Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Garments » Of the rich » Often moth-eaten
So I'm a man who wears out like something rotten, like a garment that has become moth-eaten."
Your riches are rotten, your clothes have been eaten by moths,
Insects » Locusts » Moths
"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
how much less confidence does he have in those who dwell in houses of clay; who were formed from a foundation in dust and can perish like a moth?
"He has built his house like a moth's cocoon, like a temporary sunshade that a watchman makes.
See! It is the Lord GOD who will help me. Who is it that will declare me guilty? See! They will all wear out like a garment; moths will eat them up.
So I'm a man who wears out like something rotten, like a garment that has become moth-eaten."
Your riches are rotten, your clothes have been eaten by moths,
Therefore I will consume Ephraim like a moth, and the house of Judah as rottenness consumes.
Moth » Destructive of garments
See! It is the Lord GOD who will help me. Who is it that will declare me guilty? See! They will all wear out like a garment; moths will eat them up.
So I'm a man who wears out like something rotten, like a garment that has become moth-eaten."
Therefore I will consume Ephraim like a moth, and the house of Judah as rottenness consumes.
For moths will eat them up just like a garment, and worms will devour them like wool; but my deliverance will last forever, and my salvation to all generations.
Moths » Illustrative » (garments eaten by,) of those who have suffered severe judgments
So I'm a man who wears out like something rotten, like a garment that has become moth-eaten."
Reasoning » With God
Pay attention to what I have to say and listen to my testimony with your own ears." "Look, now! I've prepared my case for court. I know that I'm going to win. Who can oppose me? If they do, I'll be silent and die. read more.
Grant me only two things as you deal with me; then I won't hide from you. Withdraw your hand far from me and keep me from being petrified with terror. Then call and I'll answer, or let me speak and then you reply to me!" "How many of my iniquities and sins have you counted? Show me my transgression and sin. Why do you hide your face and regard me as your enemy? Are you a god who would make a leaf tremble or who would prosecute a dry straw? You've accused me of bitter things; you've caused me to reap the sins of my youth. You've locked my feet in stocks; you watch all my steps; You've limited where I can walk. So I'm a man who wears out like something rotten, like a garment that has become moth-eaten."
Grant me only two things as you deal with me; then I won't hide from you. Withdraw your hand far from me and keep me from being petrified with terror. Then call and I'll answer, or let me speak and then you reply to me!" "How many of my iniquities and sins have you counted? Show me my transgression and sin. Why do you hide your face and regard me as your enemy? Are you a god who would make a leaf tremble or who would prosecute a dry straw? You've accused me of bitter things; you've caused me to reap the sins of my youth. You've locked my feet in stocks; you watch all my steps; You've limited where I can walk. So I'm a man who wears out like something rotten, like a garment that has become moth-eaten."