Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Afflictions » Often severe
And I said unto him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are they who came out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Deep calls unto deep at the noise of your waterfalls: all your waves and your billows are gone over me.
But now he has made me weary: you have made desolate all my company. And you have filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me bears witness to my face. He tears me in his wrath, who hates me: he gnashes upon me with his teeth; my enemy sharpens his eyes upon me. read more.
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me. God has delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. I was at ease, but he has broken me asunder: he has also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. His archers surround me, he slashes my kidneys asunder, and does not spare; he pours out my gall upon the ground. He breaks me with breach upon breach, he runs upon me like a warrior. I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and laid my strength in the dust. My face is foul from weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me. God has delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. I was at ease, but he has broken me asunder: he has also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. His archers surround me, he slashes my kidneys asunder, and does not spare; he pours out my gall upon the ground. He breaks me with breach upon breach, he runs upon me like a warrior. I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and laid my strength in the dust. My face is foul from weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
You have caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but you brought us out into a wealthy place.
For you had cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods surrounded me: all your billows and your waves passed over me.
Bow » Figurative
But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from there is the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel:)
His archers surround me, he slashes my kidneys asunder, and does not spare; he pours out my gall upon the ground.
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
And it shall come to pass on that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
Your bow was made quite ready, according to the oaths over your arrows. Selah. You did divide the earth with rivers.
Gall » Any bitter or poisonous substance, like bile
His archers surround me, he slashes my kidneys asunder, and does not spare; he pours out my gall upon the ground.