Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Drunkenness » Punishment of
They shall say to the elders of his city: This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious! He will not obey us! He is a glutton and a drunkard.
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Awake, you drunkards, and weep! Wail you drinkers of wine. The sweet wine is removed from your mouth. A nation has invaded my land. It is strong and very large. His teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the jaw-teeth of a lioness.
Lions » Strength of
A lion is strongest among beasts and does not run from anything.
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Until morning came, I thought you would crush my bones just like a hungry lion; both night and day you make an end of me.
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A nation has invaded my land. It is strong and very large. His teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the jaw-teeth of a lioness.
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Lions » Greatness of its teeth alluded to
A nation has invaded my land. It is strong and very large. His teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the jaw-teeth of a lioness.
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Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Jehovah.
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Locusts » Devastation by
You will plant many crops in your fields, but harvest little for locusts will destroy your crops.
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When there is famine in the land or an epidemic or scorching winds or swarms of locusts, or when their enemies attack your people, or when disease or sickness among them destroys the crops,
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Your plunder, O nations, is harvested like young devouring locusts; like a swarm of cockroaches men pounce on it.
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I may shut the sky so that there is no rain, or command grasshoppers to devour the countryside, or send an epidemic among my people.
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That which the gnawing locust left the swarming locust ate. That which the swarming locust left the creeping locust ate. That which the creeping locust left other locusts ate. Awake, you drunkards, and weep! Wail you drinkers of wine. The sweet wine is removed from your mouth. A nation has invaded my land. It is strong and very large. His teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the jaw-teeth of a lioness. read more.
He has laid my vine waste and stripped off the bark of my fig tree. He stripped its branches white and clean and threw it away.
He has laid my vine waste and stripped off the bark of my fig tree. He stripped its branches white and clean and threw it away.
The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. They wore gold crowns on their heads and their faces were like the faces of men. Their hair was like the hair of women. Their teeth were like the teeth of lions. They had breastplates like iron. The sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots with many horses running to battle. read more.
Their tails were like scorpions' tails, for there were stings in their tails. They had power to hurt men five months.
Their tails were like scorpions' tails, for there were stings in their tails. They had power to hurt men five months.
Locusts » Illustrative » Of destructive enemies
A nation has invaded my land. It is strong and very large. His teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the jaw-teeth of a lioness.
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It is a day of darkness and gloom! It is a day of clouds and thick darkness! The dawn spreads upon the mountains. This great and mighty people have never seen anything like this. Nor will it be like this again even to the years of many generations. A fire devours before them and behind them a flame burns! The land is like the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness. Yes, none have escaped them. Their appearance is like the appearance of horses. They run like horsemen into war. read more.
Like the noise of chariots they leap on the tops of the mountains. It is like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble. They are a strong people set in battle array. At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed pale. They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like men of war. They march every one on his way and do not break their ranks. They do not crowd each other. They march every one in his path. They burst through the weapons and do not break ranks. They rush to the city. They run on the wall. They climb into the houses. They enter in at the windows like a thief.
Like the noise of chariots they leap on the tops of the mountains. It is like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble. They are a strong people set in battle array. At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed pale. They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like men of war. They march every one on his way and do not break their ranks. They do not crowd each other. They march every one in his path. They burst through the weapons and do not break ranks. They rush to the city. They run on the wall. They climb into the houses. They enter in at the windows like a thief.