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you, from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
Covenants » Illustrative » (with death and hell,) of carnal security
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we in agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not reach us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
Covenants » Illustrative » (with stones and beasts of the earth,) of peace and prosperity
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping animals of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down in safety.
For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Covenants » Illustrative » Of the contract of marriage
Yet ye say, Why? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
Covenants » Illustrative » Of good resolutions
I Made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
Defilement » Illustrative » Of sin
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Defilement » Illustrative » Of unholy doctrines
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defileth the temple of God, him will God destroy: for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
the Deluge » Illustrative » Of the destruction of sinners
Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
For this shall every one that is godly pray to thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh to him.
the Deluge » Illustrative » (unexpectedness of,) of suddenness of Christ's coming
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so will also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, read more.
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so also will be the coming of the Son of man.
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so also will be the coming of the Son of man.
And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; read more.
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all: Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all: Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
the Deluge » Illustrative » Of baptism
Who formerly were disobedient, when once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was preparing, in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water. The like figure to which, even baptism, doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Dogs » Illustrative » Of obstinate sinners
Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and lewd men, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loveth and maketh a lie.
Dogs » Illustrative » (dead,) of the mean
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea?
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?
Dogs » Illustrative » Of gentiles
And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same territories, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of persecutors
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of false teachers
Beware of dogs, beware of evil-workers, beware of the concision.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of fools
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Dogs » Illustrative » (dumb,) of unfaithful ministers
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of covetous ministers
Yes, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of apostates
But it hath happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and, The sow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the church
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners
We all roar like bears, and mourn bitterly like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far from us.
Like a crane or a swallow, so I chattered: I mourned as a dove: my eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
And John bore testimony, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the meekness of Christ
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
Doves » Illustrative » (in its flight,) of the return of israel from captivity
They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.
Doves » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of the devil
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.
And when the thousand years have expired, Satan shall be loosed from his prison,
And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of cruel and persecuting kings
Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.
In that day the LORD with his keen and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea.
Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not that which hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
the Dragon » Illustrative » (poison of,) of wine
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of enemies of the church
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of wicked men
Though thou hast severely broke us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shades of death.
Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! for we are laid waste.
Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth, a nation whose language thou shalt not understand:
Eagles » Illustrative » (mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his church
As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings;
Ye have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to myself.
Eagles » Illustrative » Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers
As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
And the first living being was like a lion, and the second living being like a calf, and the third living being had a face as a man, and the fourth living being was like a flying eagle.
Eagles » Illustrative » (height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the hight of the hill: though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.
Though thou shalt exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou shalt set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
Eagles » Illustrative » Of great and powerful kings
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, long-winged, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came to Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
Eagles » Illustrative » (wings of,) of protection afforded to the church
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the melting away of riches
Wilt thou set thy eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make to themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle towards heaven.
Eagles » Illustrative » (upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
Eagles » Illustrative » (renewed strength and beauty of,) of the renewal of saints
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Eagles » Illustrative » (increased baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities
Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
Eagles » Illustrative » (hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
Eyes » Illustrative » (open,) of spiritual illumination
Open thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; and revive thou me in thy way.
Eyes » Illustrative » (anointing with eyesalve,) of healing by the spirit
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see.
Eyes » Illustrative » Of the mind
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thy eye be single, thy whole body will be full of light. But if thy eye be evil, thy whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Feet » Illustrative » (sliding,) of yielding to temptation
He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Feet » Illustrative » (treading under,) of complete destruction
In that time shall the present be brought to the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation measured by line and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.
The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a wine-press.
Feet » Illustrative » (washed or dipped in oil,) of abundance
And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
Feet » Illustrative » (dipped in blood,) of victory
That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thy enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
Feet » Illustrative » (set in a large place,) of liberty
And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my foot in a large room.
Feet » Illustrative » (set on a rock,) of stability
He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Fig tree » Illustrative » (barren,) of mere professors of religion
And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing on it, but leaves only, and said to it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth for ever. And immediately the fig-tree withered.
He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit on it, and found none. Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
Fig tree » Illustrative » (sitting under one's own,) of prosperity and peace
But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
Fishes » Illustrative » Of men ignorant of future events
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Fishes » Illustrative » (bad,) of mere professors
Which, when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast away the bad. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
Fishes » Illustrative » (good,) of saints
Which, when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast away the bad. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
Fishes » Illustrative » Of the whole population of egypt
But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick to thy scales, and I will bring thee out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick to thy scales. And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for food to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of heaven.
Fishes » Illustrative » Of those ensnared by the wicked
And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping animals that have no ruler over them?
Fishes » Illustrative » Of the visible church
Which, when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast away the bad.
Forests » Illustrative » (destroyed by fire,) of destruction of the wicked
For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the rising of smoke.
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.
Forests » Illustrative » (a fruitful field turned into,) of the jews rejected by God
Until the spirit shall be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness shall be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be counted for a forest.
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
Forests » Illustrative » Of the unfruitful world
When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of God
For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed out for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of spiritual wisdom
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Understanding is a well-spring of life to him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (corrupt,) of the natural heart
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of eternal life
And he said to me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely.
But whoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the means of grace
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (sealed up,) of the church
A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a numerous posterity
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone; the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine, also his heavens shall drop down dew.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (troubled,) of saints led astray
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the law of the wise
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Godly fear
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Christ
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a good wife
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (always flowing,) of unceasing wickedness of the jews
As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and devastation is heard in her; before me continually are grief and wounds.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (not failing,) of the church
And the LORD will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drouth, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this he spoke of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive, for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of constant supplies of grace
As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of a holy conversation
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of effects of industry
She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Fruits » Illustrative » (bad,) of the conduct and conversation of evil men
Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit of it shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit to life eternal: that both he that soweth, and he that reapeth, may rejoice together.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of doctrines of Christ
As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of works of the spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of the wicked
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of good works
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the example, &c of the Godly
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of praise
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name.
