Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites
for three crimes, even four,
because they ripped open
the pregnant women of Gilead
in order to enlarge their territory.
Verse ConceptsAbortionBoundariesThe Act Of OpeningPregnancyEnlargementSanctity Of LifeSuffering, Causes OfAbominations, Judgments OfAmmonitesThree Or FourOpening The WombHarming Pregnant Womenborders

They grasp bow and javelin.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
Their voice roars like the sea,
and they ride on horses,
lined up like men in battle formation
against you, Daughter Babylon.
Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalenemies, of Israel and JudahMercy, HumanSeaRoar Of NationsOppressorsSea, Metaphorical ReferencesPeople Without Mercy

Women are raped in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah. Princes are hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect. Young men labor at millstones; boys stumble under [loads of] wood.

Women are raped in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah. Princes are hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect. Young men labor at millstones; boys stumble under [loads of] wood.

I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle. The city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDCruelty, examples ofArmageddonAliancesMillenniumRapeSuffering, Causes OfWarfare, Nature OfGathering Other NationsHalf Of DistrictsAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldExile In ProspectCapturing Cities

The Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles, and he was forced to grind grain in the prison. Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesGrindingImprisonmentsKnivesMonotonyMutilationPrisonersTortureCaptivesHeartlessnessHard LaborPrisonsBrassGrinding FoodEyes HarmedBlindingOther BlindingBronze Shackles

Young men labor at millstones;
boys stumble under loads of wood.
Verse ConceptsHard LaborStaggeringGrinding FoodFirewoodYoung People Suffering

When the people saw him, they praised their god and said:

Our god has handed over to us
our enemy who destroyed our land
and who multiplied our dead.
Verse ConceptsPraise, Reasons ForVictory, As An Act Of GodGiven Into One's Hands

Young men labor at millstones;
boys stumble under loads of wood.
Verse ConceptsHard LaborStaggeringGrinding FoodFirewoodYoung People Suffering

Aram had gone on raids and brought back from the land of Israel a young girl who served Naaman’s wife. Verse ConceptsChildren, examples ofAttackingSlavery, In OtHelpful ChildrenOther Wives

But you may take the women, children, animals, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—as plunder. You may enjoy the spoil of your enemies that the Lord your God has given you. Verse ConceptsSpoils Of WarRules About BootyFamily Conflict

"When you go to war against your enemies and the Lord your God hands them over to you and you take some of them prisoner, and if you see a beautiful woman among the captives, desire her, and want to take her as your wife, you are to bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails, read more.
remove the clothes she was wearing when she was taken prisoner, live in your house, and mourn for her father and mother a full month. After that, you may have sexual relations with her and be her husband, and she will be your wife. Then if you are not satisfied with her, you are to let her go where she wants, but you must not sell her for money or treat her as merchandise, because you have humiliated her.

Young men labor at millstones;
boys stumble under loads of wood.
Verse ConceptsHard LaborStaggeringGrinding FoodFirewoodYoung People Suffering

Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their brothers—women, sons, and daughters. They also took a great deal of plunder from them and brought it to Samaria. Verse ConceptsSlavery, In OtTwo Hundred Thousand And More

Now you plan to reduce the people of Judah and Jerusalem, male and female, to slavery. Are you not also guilty before Yahweh your God?

Therefore, hand their children over to famine,
and pour the sword’s power on them.
Let their wives become childless and widowed,
their husbands slain by deadly disease,
their young men struck down by the sword in battle.
Verse ConceptsRevenge, Examples OfFamine KillingApproval To Kill

Women are raped in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah. Princes are hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect. Young men labor at millstones; boys stumble under [loads of] wood. read more.
The elders have left the city gate, the young men, their music.