Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Armies » Exercised savage cruelties on the vanquished
This is what the Lord says: "Because the Ammonites have committed three crimes -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They ripped open Gilead's pregnant women so they could expand their territory.
Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle, they are coming against you, fair Babylon!
They raped women in Zion, virgins in the towns of Judah. Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated. The young men perform menial labor; boys stagger from their labor.
Captive » Cruelty to » Ravished
They raped women in Zion, virgins in the towns of Judah. Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated. The young men perform menial labor; boys stagger from their labor.
For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to wage war; the city will be taken, its houses plundered, and the women raped. Then half of the city will go into exile, but the remainder of the people will not be taken away.
hands » Criminals often » Hung by
Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated.
Old age » Disrespect for pleasure-seeking » Prodigality
He went up from there to Bethel. As he was traveling up the road, some young boys came out of the city and made fun of him, saying, "Go on up, baldy! Go on up, baldy!"
"But now they mock me, those who are younger than I, whose fathers I disdained too much to put with my sheep dogs.
Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated.
War » Often attended by » Cruelty
So let their children die of starvation. Let them be cut down by the sword. Let their wives lose their husbands and children. Let the older men die of disease and the younger men die by the sword in battle.
They raped women in Zion, virgins in the towns of Judah. Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated. The young men perform menial labor; boys stagger from their labor. read more.
The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped playing their music.
The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped playing their music.
sins of Youth » Special temptations of pleasure-seeking » Prodigality
He went up from there to Bethel. As he was traveling up the road, some young boys came out of the city and made fun of him, saying, "Go on up, baldy! Go on up, baldy!"
"But now they mock me, those who are younger than I, whose fathers I disdained too much to put with my sheep dogs.
Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated.