Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible





And the word came to the king of Nineveh, and he got up from his seat of authority, and took off his robe, and covering himself with haircloth, took his seat in the dust. Verse ConceptsCoveringAshesRobesThroneOuter GarmentsPeople Stripping OffAshes Of Humiliationjonah

Unhappy are you, Chorazin! Unhappy are you, Beth-saida! For if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have been turned from their sins in days gone by, clothing themselves in haircloth and putting dust on their heads. Verse ConceptsGesturesAshesSackcloth And AshesDenunciationsAshes Of HumiliationSigns Of RepentanceWoe To The WickedPerspective

A curse is on you, Chorazin! A curse is on you, Beth-saida! For if such works of power had been done in Tyre and Sidon as have been done in you, they would have been turned from their sins, in days gone by, seated in the dust. Verse ConceptsGesturesAshesSackcloth And AshesAshes Of HumiliationSigns Of RepentanceWoe To The Wicked

My life goes on in sorrow, and my years in weeping; my strength is almost gone because of my sin, and my bones are wasted away. Verse ConceptsIniquity, Punishment ForAgony, Of BodyGriefSighingI Am SadCauses of failure ingrieving


And after the people had been numbered, David's heart was troubled. And David said to the Lord, Great has been my sin in doing this; but now, O Lord, be pleased to take away the sin of your servant, for I have done very foolishly Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Examples OfGuilty ConsciencesConfession, Examples OfBeggarsGuilt, Human Aspects OfKnowledge, Of SinRegretRepentance, Examples OfFoolish PeopleWe Have Sinned

When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day. Verse ConceptsDecayWasteConviction Of SinConfession of sin

And you, son of man, say to the children of Israel, You say, Our wrongdoing and our sins are on us and we are wasting away in them; how then may we have life? Verse ConceptsOffenceSurvival





A voice is sounding on the open hilltops, the weeping and the prayers of the children of Israel; because their way is twisted, they have not kept the Lord their God in mind. Verse ConceptsForgettingWeepingConviction Of Sinimpulsiveness

Then Joshua, in great grief, went down on the earth before the ark of the Lord till the evening, and all the chiefs of Israel with him, and they put dust on their heads. Verse ConceptsTearing Of ClothesArk Of The Covenant, FunctionEveningClothing, Tearing OfHeadsProstrationSprinklingHumility, Examples OfDust On The HeadThose Who Tore Clothes

And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads. Verse ConceptsDust, Figurative UseRobesSprinklingTearing Of ClothesWeepingSeeing At A DistanceDust On The HeadNot Recognising PeopleThose Who Tore Clothes


And David went up the slopes of the Mount of Olives weeping all the way, with his head covered and no shoes on his feet: and all the people who were with him, covering their heads, went up weeping. Verse ConceptsBarefeetHead coveringSelf PitySuffering, Emotional Aspects OfVeilsWeepingShoes

And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head. Verse ConceptsHeadsRunning With NewsThose Who Tore Clothes

On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour. Verse ConceptsBowingThe Third Day Of The WeekBowing Before DavidDust On The HeadThose Who Tore ClothesPraising Specific People


And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow of tongue. Verse ConceptsExcusesEloquenceMoses, Significance OfMutenessHumility, Examples OfSelf AbasementSpeech ImpedimentsNervousnessSpeech


Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth. Verse ConceptsSuffering, Of The InnocentHumility, Examples OfCurbing SpeechI Am Unimportant

And Job said in answer to the Lord, Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth. I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.

And Job said in answer to the Lord, I see that you are able to do every thing, and to give effect to all your designs. Who is this who makes dark the purpose of God by words without knowledge? For I have been talking without knowledge about wonders not to be searched out. read more.
Give ear to me, and I will say what is in my mind; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers. Word of you had come to my ears, but now my eye has seen you. For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.





A voice is sounding on the open hilltops, the weeping and the prayers of the children of Israel; because their way is twisted, they have not kept the Lord their God in mind. Verse ConceptsForgettingWeepingConviction Of Sinimpulsiveness




And there, at the memory of your ways and of all the things you did to make yourselves unclean, you will have bitter hate for yourselves because of all the evil things you have done. Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsPeople RememberingPeople Polluting Themselves