Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Assyria » Prophecies concerning
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Blasphemy » Instances of » Rabshakeh, in the siege of jerusalem
Grass » Illustrative » (on tops of houses,) of the wicked
Libnah » A city » A city of the tribe of judah, captured by joshua » Sennacherib besieged; his army defeated near
Man » A social being » As grass
For all forms of flesh are similar to grass, and all the splendor of [a person's] flesh is like the flower [which blossoms] from the grass. [But as with] grass, [a person's flesh] withers, and its flower [i.e., his splendor] falls off.
Verse Concepts
And the wealthy person [should be happy] that he is humbled [by God], because he will pass away like a flower [blossoming] from grass.
Verse Concepts
Mortality » Of man » Man compared to withering grass
For all forms of flesh are similar to grass, and all the splendor of [a person's] flesh is like the flower [which blossoms] from the grass. [But as with] grass, [a person's flesh] withers, and its flower [i.e., his splendor] falls off.
Verse Concepts
And the wealthy person [should be happy] that he is humbled [by God], because he will pass away like a flower [blossoming] from grass.
Verse Concepts