Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Afflictions » Often severe
And I said to him, "My lord, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Deep [is] calling to deep at the thunder of your waterfalls. All your breakers and your waves have passed over me.
"Surely now he has worn me out; you have devastated all my company. Thus you shriveled me up; it became a witness. And my leanness has risen up against me; it testifies to my face. His wrath has torn, and he has been hostile toward me; he gnashed at me with his teeth. My foe sharpens his eyes against me. read more.
They gaped at me with their mouth; they struck my cheeks with disgrace; they have massed themselves together against me. God delivers me to an evil one, and he casts me into the hands of [the] wicked. "I was at ease, then he broke me in two, and he seized [me] by my neck; then he shattered me and set me up as a target for him. His archers surround me; he slashes open my kidneys, and he does not have compassion; he pours out my gall on the ground. He breached me {breach upon breach}; he rushes at me like a warrior. "I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and I have inserted {my pride} in the dust. My face is red because of weeping, and deep shadows [are] on my eyelids,
They gaped at me with their mouth; they struck my cheeks with disgrace; they have massed themselves together against me. God delivers me to an evil one, and he casts me into the hands of [the] wicked. "I was at ease, then he broke me in two, and he seized [me] by my neck; then he shattered me and set me up as a target for him. His archers surround me; he slashes open my kidneys, and he does not have compassion; he pours out my gall on the ground. He breached me {breach upon breach}; he rushes at me like a warrior. "I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and I have inserted {my pride} in the dust. My face is red because of weeping, and deep shadows [are] on my eyelids,
You let men ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you have brought us out to the place of abundance.
And you threw me [into the] deep, into the heart of [the] seas, and [the] sea currents surrounded me; all your breakers and your surging waves passed over me.
Bow » Figurative
And they turned and were treacherous like their ancestors. They twisted like a crooked bow.
And I looked, and behold, a white horse, and the one seated on it had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and in order that he might conquer.
But his bow remained in a steady position; {his arms} were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob. From there [is] the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
His archers surround me; he slashes open my kidneys, and he does not have compassion; he pours out my gall on the ground.
My glory [was] new with me, and {I was revitalized regularly}.'
You laid bare the nakedness of your bow, swearing oaths [with the] arrows of [your] word. You split the earth [with] rivers.
Gall » Any bitter or poisonous substance, like bile
His archers surround me; he slashes open my kidneys, and he does not have compassion; he pours out my gall on the ground.