Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!



Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use?

‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!


“Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker—
An earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth!
Will the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’
Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’?

“Can I not, O house of Israel, deal with you as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Behold, like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.


"Now a word was brought to me stealthily, And my ear received a whisper of it. "Amid disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men, Dread came upon me, and trembling, And made all my bones shake. read more.
"Then a spirit passed by my face; The hair of my flesh bristled up. "It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; A form was before my eyes; There was silence, then I heard a voice: 'Can mankind be just before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker? 'He puts no trust even in His servants; And against His angels He charges error. 'How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth! 'Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces; Unobserved, they perish forever. 'Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, yet without wisdom.'



therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken.


‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!

“Behold, I belong to God like you;
I too have been formed out of the clay.



‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!

“He has built his house like the spider’s web,
Or as a hut which the watchman has made.

Behold, the Lord God helps Me;
Who is he who condemns Me?
Behold, they will all wear out like a garment;
The moth will eat them.

While I am decaying like a rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.


Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim
And like rottenness to the house of Judah.


‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!

“He has built his house like the spider’s web,
Or as a hut which the watchman has made.

Behold, the Lord God helps Me;
Who is he who condemns Me?
Behold, they will all wear out like a garment;
The moth will eat them.


‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!

What is man that You magnify him,
And that You are concerned about him,


When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained; What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him?

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding,

“What is man, that he should be pure,
Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

'He puts no trust even in His servants; And against His angels He charges error. 'How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!

"Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself? "Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect? "Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you? read more.
"Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end?

"How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman? "If even the moon has no brightness And the stars are not pure in His sight, How much less man, that maggot, And the son of man, that worm!"

"Do you think this is according to justice? Do you say, 'My righteousness is more than God's'? "For you say, 'What advantage will it be to You? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?' "I will answer you, And your friends with you. read more.
"Look at the heavens and see; And behold the clouds--they are higher than you. "If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him? And if your transgressions are many, what do you do to Him? "If you are righteous, what do you give to Him, Or what does He receive from your hand? "Your wickedness is for a man like yourself, And your righteousness is for a son of man.

"Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, And caused the dawn to know its place, That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

O LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You think of him? Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow.


Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You crown him with glory and majesty!

"YOU HAVE MADE HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS; YOU HAVE CROWNED HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOR, AND HAVE APPOINTED HIM OVER THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS; YOU HAVE PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET " For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him.

'He puts no trust even in His servants; And against His angels He charges error. 'How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth! 'Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces; Unobserved, they perish forever. read more.
'Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, yet without wisdom.'


‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!

What is man that You magnify him,
And that You are concerned about him,


‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!

What is man that You magnify him,
And that You are concerned about him,


“With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity;
You consume as a moth what is precious to him;
Surely every man is a mere breath. Selah.

‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!

“He has built his house like the spider’s web,
Or as a hut which the watchman has made.


‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!