Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



When the people heard this bad news, they mourned and didn’t put on their jewelry.

On that day the Lord will strip their finery: ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents,


And you, devastated one, what are you doing
that you dress yourself in scarlet,
that you adorn yourself with gold jewelry,
that you enlarge your eyes with paint?
You beautify yourself for nothing.
Your lovers reject you;
they want to take your life.

I adorned you with jewelry, putting bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck.

“In addition, they sent for men who came from far away when a messenger was dispatched to them. And look how they came! You bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry for them.





Look up, and look around.
They all gather together; they come to you.
As I live”—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
“you will wear all your children as jewelry,
and put them on as a bride does.



Such is the destiny of all who forget God;
the hope of the godless will perish.

The wicked will return to Sheol
all the nations that forget God.

“Understand this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you apart,
and there will be no one to rescue you.

For you have forgotten the God of your salvation,
and you have failed to remember
the rock of your strength;
therefore you will plant beautiful plants
and set out cuttings from exotic vines.

Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces;
Judah has also multiplied fortified cities.
I will send fire on their cities,
and it will consume their citadels.



A sound is heard on the barren heights,
the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy,
for they have perverted their way;
they have forgotten the Lord their God.



Look up, and look around.
They all gather together; they come to you.
As I live”—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
“you will wear all your children as jewelry,
and put them on as a bride does.


When the people heard this bad news, they mourned and didn’t put on their jewelry.

On that day the Lord will strip their finery: ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents,


And you, devastated one, what are you doing
that you dress yourself in scarlet,
that you adorn yourself with gold jewelry,
that you enlarge your eyes with paint?
You beautify yourself for nothing.
Your lovers reject you;
they want to take your life.

I adorned you with jewelry, putting bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck.

“In addition, they sent for men who came from far away when a messenger was dispatched to them. And look how they came! You bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry for them.