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Fruits » Illustrative » Of effects of repentance
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of saints
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church
I have come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh, with my spice; I have eaten my honey-comb with my honey; I have drank my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved.
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
Gardens » Illustrative » (well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church
And the LORD will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drouth, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Therefore they shall come and sing in the hight of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
Gardens » Illustrative » (enclosed,) of the pleasantness, fruitfulness, and security of the church
A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Gardens » Illustrative » (when dried up,) of the wicked
For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
Garments » Illustrative » (white,) of righteousness
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see.
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.
Garments » Illustrative » (washed in wine,) of abundance
Binding his foal to the vine, and his ass's colt to the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
Garments » Illustrative » (rolled in blood,) of victory
For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
Gates » Illustrative » (of heaven,) of access to God
And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth; and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. read more.
And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land: for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have declared to thee. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land: for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have declared to thee. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
Gates » Illustrative » (of hell,) of satan's power
And I say also to thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Gates » Illustrative » (strait,) of the entrance to life
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth to life, and few there are that find it.
Gates » Illustrative » (wide,) of the entrance to ruin
Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in by it.
Gates » Illustrative » (of the grave,) of death
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
Gates » Illustrative » Of Christ
I am the door: by me if any man shall enter he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
Goat » Illustrative » Of the wicked
My anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Goat » Illustrative » Of macedonian empire
And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Goat » Illustrative » (flock of,) of the church
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and its flower falleth away:
Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep; in the morning they are like grass which groweth.
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all its goodliness is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
Grass » Illustrative » (on tops of houses,) of the wicked
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house-tops, and as corn blasted before it is grown up.
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house-tops, and as corn blasted before it is grown up.
Grass » Illustrative » (refreshed by dew and showers,) of the saints refreshed by grace
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
Grass » Illustrative » Of prosperity of the wicked
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
hands » Illustrative » (opened,) of liberality
But thou shalt open thy hand wide to him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
That which thou givest them, they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
hands » Illustrative » Of power
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
(And the LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as formerly.
hands » Illustrative » (shut,) of illiberality
If there shall be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD the God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother:
hands » Illustrative » (lifted up against another,) of rebellion
The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
The Heart » Illustrative » Of Christ
Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of spices.
My beloved is like a roe, or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice.
The Heart » Illustrative » (sure-footedness of,) of experienced saints
The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon my high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
The Heart » Illustrative » (without pasture,) of the persecuted
And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty hath departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
The Heart » Illustrative » (panting for water,) of afflicted saints longing for God
To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so my soul panteth after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
The Heart » Illustrative » Of converted sinners
Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of the end of the world
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of ripeness for wrath
Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, go down; for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of a time of judgment
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
Also, O Judah, he hath set a harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of a time when many are ready to receive the gospel
Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.
Harvest » Illustrative » (cold in,) of a refreshing message
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Harvest » Illustrative » (rain in,) of honor given to fools
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest; so honor is not seemly for a fool.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of seasons of grace
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
Harvest » Illustrative » (dew in,) of God's protection
For so the LORD said to me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling-place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Head » Illustrative » Of Christ
And put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
And not holding the head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
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Head » Illustrative » (made bald,) of heavy judgments
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard shorn.
And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be an offensive odor; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
Head » Illustrative » (covered,) of subjection
But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered, dishonoreth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaved.
For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head, because of the angels.
Head » Illustrative » Of rulers
And wherever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thy own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of exaltation
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee to thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
And now shall my head be lifted above my enemies around me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
Head » Illustrative » (anointed,) of joy and prosperity
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of joy and confidence
But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads: for your redemption draweth nigh.
Head » Illustrative » Of God
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
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Head » Illustrative » Of chief men
Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. The ancient and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
Head » Illustrative » (covered,) of defense and protection
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Head » Illustrative » Of the chief city of a kingdom
For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within sixty five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of pride, &c
Hedges » Illustrative » Of heavy judgments
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of holy ordinances, &c
Hear another parable; There was a certain householder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged it around, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a remote country:
And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones of it, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine-press therein: and he expected that it would bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
Hedges » Illustrative » (broken down,) of the taking away of protection
And now come; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall of it, and it shall be trodden down:
Why hast thou then broke down her hedges, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck her?
Hedges » Illustrative » Of numerous afflictions
He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of the way of the slothful
The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of God's protection
Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Herbs » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house-tops, and as corn blasted before it is grown up.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Herbs » Illustrative » (dew on,) of grace given to saints
For so the LORD said to me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling-place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Highways » Illustrative » Of facilities for the restoration of the jews
Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; as it was to Israel in the day that he came up from the land of Egypt.
Highways » Illustrative » (made in the deserts,) of facilities for the spread of the gospel
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Highways » Illustrative » (broad,) of the way to destruction
Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in by it.
Highways » Illustrative » (narrow,) of the way of life
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth to life, and few there are that find it.
Highways » Illustrative » Of the way of holiness
And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the way-faring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
Highways » Illustrative » Of Christ
Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me.
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Horns » Illustrative » Of antiChristian powers
And the angel said to me, Why didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
And I stood upon the sand of the sea,\
So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Horns » Illustrative » Of kings
And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Horns » Illustrative » (cutting off,) of destruction of power
All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth on every side.
