Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Body » House of clay
how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
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Clay » Figurative
Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.
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Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use?
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how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
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He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
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One who argues with his creator is in grave danger, one who is like a mere shard among the other shards on the ground! The clay should not say to the potter, "What in the world are you doing? Your work lacks skill!"
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"I, the Lord, say: 'O nation of Israel, can I not deal with you as this potter deals with the clay? In my hands, you, O nation of Israel, are just like the clay in this potter's hand.'
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Dream » Instances of » Of eliphaz, of a spirit speaking to him
"Now a word was secretly brought to me, and my ear caught a whisper of it. In the troubling thoughts of the dreams in the night when a deep sleep falls on men, a trembling gripped me -- and a terror! -- and made all my bones shake. read more.
Then a breath of air passes by my face; it makes the hair of my flesh stand up. It stands still, but I cannot recognize its appearance; an image is before my eyes, and I hear a murmuring voice: "Is a mortal man righteous before God? Or a man pure before his Creator? If God puts no trust in his servants and attributes folly to his angels, how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth? They are destroyed between morning and evening; they perish forever without anyone regarding it. Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.
Then a breath of air passes by my face; it makes the hair of my flesh stand up. It stands still, but I cannot recognize its appearance; an image is before my eyes, and I hear a murmuring voice: "Is a mortal man righteous before God? Or a man pure before his Creator? If God puts no trust in his servants and attributes folly to his angels, how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth? They are destroyed between morning and evening; they perish forever without anyone regarding it. Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.
Ground » Man made from
The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
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So the Lord God expelled him from the orchard in Eden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken.
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By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return."
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how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
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Look, I am just like you in relation to God; I too have been molded from clay.
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Insects » Locusts » Moths
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
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The house he builds is as fragile as a moth's cocoon, like a hut that a watchman has made.
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Look, the sovereign Lord helps me. Who dares to condemn me? Look, all of them will wear out like clothes; a moth will eat away at them.
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So I waste away like something rotten, like a garment eaten by moths.
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Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten.
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I will be like a moth to Ephraim, like wood rot to the house of Judah.
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Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Moth
how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
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The house he builds is as fragile as a moth's cocoon, like a hut that a watchman has made.
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Look, the sovereign Lord helps me. Who dares to condemn me? Look, all of them will wear out like clothes; a moth will eat away at them.
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Insignificance of man » A tenant in a house of clay
how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
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"What is mankind that you make so much of them, and that you pay attention to them?
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Man » Insignificance of
When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place, Of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should pay attention to them,
"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!
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What is man that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
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If God puts no trust in his servants and attributes folly to his angels, how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
"Is it to God that a strong man is of benefit? Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable? Is it of any special benefit to the Almighty that you should be righteous, or is it any gain to him that you make your ways blameless? Is it because of your piety that he rebukes you and goes to judgment with you? read more.
Is not your wickedness great and is there no end to your iniquity?
Is not your wickedness great and is there no end to your iniquity?
How then can a human being be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure? If even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned, how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot -- a son of man, who is only a worm!"
"Do you think this to be just: when you say, 'My right before God.' But you say, 'What will it profit you,' and, 'What do I gain by not sinning?' I will reply to you, and to your friends with you. read more.
Gaze at the heavens and see; consider the clouds, which are higher than you! If you sin, how does it affect God? If your transgressions are many, what does it do to him? If you are righteous, what do you give to God, or what does he receive from your hand? Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.
Gaze at the heavens and see; consider the clouds, which are higher than you! If you sin, how does it affect God? If your transgressions are many, what does it do to him? If you are righteous, what do you give to God, or what does he receive from your hand? Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.
Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, or made the dawn know its place, that it might seize the corners of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?
O Lord, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them? People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.
Man » Little lower than the angels
and make them a little less than the heavenly beings? You grant mankind honor and majesty;
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You made him lower than the angels for a little while. You crowned him with glory and honor. You put all things under his control." For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control,
If God puts no trust in his servants and attributes folly to his angels, how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth? They are destroyed between morning and evening; they perish forever without anyone regarding it. read more.
Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.
Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.
Man » Apparent insignificance of » A tenant in a house of clay
how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
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"What is mankind that you make so much of them, and that you pay attention to them?
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Man » Insignificance of » A tenant in a house of clay
how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
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"What is mankind that you make so much of them, and that you pay attention to them?
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Moth » An insect
You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)
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how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
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The house he builds is as fragile as a moth's cocoon, like a hut that a watchman has made.
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Moths » Destroyed by the slightest touch
how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
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