Thematic Bible: Mills
Thematic Bible
Mills » Illustrative » (ceasing,) of desolation
No more shall the music of harpers, or minstrels, or flute players, or trumpeters be heard in you, no more shall any worker, skilled in any art, be found in you; no more shall the sound of a mill be heard in you;
Verse Concepts
Mills » Male captives often employed at
Mills » Stones used in » Often thrown down on enemies during sieges
Mills » Female servants usually employed at
Of two women grinding with the hand-mill one will be taken and one left.
Verse Concepts
Mills » Stones used in » Not to be taken in pledge
Mills » Stones used in » Large
Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and threw it into the sea, crying-- 'So shall Babylon, the Great City, be violently overthrown, never more to be seen.
Verse Concepts
Mills » Illustrative » (grinding at,) of degradation, &c
Mills » Used for grinding » Manna (in the wilderness)
Mills » Stones used in » Heavy
But, if any one puts a snare in the way of one of these lowly ones who believe in me, it would be best for him to be sunk in the depths of the sea with a great millstone hung round his neck.
Verse Concepts