Horns » Illustrative » (pushing with,) of conquests
His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain to JEHOVAH, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou hast consumed them.
Horns » Illustrative » (budding of,) of the commencement or revival of a nation
In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Horns » Illustrative » (exalting,) of increase of power and glory
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, my horn is exalted in the LORD; my mouth is enlarged over my enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of Christ
And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David:
And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four living beings, and in the midst of the elders stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of the wicked
All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of God
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
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And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand; and there was the hiding of his power.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of ephraim, &c
His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Horns » Illustrative » (raising up,) of arrogance
I said to the fools, Deal not foolishly; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
Horns » Illustrative » (bringing down,) of degradation
Iron » Illustrative » Of severe affliction
But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you out of the iron furnace, even from Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
Such as sit in darkness and in the shades of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
Iron » Illustrative » Of severe exercise of power
(And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers:) even as I received of my Father.
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Iron » Illustrative » Of strength
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
Iron » Illustrative » Of a hard barren soil
And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
Iron » Illustrative » (seared with,) of insensibility of conscience
Speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
Iron » Illustrative » Of stubbornness
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church glorified
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Him that overcometh, will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church
For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
Jerusalem » Illustrative » (its strong position,) of saints under God's protection
As the mountains are round Jerusalem, so the LORD is around his people from henceforth even for ever.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of any thing dear or cherished
Why hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
But the poor man had nothing save one little ewe-lamb, which he had bought and nourished: and it grew up together with him, and with his children: it fed of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of Christ as a sacrifice
The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.
And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four living beings, and in the midst of the elders stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of the lord's people
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of weak believers
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yes, Lord: thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that are with young.
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Lambs » Illustrative » (patience of,) of the patience of Christ
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he opened not his mouth:
Lambs » Illustrative » (brought to slaughter,) of the wicked under judgments
Lambs » Illustrative » Of purity of Christ
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Lambs » Illustrative » (consumed in sacrifice,) of complete destruction of the wicked
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
Lambs » Illustrative » (deserted and exposed,) of israel deprived of God's protection
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Lambs » Illustrative » (among wolves,) of ministers among the unGodly
Lamps » Illustrative » (put out,) of destruction of the wicked
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out? and how oft cometh their destruction upon them? God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be extinguished.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of omniscience of Christ
His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in color to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
Lamps » Illustrative » Of the word of God
NUN. Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Lamps » Illustrative » Of a succession of heirs
Nevertheless, for David's sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:
And to his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for me to put my name there.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of God's guidance
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of salvation of God
For Zion's sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until its righteousness shall go forth as brightness, and its salvation as a lamp that burneth.
And it came to pass, that when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of severe judgments
And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
Lamps » Illustrative » (totally quenched,) of complete destruction of those who curse parents
Whoever curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of graces of the holy ghost
And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of spirit of man
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of wise rulers
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, Thou shalt go out no more with us to battle, that thou mayest not extinguish the light of Israel.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of glory of the cherubim
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of ministers
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
Lebanon » Illustrative » (fragrance of,) of the graces of the church
Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honey-comb; honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shade shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent of it shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the jewish nation
O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
For thus saith the LORD to the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilead to me, and the head of Lebanon; yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of great and powerful monarchs
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forests with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.
Lebanon » Illustrative » (glory of,) of the glory of the church
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice, even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellence of our God.
The glory of Lebanon shall come to thee, the fir-tree, the pine-tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the temple
Lebanon » Illustrative » (mourning of,) of deep affliction
Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained its floods, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the gentile world
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
Lebanon » Illustrative » (shaking of its forests,) of prodigious growth of the church
There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit of it shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of antiChrist
And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Leopard » Illustrative » (tamed,) of the wicked subdued by the gospel
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of the macedonian empire
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of God in his judgments
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in executing judgments
I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
Lions » Illustrative » Of cruel and powerful enemies
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yes, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
Lions » Illustrative » Of imaginary fears of the slothful
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Lions » Illustrative » (roaring of,) of a king's wrath
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoever provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Lions » Illustrative » Of brave men
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lion-like men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
Lions » Illustrative » Of persecutors
Notwithstanding, the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Lions » Illustrative » (tamed,) of the natural man subdued by grace
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpents' food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Lions » Illustrative » Of the tribe of gad
And of Gad he said: Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
Lions » Illustrative » Of Christ
And one of the elders saith to me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose its seven seals.
Lions » Illustrative » Of boldness of saints
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Lions » Illustrative » Of the tribe of judah
Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou hast gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion: who shall rouse him up?
Lions » Illustrative » Of israel
He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall rouse him? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in protecting his church
For thus hath the LORD spoken to me, As the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so will the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
Lions » Illustrative » Of the devil
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
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Locusts » Illustrative » Of destructive enemies
For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; and nothing shall escape them. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. read more.
Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
Locusts » Illustrative » Of false teachers of the apostacy
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Locusts » Illustrative » (destruction of,) of destruction of God's enemies
There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the canker-worm: make thyself many as the canker-worm, make thyself many as the locusts.
Locusts » Illustrative » Of unGodly rulers
Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which settle in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking water, by measure) of severe famine
Moreover he said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment.
Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.
