Thematic Bible: Manifested in the control of men


Thematic Bible



‘Because of your raging against Me,
And because your arrogance has come up to My ears,
Therefore I will put My hook in your nose,
And My bridle in your lips,
And I will turn you back by the way which you came.
Verse ConceptsFace Of GodHorsesHumiliationNosesRestraintAnger Of God, Examples OfWicked Described AsDivine RestraintsProud People

I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them splendidly attired, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them wielding swords; Verse ConceptsHorsesCoercionCausing People To TurnOther References To MouthsEzekiel Invasion

Causing the omens of boasters to fail,
Making fools out of diviners,
Causing wise men to draw back
And turning their knowledge into foolishness,
Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfIntelligenceWisdom, Source Of HumanThe Vanity Of Human KnowledgeFalse WisdomFrustrationCounted As Fools


“He makes priests walk barefoot
And overthrows the secure ones.

“Because of your raging against Me
And because your arrogance has come up to My ears,
Therefore I will put My hook in your nose
And My bridle in your lips,
And I will turn you back by the way which you came.
Verse ConceptsTumultHorsesNoses

“I will put hooks in your jaws
And make the fish of your rivers cling to your scales.
And I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers,
And all the fish of your rivers will cling to your scales.
Verse ConceptsThings Stuck TogetherGod Lifting People

and I will turn you around, drive you on, take you up from the remotest parts of the north and bring you against the mountains of Israel. Verse ConceptsOut Of The NorthCausing People To TurnThe Mountains Of Israel