Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Flowers » Illustrative of » Rich men
and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away. For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.
Grass » Figurative
The voice of one saying, "Cry." One said, "What shall I cry?" "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.
For, "All flesh is like grass, and all it's glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away. For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.
You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass. In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry.
Meteorology » Heat
While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."
The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.
Riches » Cannot secure prosperity
For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.
The sun » The rays of » Wither and burn up the herbs of the field
For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.
And when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.