Measures » Illustrative » (weighing the waters in a measure,) of God's infinite wisdom
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of the stature of Christ,) of perfection
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
Measures » Illustrative » (correcting in measure,) of mitigated afflictions
For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
Measures » Illustrative » (measuring the dust of the earth,) of God's greatness
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and measured heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Measures » Illustrative » (opening the mouth without measure,) of the insatiableness of hell
Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking tears in great measure,) of severe afflictions
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of our days,) of the shortness of life
LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
Mills » Illustrative » (ceasing,) of desolation
And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be no more heard in thee; and no artificer, of whatever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be no more heard in thee;
Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, 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 candle.
Mills » Illustrative » (grinding at,) of degradation, &c
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
Moon » Illustrative » (withdrawing her light,) of deep calamities
Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
For the stars of heaven and its constellations shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Moon » Illustrative » Of fairness of the church
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
Moon » Illustrative » Of changeableness of the world
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
Moon » Illustrative » (becoming blood,) of judgments
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood:
Moon » Illustrative » Of glory of Christ in the church
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD will be thy everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Morning » Illustrative » (breaking forth,) of the glory of the church
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rear-ward.
Morning » Illustrative » (star of,) of the glory of Christ
I Jesus have sent my angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning-star.
Morning » Illustrative » (star of,) of reward of saints
And I will give him the morning-star.
Morning » Illustrative » (wings of,) of rapid movements
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Morning » Illustrative » Of the resurrection day
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Morning » Illustrative » (clouds in,) of the short lived profession of hypocrites
O Ephraim, what shall I do to thee? O Judah, what shall I do to thee? for your goodness is as the morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
Morning » Illustrative » (spread upon the mountains,) of heavy calamities
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Moths » Illustrative » (eating a garment,) of God's judgments
Behold the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
For the moth shall eat them like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
Moths » Illustrative » Of God in the execution of his judgments
Moths » Illustrative » (making its house in garments,) of man's folly in providing earthly things
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
Moths » Illustrative » (garments eaten by,) of those who have suffered severe judgments
And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth-eaten.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of difficulties
And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth its head-stone with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace, to it.
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of the church of God
Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mount of the LORD'S house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it.
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain, without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation of it sure.
Mountains » Illustrative » (burning,) of destructive enemies
Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.
And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
Mountains » Illustrative » (breaking forth into singing,) of exceeding joy
Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Mountains » Illustrative » (made waste,) of desolation
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers to be islands, and I will dry up the pools.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of persons in authority
Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
Mountains » Illustrative » (threshing of,) of heavy judgments
Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of proud and haughty persons
And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
Mountains » Illustrative » Of God's righteousness
Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
Mountains » Illustrative » (dropping new wine,) of abundance
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
Music » Illustrative » Of joy and gladness
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
Music » Illustrative » Of heavenly felicity
And when he had taken the book, the four living beings, and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals of it: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and language, and people, and nation;
Music » Illustrative » (ceasing of,) of calamities
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of wicked rulers
And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
Howl, fir-tree, for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are laid waste: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » (fading,) of the wicked under judgments
For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of the church
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil-tree, and as an oak whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance of it.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of strong and powerful men
Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose hight was like the hight of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » (when wild,) of the gentiles
For if thou wast cut out of the olive-tree which is wild by nature, and wast ingrafted contrary to nature into a good olive-tree; how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive-tree?
And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, art ingrafted among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive-tree;
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of Christ
For if thou wast cut out of the olive-tree which is wild by nature, and wast ingrafted contrary to nature into a good olive-tree; how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive-tree?
And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, art ingrafted among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive-tree;
Olive Trees » Illustrative » (gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace
Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive-tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches of it, saith the LORD God of Israel.
When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive-tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the righteous
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the two witnesses
And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive-trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the jewish church
The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Probable origin of its being the emblem of peace
And the dove came in to him in the evening, and lo, in her mouth was an olive-leaf plucked off: So Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of children of pious parents
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thy house: thy children like olive plants around thy table.
Ostriches » Illustrative » Of the unnatural cruelty of the jews in their calamities
Even the sea-monsters draw out the breast, they nurse their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Ostriches » Illustrative » (companionship with,) of extreme desolation
Oxen » Illustrative » (prepared for a feast,) of the provision of the gospel
Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell them who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage.
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Oxen » Illustrative » (engaged in husbandry,) of ministers
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
The oxen likewise and the young asses that plow the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
Oxen » Illustrative » (not muzzled in treading corn,) of minister's right to support
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? Or saith he this altogether for our sakes? for our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Oxen » Illustrative » (led to slaughter,) of saints under persecution
But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
Oxen » Illustrative » (stall fed,) of sumptuous living
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred with it.
Oxen » Illustrative » (led to slaughter,) of a rash youth
He goeth after her quickly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Plowing » Illustrative » Of peace and prosperity
And he will judge among the nations, and will rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Plowing » Illustrative » Of a course of sin
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou hast trusted in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
Plowing » Illustrative » Of the labor ministers
Or saith he this altogether for our sakes? for our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Plowing » Illustrative » Of repentance and reformation
For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
Plowing » Illustrative » Of a severe course of affliction
And Ephraim is as a heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
Plowing » Illustrative » (attention and constancy required in,) of continued devotedness
And Jesus said to him, No man having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Pomegranate-trees » Illustrative » Of saints
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourisheth, whether the tender grape appeareth, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
Pomegranate-trees » Illustrative » (fruit of,) of the graces of the church
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of pomegranate within thy locks.
Pomegranate-trees » Illustrative » (an orchard of,) of the church
Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphor, with spikenard,
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » (in the wilderness,) of the gifts of the spirit
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » (turning cities into,) of great desolation
I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » Of nineveh
But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
Rain » Illustrative » Of spiritual blessings
Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, by which thou didst confirm thy inheritance, when it was weary.
