Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible





The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Verse ConceptsCoveringAshesRobesThroneOuter GarmentsPeople Stripping OffAshes Of Humiliationjonah

"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Verse ConceptsGesturesAshesSackcloth And AshesDenunciationsAshes Of HumiliationSigns Of RepentanceWoe To The WickedPerspective

"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. Verse ConceptsGesturesAshesSackcloth And AshesAshes Of HumiliationSigns Of RepentanceWoe To The Wicked

For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away. Verse ConceptsIniquity, Punishment ForAgony, Of BodyGriefSighingI Am SadCauses of failure ingrieving


David's heart struck him after that he had numbered the people. David said to Yahweh, "I have sinned greatly in that which I have done. But now, Yahweh, put away, I beg you, the iniquity 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 silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. Verse ConceptsDecayWasteConviction Of SinConfession of sin

You, son of man, tell the house of Israel: Thus you speak, saying, Our transgressions and our sins are on us, and we pine away in them; how then can we live? Verse ConceptsOffenceSurvival





A voice is heard on the bare heights, the weeping [and] the petitions of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Yahweh their God. Verse ConceptsForgettingWeepingConviction Of Sinimpulsiveness

Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of Yahweh until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; 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

When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn't recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky. Verse ConceptsDust, Figurative UseRobesSprinklingTearing Of ClothesWeepingSeeing At A DistanceDust On The HeadNot Recognising PeopleThose Who Tore Clothes


David went up by the ascent of the [Mount of] Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot: and all the people who were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. Verse ConceptsBarefeetHead coveringSelf PitySuffering, Emotional Aspects OfVeilsWeepingShoes

There ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn, and with earth on his head. Verse ConceptsHeadsRunning With NewsThose Who Tore Clothes

it happened on the third day, that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn, and earth on his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. Verse ConceptsBowingThe Third Day Of The WeekBowing Before DavidDust On The HeadThose Who Tore ClothesPraising Specific People


Moses said to Yahweh, "O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue." Verse ConceptsExcusesEloquenceMoses, Significance OfMutenessHumility, Examples OfSelf AbasementSpeech ImpedimentsNervousnessSpeech


"Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. Verse ConceptsSuffering, Of The InnocentHumility, Examples OfCurbing SpeechI Am Unimportant

Then Job answered Yahweh, "Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further."

Then Job answered Yahweh, "I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be restrained. You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I didn't know. read more.
You said, 'Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.' I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you. Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes."





A voice is heard on the bare heights, the weeping [and] the petitions of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Yahweh their God. Verse ConceptsForgettingWeepingConviction Of Sinimpulsiveness




There you shall remember your ways, and all your doings, in which you have polluted yourselves; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that you have committed. Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsPeople RememberingPeople Polluting Themselves