go to all translations

 

Thematic Bible: Is compared to


Thematic Bible


Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who [limited by human wisdom] knows what is good for man during his lifetime, during the few days of his futile life? He spends them like a shadow [staying busy, but achieving nothing of lasting value]. For who can tell a man what will happen after him [to his work, his treasure, his plans] under the sun [after his life is over]? Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeTravailWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureUnder The SunBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeuncertainty

2 Samuel 14:14
For we will certainly die and are like water that is spilled on the ground and cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not [simply] take away life, but devises plans so that the one who is banished is not driven away from Him. Verse ConceptsImperfection, Influence OfLast ThingsUniversality Of DeathMediatorMortalityHow Death Is InevitableReinstating Peopleextraterrestrials

Isaiah 38:12

“My dwelling (body) is pulled up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent;
I have rolled up my life as a weaver [rolls up the finished web].
He cuts me free from the warp [of the loom];
From day to night You bring me to an end.
 Verse ConceptsCraftsmenLife, HumanPhysical LifeSpinning And WeavingPeople EndedLife Cut ShortLife Being Temporary

Isaiah 38:18

“For Sheol cannot praise or thank You,
Death cannot praise You and rejoice in You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
 Verse ConceptsGrave, TheHope, Nature OfHope, Results Of Its AbsenceSheolNot Praising GodState Of The DeadDeath Of Loved OneCelebrationLoss Of A Loved One

Genesis 47:9
Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty. Few and unpleasant have been the years of my life, and they have not reached the years that my fathers lived during the days of their pilgrimage.” Verse ConceptsAge, Span Of LifePhysical LifePilgrimagePilgrims, Examples OfFamily Problems

1 Peter 1:24
For,“All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers
And the flower falls off,
 Verse ConceptsMidlife CrisisThe Glory Of ManImperfection, Influence OfMortalitySymbolsBeauty, Temporal Nature OfMan As GrassThe Frailty Of ManThe Shortness Of TimeGrass WitheredImminent TomorrowLike GrassThe World Being TemporaryDeathAbrasionBeauty Of NatureRosesThe Beauty Of Nature

Psalm 73:20

Like a dream [which seems real] until one awakens,
O Lord, when stirred, [You observe the wicked], You will despise their image. Verse ConceptsSleep, SpiritualLike A Dreamawakeningimage

Psalm 39:5

“Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths,
And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight.
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]! Selah.
 Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeWeights And Measures, LinearVanityMan A Mere BreathPsalm InterjectionsPerspective

Psalm 90:9

For all our days pass away in Your wrath;
We have finished our years like a whispered sigh.
 Verse ConceptsSighingPhysical LifePassing AwayPeople EndedDeathFinishing Strong

James 4:14
Yet you do not know [the least thing] about what may happen in your life tomorrow. [What is secure in your life?] You are merely a vapor [like a puff of smoke or a wisp of steam from a cooking pot] that is visible for a little while and then vanishes [into thin air]. Verse ConceptsMidlife CrisisFutureFutilityLife Expectancy, TodayLast ThingsLife, HumanMistWeather, As God's JudgmentLife, Brevity OfUncertain, Things That AreThe Shortness Of TimeVapourWithheld KnowledgeDisappearanceNot Knowing The FutureImminent TomorrowA Short TimeWasting TimeOvercoming Adversityuncertaintytomorrowsmokinggrandmas

Psalm 90:5

You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep [forgotten as soon as they are gone];
In the morning they are like grass which grows anew—
 Verse ConceptsGrassPunishment, Nature OfGod KillingGod KillsNatural DisastersRenewal

Job 9:26

“They pass by like the [swift] boats made of reeds,
Like an eagle that swoops down on its prey.
 Verse ConceptsHuntingEaglesPapyrusShipsBoats

Job 9:25

“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They vanish, they see no good.
 Verse ConceptsLife, HumanPhysical LifeLife, Brevity OfFast RunnersNothing GoodLife Cut Short

Job 9:26

“They pass by like the [swift] boats made of reeds,
Like an eagle that swoops down on its prey.
 Verse ConceptsHuntingEaglesPapyrusShipsBoats

Job 14:2

“Like a flower he comes forth and withers;
He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.
 Verse ConceptsFlowersdrynessLife, HumanPhysical LifeShadowsLife, Brevity OfTime Passing

Job 7:6

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope. Verse ConceptsAge, Span Of LifeDespair, Description OfCraftsmenHope, Results Of Its AbsencePhysical LifePessimismSpinning And WeavingLife, Brevity OfWeariness Of LifeLife Cut ShortWithout Hope

Job 7:7

“Remember that my life is but breath [a puff of wind, a sigh];
My eye will not see good again.
 Verse ConceptsMan A Mere Breathbreath

Doctrinal Statement / Privacy Policy / Use of Pictures / Donate / Contact Us
© Copyright [2011 - 2024] Knowing-Jesus.com - All Rights Reserved