Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bear » Ferocity of
Hushai continued, "You know your father and his men, that they [are] mighty warriors and they {are enraged} as a bear robbed of [her] offspring in the field. Your father [is] a man of war, so he will not spend the night with the troops.
[May] a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
[Like] a roaring lion and a charging bear [is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.
And a cow and a bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together. And a lion shall eat straw like the cattle.
We all groan like bears, and we coo mutteringly like doves. We wait for justice, but there is none; for salvation, [but] it is far from us.
And I said to her, "{You must remain as mine} for many days, and you will not play the whore; {you will not belong} to a man, and I [will] belong to you."
Bears » Illustrative of » God in his judgments
I will attack them like a bear robbed of her offspring, and I will tear open the covering of their heart; there I will devour them like a lion, like an animal of the field would mutilate them.
Bears » Described as » Cunning
Judgments » Should lead to » Humiliation
And Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face before the ark of Yahweh until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.
Gird yourselves and lament, O priests! Wail, ministers of [the] altar! Come spend the night in sackcloth, ministers of my God, because offering and libation are withheld from the house of your God.
Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "Yahweh [is] righteous."
I am a man who has seen misery, under the rod of his wrath. He has driven me along, he brought darkness and not light. Surely he has turned his hand against me, all day long. read more.
He has worn out my flesh and skin, he has broken my bones. {He has besieged} and engulfed me with bitterness and hardship. In darkness he has let me dwell like [the] dead of long ago. He has built a wall around me, I cannot go out; he has made my bronze fetters heavy. Though I cry out for help, he shuts out my prayers. He has blocked my ways with dressed stones; he has made my paths crooked. To me he [is] like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding. He has forsaken my way and torn me to pieces; he has caused me desolation. He has bent his bow and set me as the target for the arrow. He shot {the arrows of his quiver} into my kidneys. I have become a laughingstock for all the people, their mocking song all day long. He has filled me with bitterness, he has drenched me [with] wormwood. He has broken my teeth on grit, he has trampled me down in ash. My life has been removed from peace, I have forgotten goodness. And I have said, "My glory is ruined, my expectation from Yahweh." Remember my misery and bitterness, the wormwood and venom! Surely my soul remembers and bows down within me.
He has worn out my flesh and skin, he has broken my bones. {He has besieged} and engulfed me with bitterness and hardship. In darkness he has let me dwell like [the] dead of long ago. He has built a wall around me, I cannot go out; he has made my bronze fetters heavy. Though I cry out for help, he shuts out my prayers. He has blocked my ways with dressed stones; he has made my paths crooked. To me he [is] like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding. He has forsaken my way and torn me to pieces; he has caused me desolation. He has bent his bow and set me as the target for the arrow. He shot {the arrows of his quiver} into my kidneys. I have become a laughingstock for all the people, their mocking song all day long. He has filled me with bitterness, he has drenched me [with] wormwood. He has broken my teeth on grit, he has trampled me down in ash. My life has been removed from peace, I have forgotten goodness. And I have said, "My glory is ruined, my expectation from Yahweh." Remember my misery and bitterness, the wormwood and venom! Surely my soul remembers and bows down within me.
And the people of Nineveh believed in God, and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth--from the greatest of them {to the least important}. And the news reached the king of Nineveh, and he rose from his throne and removed his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.
Lions » Instincts of, in taking prey
{He is like} a lion; he longs to tear apart, and like a strong lion crouching in hiding places.
The lion tore apart enough [prey] for his cubs, he strangled [prey] for his lioness; he filled {his lair} [with] prey and his den [with] mangled carcass.
He lies in ambush {secretly,} like a lion in a thicket. He lies in ambush to seize [the] poor; he seizes [the] poor by catching him in his net.
Does a lion roar in the forest {when he has no prey}? Does a fierce, young lion cry out from his den unless he has caught [something]?
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in executing judgments
I will attack them like a bear robbed of her offspring, and I will tear open the covering of their heart; there I will devour them like a lion, like an animal of the field would mutilate them.
Because I [will be] like a lion to Ephraim and like a fierce strong lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear and I will go; I will carry off, and there is no one who delivers.
I lie down until morning; like lion, so he breaks all my bones; from day to night you bring me to an end.