And I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.
Rain » Illustrative » (destructive,) of God's judgments
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
Rain » Illustrative » Of Christ in the communication of his graces
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he will come to us as the rain, as the latter and former rain to the earth.
Rain » Illustrative » Of the doctrine of faithful ministers
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distill as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
Rain » Illustrative » Of the word of God
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that proceedeth from my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Rain » Illustrative » (destructive,) of a poor man oppressing the poor
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Rain » Illustrative » Of righteousness
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he shall come and reign righteousness upon you.
Rings » Illustrative » Of the glory of Christ
His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
Rings » Illustrative » (put on the hands,) of favor
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
Rivers » Illustrative » (drying up of,) of God's judgments
And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt shall depart.
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of her, and I will destroy her counsel: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. read more.
And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts. And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the rivers shall be wasted and dried up. And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defense shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. The paper-reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more. The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts. And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the rivers shall be wasted and dried up. And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defense shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. The paper-reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more. The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
There is a river, the streams of which shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field shall honor me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
Rivers » Illustrative » (overflowing of,) of God's judgments
Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks:
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
Rivers » Illustrative » (fruitfulness of trees planted by,) of the permanent prosperity of saints
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in season; its leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he doeth shall prosper.
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be anxious in the year of drouth, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of the abundance of grace in Christ
And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
And of his fullness have we all received, and grace for grace.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of abundance
Rivers » Illustrative » (steady course of,) of peace of saints
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of people flying from judgments
Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (girding with,) of heavy afflictions
And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be an offensive odor; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip ye, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (heavens becoming black as,) of severe judgments
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood:
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (covering the heavens with,) of severe judgments
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (putting of,) of joy and gladness
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
Salt » Illustrative » (without savor,) of graceless professors
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt hath lost its savor, with what shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.
Salt is good: but if the salt hath lost its saltness, with what will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Salt » Illustrative » Of wisdom in speech
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Salt » Illustrative » (pits of,) of desolation
Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and salt-pits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall lay them waste, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
Salt » Illustrative » Of saints
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt hath lost its savor, with what shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.
Salt » Illustrative » Of grace in the heart
Salt is good: but if the salt hath lost its saltness, with what will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
Scorpions » Illustrative » Ministers of antiChrist
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
And they had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
Scorpions » Illustrative » Severe scourges
And now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Scorpions » Illustrative » Wicked men
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
the Sea » Illustrative » (smooth as glass,) of the peace of heaven
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gained the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like crystal: And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living beings full of eyes before and behind.
the Sea » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
the Sea » Illustrative » (covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
the Sea » Illustrative » (roaring,) of hostile armies
And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one looketh to the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in its heavens.
They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of devastating armies
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth its waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of righteousness
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
the Sea » Illustrative » (trouble,) of the wicked
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of the unsteady
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
Seed » Illustrative
But this I say, He who soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he who soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he shall come and reign righteousness upon you.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall from the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the devil
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out upon the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Serpents » Illustrative » (poisonous bite of,) of baneful effects of wine
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of enemies who harass and destroy
For behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
Rejoice not thou, all Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a basilisk, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the tribe of dan
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse-heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of hypocrites
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Serpents » Illustrative » (sharp tongue of,) of malice of the wicked
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adder's poison is under their lips. Selah.
Sheep » Illustrative » (in proneness to wander,) of those who depart from God
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the jews
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thy anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will show forth thy praise to all generations.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the people of Christ
He saith to him again the second time, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yes, Lord: thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my sheep. He saith to him the third time, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep.
Then said Jesus to them again, Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man shall enter he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. read more.
The thief cometh not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known by mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so I know the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received from my Father. There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is insane; why hear ye him? Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. Then came the Jews around him, and said to him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I did in my Father's name, they testify concerning me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said to you.
The thief cometh not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known by mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so I know the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received from my Father. There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is insane; why hear ye him? Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. Then came the Jews around him, and said to him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I did in my Father's name, they testify concerning me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said to you.
Sheep » Illustrative » (when found,) of restored sinners
I say to you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who need no repentance.
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Sheep » Illustrative » (separated from the goats,) of the separation of saints from the wicked
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Sheep » Illustrative » (lost,) of the unregenerate
Sheep » Illustrative » (in patience and simplicity,) of patience, &c of Christ
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the wicked in their death
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of those under God's judgment
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
Shepherds » Illustrative » (ignorant and foolish,) of bad ministers
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be food for them.
Yes, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD to the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting-place.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of Christ as the good shepherd
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known by mine.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of kings as the leaders of the people
That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and he shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
The shepherds with their flocks shall come to her; they shall pitch their tents against her on every side; they shall feed every one in his place.
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that are with young.
Verse Concepts
And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD. read more.
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
Shepherds » Illustrative » (searching out straying sheep,) of Christ seeking the lost
As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spoke this parable to them, saying, What man of you having a hundred sheep, if he loseth one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he findeth it? read more.
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say to you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who need no repentance.
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say to you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who need no repentance.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of God as leader of israel
Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Ministers » Of the gospel
And I will set shepherds over them who shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.
Ships » Illustrative » (wrecked,) of departure from the faith
Holding faith and a good conscience; which some having put away, concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Ships » Illustrative » Of industrious women
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.
Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition
Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.
Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
Shoes » Illustrative » (thrown over a place,) of subjection
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the preparation of the gospel
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
Shoes » Illustrative » (having blood on,) of being engaged in war and slaughter
Moreover, thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
Silver » Illustrative » Of saints purified by affliction
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
Silver » Illustrative » (dross of,) of the wicked
Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
Silver » Illustrative » Of the medo-persian kingdom
The head of this image was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
Silver » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the just
Silver » Illustrative » Of good rulers
Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come to them.
