Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bashan » Fertility and productiveness of
and he will feed on Carmel and Bashan;
he will be satisfied
in the hill country of Ephraim and of Gilead.
Lebanon is ashamed and decayed.
Sharon is like a desert;
Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
and He makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
Lebanon » Celebrated for » Flowers
and He makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
Lebanon » Flower of
and He makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
Rivers » Illustrative » (drying up of,) of God's judgments
and strike the waves of the sea;
all the depths of the Nile will dry up.
The pride of Assyria will be brought down,
and the scepter of Egypt will come to an end.
and He makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
Therefore, this is what the Lord says:
I am about to plead your case
and take vengeance on your behalf;
I will dry up her sea
and make her fountain run dry.
Verse Concepts
and take vengeance on your behalf;
I will dry up her sea
and make her fountain run dry.
An oracle against Egypt: Look, the Lord rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. Egypt's idols will tremble before Him, and Egypt's heart will melt within it. I will provoke Egypt against Egypt; each will fight against his brother and each against his friend, city against city, kingdom against kingdom. Egypt's spirit will be disturbed within it, and I will frustrate its plans. Then they will seek idols, ghosts, spirits of the dead, and spiritists. read more.
I will deliver Egypt into the hands of harsh masters, and a strong king will rule it. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the declaration of the Lord God of Hosts. The waters of the sea will dry up, and the river will be parched and dry. The channels will stink; they will dwindle, and Egypt's canals will be parched. Reed and rush will die. The reeds by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the cultivated areas of the Nile will wither, blow away, and vanish. Then the fishermen will mourn. All those who cast hooks into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the water will shrivel up.
I will deliver Egypt into the hands of harsh masters, and a strong king will rule it. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the declaration of the Lord God of Hosts. The waters of the sea will dry up, and the river will be parched and dry. The channels will stink; they will dwindle, and Egypt's canals will be parched. Reed and rush will die. The reeds by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the cultivated areas of the Nile will wither, blow away, and vanish. Then the fishermen will mourn. All those who cast hooks into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the water will shrivel up.
Rivers » God's power over, unlimited
and He makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
Why was there no one to answer when I called?
Is My hand too short to redeem?
Or do I have no power to deliver?
Look, I dry up the sea by My rebuke;
I turn the rivers into a wilderness;
their fish rot because of lack of water
and die of thirst.
the Sea » God » Dries up, by his rebuke
and He makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
Why was there no one to answer when I called?
Is My hand too short to redeem?
Or do I have no power to deliver?
Look, I dry up the sea by My rebuke;
I turn the rivers into a wilderness;
their fish rot because of lack of water
and die of thirst.