Silver » Illustrative » (reprobate,) of the wicked
Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.
Silver » Illustrative » (labor of seeking for,) of diligence required for attaining knowledge
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
Silver » Illustrative » Of the words of the lord
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Stars » Illustrative » (withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments
And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
For the stars of heaven and its constellations shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Stars » Illustrative » Of ministers
To the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
Stars » Illustrative » Of princes and subordinate governors
And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so that the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
And it grew great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
Stars » Illustrative » (bright and morning star,) of Christ
I Jesus have sent my angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning-star.
Stars » Illustrative » (morning star,) of glory to be given to faithful saints
And I will give him the morning-star.
Stars » Illustrative » Of Christ
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
Stars » Illustrative » (setting the nest amongst,) of pride and carnal security
Though thou shalt exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou shalt set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
Stars » Illustrative » (shining of,) of the reward of faithful ministers
And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Stars » Illustrative » (wandering,) of false teachers
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
Stars » Illustrative » Of angels
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
The sun » Illustrative » Of the glory of Christ
And he was transfigured before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
The sun » Illustrative » (darkened,) of severe calamities
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD shall come.
And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
The sun » Illustrative » (its brightness,) of the future glory of saints
And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Then shall the righteous shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
The sun » Illustrative » Of supreme rulers
For the stars of heaven and its constellations shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more: and behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
The sun » Illustrative » (going down at noon,) of premature destruction
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath resigned her breath; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.
The sun » Illustrative » (its clearness,) of the purity of the church
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
The sun » Illustrative » (before or in sight of,) of public ignominy
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes, and give them to thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
The sun » Illustrative » (no more going down,) of perpetual blessedness
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD will be thy everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
The sun » Illustrative » (its power,) of the triumph of saints
So let all thy enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
The sun » Illustrative » Of Christ's coming
But to you that fear my name, shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
The sun » Illustrative » Of God's favor
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Swords » Illustrative » Of severe and heavy calamities
Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:
Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
Swords » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the justice of God
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
If I shall whet my glittering sword, and my hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to my enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
Swords » Illustrative » (drawing of,) of war and destruction
And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth from its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the word of Christ
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shade of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
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:
For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the protection of God
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like to thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellence! and thy enemies shall be found liars to thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Swords » Illustrative » (not departing from one's house,) of perpetual calamity
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
Swords » Illustrative » Of false witnesses
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Swords » Illustrative » (putting, into its sheath,) of peace and friendship
O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Swords » Illustrative » (living by,) of rapine
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother: and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
Swords » Illustrative » Of war and contention
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the end of the wicked
Swords » Illustrative » Of persecuting spirit of the wicked
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of upright deportment.
Swords » Illustrative » Of judicial authority
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou doest that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Arise, O LORD disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, who is thy sword:
Swords » Illustrative » Of deep mental affliction
(And a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of the church
A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them extend the curtains of thy habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of Christ
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
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But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
And there shall be a tabernacle for a shade in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
The Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while the first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
Tabernacle » Illustrative » (the holy of holies,) of heaven
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the vail;
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood; he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of the body
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Indeed, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
Tabernacle » Illustrative » (the vail,) of the obscurity of the mosaic dispensation
The Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while the first tabernacle was yet standing:
Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » (the vail,) of Christ's body
By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the vail, that is to say, his flesh;
Tents » Illustrative » (spread out,) of the heavens
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Tents » Illustrative » (enlarging of,) of the great extension of the church
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them extend the curtains of thy habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the judgments of God
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
O my threshing, and the corn of my floor; that which I have heard from the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared to you.
Threshing » Illustrative » (dust made by,) of complete destruction
Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the labors of ministers
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? Or saith he this altogether for our sakes? for our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the church in her conquests
Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Threshing » Illustrative » (an instrument for, with teeth,) of the church overcoming opposition
Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
Threshing » Illustrative » (gathering the sheaves for,) of preparing the enemies of the church for judgments
But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he will gather them as sheaves into the floor.
Trees » Illustrative » (good and fruitful,) of saints
To appoint to them that mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign-aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar-trees beside the waters.
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in season; its leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he doeth shall prosper.
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be anxious in the year of drouth, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Trees » Illustrative » Of Christ
For if thou wast cut out of the olive-tree which is wild by nature, and wast ingrafted contrary to nature into a good olive-tree; how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive-tree?
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
In the midst of the street of it, and on each side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Trees » Illustrative » Of kings, &c
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forests with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters. The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir-trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut-trees were not like his branches; not any tree in the garden of God was like to him in his beauty. I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him. read more.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in hight, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his hight;
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in hight, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his hight;
Thus were the visions of my head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its hight was great. The tree grew, and was strong, and its hight reached to heaven, and the sight of it to the end of all the earth: Its leaves were fair, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all: the beasts of the field had shade under it, and the fowls of heaven dwelt among its boughs, and all flesh was fed from it. read more.
I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven; He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the beasts escape from under it, and the fowls from its branches.
I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven; He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the beasts escape from under it, and the fowls from its branches.
Trees » Illustrative » Of the life and conversation of the righteous
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness in it is a breach in the spirit.
Trees » Illustrative » (producing evil fruit,) of the wicked
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Trees » Illustrative » Of wisdom
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Trees » Illustrative » (duration of,) of continued prosperity of saints
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and my elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Trees » Illustrative » of the elect
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil-tree, and as an oak whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance of it.
Trees » Illustrative » (dry,) of useless persons
Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
Trees » Illustrative » (evergreen,) of saints
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in season; its leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he doeth shall prosper.
Trees » Illustrative » (shaking of the leaves off,) of the terror of the wicked
And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
Trees » Illustrative » (dry,) of the wicked ripe for judgment
For if they do these things in a green tree, what will be done in the dry?
Trees » Illustrative » (green,) of the innocence of Christ
For if they do these things in a green tree, what will be done in the dry?
Trees » Illustrative » (barren,) of the wicked
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yes, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
Unicorn » Illustrative » Of God as the strength of israel
God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a unicorn.
God brought him forth from Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Unicorn » Illustrative » (horns of,) of the strength of the descendants of joseph
His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Unicorn » Illustrative » (the position of its horns,) of the exaltation of saints
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Unicorn » Illustrative » (horns of,) of the strength of powerful enemies
Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
Unicorn » Illustrative » Of the wicked
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be drenched with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
Valleys » Illustrative » (filling up of,) of removing all obstructions to the gospel
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
Valleys » Illustrative » Of the church of Christ
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
Valleys » Illustrative » (fruitful and well watered,) of the tents of israel
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign-aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar-trees beside the waters.
Valleys » Illustrative » (dark,) of affliction and death
Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shades of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Veil or veil » Illustrative » Of the spiritual blindness of the jewish nation
But their minds were blinded: for until this day the same vail remaineth untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even to this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless, when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
Veil or veil » Illustrative » Of the spiritual blindness of the gentile nations
And he will destroy on this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the flesh of Christ which concealed his divinity
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the vail, that is to say, his flesh;
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » (rending of,) of the death of Christ which opened heaven to saints
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the vail, that is to say, his flesh;
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the obscurity of the mosaic dispensation
The Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while the first tabernacle was yet standing:
The vine » Illustrative » (sitting under one's own) of peace and prosperity
But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig-tree.
The vine » Illustrative » Of israel
And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones of it, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine-press therein: and he expected that it would bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
The vine » Illustrative » (its unfruitful branches,) of mere professors
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleaneth it, that it my bring forth more fruit.
If a man abideth not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
The vine » Illustrative » (its rich clusters,) of the graces of the church
I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of its boughs: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
The vine » Illustrative » (worthlessness of its wood,) of the unprofitableness, of the wicked
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine-tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall 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 husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleaneth it, that it my bring forth more fruit.
The vine » Illustrative » (its quick growth,) of the growth of saints in grace
They that dwell under his shade shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent of it shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
The vine » Illustrative » (unfruitful,) of the wicked
Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit to himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath multiplied the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
The vine » Illustrative » (pruning of,) of God's purifying his people by afflictions
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleaneth it, that it my bring forth more fruit.
The vine » Illustrative » (its fruitful branches,) of saints
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Vineyards » Illustrative » Of the jewish church
Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
And when he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things; and who gave thee this authority?
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Vineyards » Illustrative » (gleaning grapes of,) of the elect
When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive-tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
Vineyards » Illustrative » (failure of,) of severe calamities
Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
Walls » Illustrative » Of ordinances as a protection to the church
And now come; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall of it, and it shall be trodden down:
My beloved is like a roe, or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice.
Walls » Illustrative » Of those who afford protection
And upon every high tower, and upon every fortified wall,
They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
Walls » Illustrative » Of salvation
In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Walls » Illustrative » (bowing or tottering,) of the wicked under judgments
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
Walls » Illustrative » Of the church as a protection to the nation
If she is a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she is a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar. I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favor.
Walls » Illustrative » (daubed with untempered mortar,) of the teaching of false prophets
Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar: Say to them who daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. Lo, when the wall hath fallen, shall it not be said to you, Where is the daubing with which ye have daubed it? read more.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in my anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it. So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation shall be made bare, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst of it: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered mortar, and will say to you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in my anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it. So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation shall be made bare, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst of it: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered mortar, and will say to you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
Walls » Illustrative » (brazen,) of prophets in their testimony against the wicked
Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
Walls » Illustrative » (of partition,) of separation of jews and gentiles
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Walls » Illustrative » Of the wealth of the rich in his own conceit
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.
Walls » Illustrative » Of the protection of God
For I, saith the LORD, will be to her a wall of fire on every side, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Walls » Illustrative » (whited,) of hypocrites
Then said Paul to him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Watchmen » Illustrative » Of ministers
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
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I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
Son of man, I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
Watchmen » Illustrative » (looking for the morning,) of anxious waiting for God
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Watchmen » Illustrative » (blind,) of careless ministers
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Water » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy offspring:
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this he spoke of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive, for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of severe affliction
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in to my soul.
And though the Lord shall give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thy eyes shall see thy teachers:
Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Water » Illustrative » (many,) of different nations and people
And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying to me, Come hither; I will show to thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters;
And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and languages.
Water » Illustrative » (covering the sea,) of the general diffusion of the knowledge of God
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Water » Illustrative » (its weakness,) of faintness and cowardice
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
Water » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks:
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God will rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Water » Illustrative » (rapidly flowing away,) of the career of the wicked
Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
Water » Illustrative » (noise of many,) of the word of Christ
And his feet like fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
Water » Illustrative » (difficulty of stopping,) of strife and contention
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
Water » Illustrative » (many,) of a variety of afflictions
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
Water » Illustrative » (spilled on the ground,) of death
For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of the words of the wise of the wise
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of counsel in the heart
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Water » Illustrative » Of persecutors
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Water » Illustrative » (pouring, out of buckets,) of a numerous progeny
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
Water » Illustrative » (its instability,) of a wavering disposition
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it; he went up to my couch.
Water » Illustrative » (poured out,) of faintness by terror
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Water » Illustrative » Of persecutions
Water » Illustrative » (still,) of the ordinances of the gospel
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Water » Illustrative » (poured out,) of the wrath of God
The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
Water » Illustrative » Of the support of God
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
Weights » Illustrative » (heavy,) of the exceeding glory reserved for saints
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
Weights » Illustrative » Of sins
Wherefore, seeing we also are encompassed with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
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Freedom, Abuse Of ChristianAmbition, positive aspects ofAvoiding Sinevil, believers' responses toClouds, Figurative UseAttitudes, in prayerAthleticsThe Christian RaceLibertinismPatience, In Christian LivingPersecution, Attitudes ToPrizesRunningSelf DisciplineSuffering, Encouragements InConduct, ProperGames, SpiritualVictoryAbuse, Of Christian FreedomPatience Exercised
Weights » Illustrative » Of the restraints put on the elements
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
Wells » Illustrative » Of the holy spirit in saints
But whoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Wells » Illustrative » Of wisdom and understanding in man
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Understanding is a well-spring of life to him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Wells » Illustrative » Of the mouth of the righteous
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Wells » Illustrative » (drinking from one's own,) of enjoyment of domestic happiness
Drink waters out of thy own cistern, and running waters out of thy own well.
Wells » Illustrative » (a fruitful bough by,) of joseph's numerous posterity
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
Wells » Illustrative » (without water,) of hypocrites
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
Wells » Illustrative » Of the ordinances of the church
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Wind » Illustrative » (when destructive,) of the judgments of God
Thou shalt be visited by the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
Wind » Illustrative » Of the operations of the holy spirit
Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
Wind » Illustrative » (chaff or stubble before,) of the wicked
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Wind » Illustrative » (without rain,) of one who boasts of a false gift
Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
Wind » Illustrative » Of false doctrines
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive:
Verse Concepts
CraftinessAdulthoodFalse TeachingsFalse Teachers, Characteristics OfFalse Doctrines, Christian Attitude OfEdification, Goal Ofdoubt, results ofDoubt, Dealing WithFalse Doctrine, Dangers OfChildishnessChildhoodCharmChaosBabies, Figurative UseHeresiesInstabilityMaturity, SpiritualDeception Through False TeachersSeafaringShrewdnessStabilityTrap
Wind » Illustrative » (bringing forth,) of disappointed expectations
We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance on the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
Wind » Illustrative » Of molten images
Behold, they are all vanity, their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
Wind » Illustrative » Of iniquity which leads to destruction
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Wind » Illustrative » (feeding upon,) of vain hopes
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily multiplieth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Wind » Illustrative » Of terrors which pursue the soul
Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.
Wind » Illustrative » (sowing,) of a course of sin
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if it shall yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
Wind » Illustrative » Of the speeches of the desperate
Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
Wind » Illustrative » Of the life of man
Wine » Illustrative » Of the wrath and judgments of God
Therefore thou shalt speak to them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say to thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? Then shalt thou say to them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs of it all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
Thou hast shown thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
For thus saith the LORD God of Israel to me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. And they shall drink, and be moved, and enraged, because of the sword that I will send among them. Then I took the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom the LORD had sent me: read more.
To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and her kings, and her princes, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;
To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and her kings, and her princes, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;
Wine » Illustrative » Of the abominations of the apostacy
For all nations have drank of the wine of the wrath of her lewdness, and the kings of the earth have committed lewd deeds with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
With whom the kings of the earth have committed lewd deeds, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her lewdness.
Wine » Illustrative » Of the blessings of the gospel
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Wine » Illustrative » Of the blood of Christ
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sin. But I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
Wine » Illustrative » Of violence and rapine
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of wicked rulers
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Wherefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
Wolves » Illustrative » (taming of,) of the change effected by conversion
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpents' food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of false teachers
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the tribe of benjamin
Benjamin shall raven as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the devil
But he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
Woman » Illustrative » (chaste and holy,) of saints
Because of the savor of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
These are they who were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the first-fruits to God and to the Lamb.
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Woman » Illustrative » (gloriously arrayed,) of the church of Christ
The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
Woman » Illustrative » (lewd,) of the roman apostacy
And the woman whom thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet-color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her lewdness:
Woman » Illustrative » (wise,) of saints
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Woman » Illustrative » (at ease and careless,) of a state of carnal security
Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear to my speech.
Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip ye, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
Woman » Illustrative » (foolish,) of mere professors
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
Woman » Illustrative » (delicate,) of backsliding israel
Woman » Illustrative » (forsaken,) of israel in her captivity
For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.
Years » Illustrative » (of visitation,) of severe judgments
Wherefore their way shall be to them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.
Years » Illustrative » (acceptable,) of the dispensation of the gospel
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
Years » Illustrative » (coming to,) of manhood
By faith Moses, when he had come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
Years » Illustrative » (being full of,) of old age
Then Abraham expired, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
Years » Illustrative » (of the right hand of the most high,) of prosperity
And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.
Years » Illustrative » (of the redeemed,) of redemption by Christ
For the day of vengeance is in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
Years » Illustrative » (of recompenses,) of judgments
For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion.
Years » Illustrative » (well stricken in,) of old age
And they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren, and they both were far advanced in years.
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