Thematic Bible: Nineveh


Thematic Bible



This is the proud and careless city, that said in her heart, "I am, and there is else none." O how is she made so waste, that the beasts lie therein? Whoso goeth by, mocketh her, and pointeth at her with his finger. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidencePride, Examples OfRidicule, Nature OfArrogant ExistenceAbasement, Examples OfHissingUnique NationsDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of Creatures

The men of Nineveh shall rise at the day of judgment with this nation, and condemn them: for they amended at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, a greater than Jonah is here. Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofevangelists, identity ofPreaching, Effects OfGreatness Of ChristThe Final JudgementSigns Of RepentanceThe Dead Are RaisedJudgement

The men of Nineveh shall rise at the judgment, with this generation, and shall condemn them: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah: And behold, a greater than Jonah is here. Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofevangelists, identity ofPreaching, Effects OfStandingGreatness Of ChristThe Final JudgementThe Dead Are Raised

And the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed fasting, and arrayed themselves in sackcloth, as well the great as the small of them. And the tidings came unto the king of Nineveh, which arose out of his seat, and did his apparel off and put on sackcloth, and sat him down in ashes. And it was cried and commanded in Nineveh by the authority of the king and of his lords, saying, "See that neither man or beast, ox or sheep taste ought at all, and that they neither feed or drink water." read more.
And they put on sackcloth both man and beast, and cried unto God mightily, and turned every man from his wicked way, and from doing wrong in which they were accustomed, saying, "Who can tell whether God will turn and repent, and cease from his fierce wrath, that we perish not?"

And Jonah went to and entered into the city even a day's journey, and cried, saying, "There shall not pass forty days but Nineveh shall be overthrown." Verse ConceptsHeraldMissionaries, Task OfProphets, Role OfThe Number FortyForty DaysOne DayMore Than One Month

"Rise and get thee to Nineveh that great city and preach unto them, how that their wickedness is come up before me." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWitnessing, Importance Ofjonah

Then came the word of the LORD unto Jonah again, saying, "Up, and get thee to Nineveh that great city, and preach unto them the preaching which I bade thee."

This is the proud and careless city, that said in her heart, "I am, and there is else none." O how is she made so waste, that the beasts lie therein? Whoso goeth by, mocketh her, and pointeth at her with his finger. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidencePride, Examples OfRidicule, Nature OfArrogant ExistenceAbasement, Examples OfHissingUnique NationsDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of Creatures

Behold, I will upon thee, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, and will pull thy clothes over thy head: that I may show thy nakedness among the Heathen, and thy shame among the kingdoms. I will cast dirt upon thee, to make thee be abhorred, and a gazing stock. Yea, all they that look upon thee shall start back, and say, "Nineveh is destroyed!" Who will have pity upon thee? Where shall I seek one to comfort thee?

And so Sennacherib king of Assyria avoided and departed and went again, and dwelt at Nineveh.

So Sennacherib the king of the Assyrians brake up, and dwelt at Nineveh.

And so Sennacherib king of Assyria avoided and departed and went again, and dwelt at Nineveh. And as he was in his devotion kneeling in the house of Nisroch his God, Adrammelech and Sharezer smote him with the sword. And they escaped into the land of Ararat, and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

So Sennacherib the king of the Assyrians brake up, and dwelt at Nineveh. Afterward it chanced, as he prayed in the temple of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer, his own sons, slew him with the sword, and fled into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned after him.

There a man may hear scourging, rushing, the noise of the wheels, the crying of the horses, and the rolling of the chariots. Verse ConceptsNoiseWheelsWhipsAttacking With ChariotsSpeedWhippingBangsRumblingAutomobilesinvesting

The scatterer shall come up against thee, and lay siege to the castle. Look thou well to the streets, make thy loins strong, arm thyself with all thy might: for the LORD shall restore again the glory of Jacob, like as the glory of Israel. The destroyers have broken them down, and marred the wine branches. The shield of his giants glistereth, his men of war are clothed in purple. His chariots are as fire when he maketh him forward, his archers are well decked and trimmed. read more.
The chariots roll upon the streets, and welter in the highways. They are to look upon like cressettes of fire, and go swiftly as the lightning.

For like as the thorns that stick together, and as the dry straw, so shall the drunkards be consumed together, even when they be full. Verse Conceptsdrunkards

Even so shalt thou also be drunken, and hide thyself, and seek some help against thine enemy. Verse ConceptsNo EscapeGod Making Drunk

Therefore thus sayeth the LORD, "Let them be as well prepared, yea and as many as they can, yet shall they be hewn down, and pass away. And as for thee, I will vex thee, but not utterly destroy thee; Verse ConceptsAliancesenemies, of Israel and JudahPeople Passing AwayMany EnemiesHow Death Is InevitableStrong PeopleGod Turned Back From Harming Them

There the horsemen get up with naked swords, and glistering spears. There lieth a multitude slain, and a great heap of dead bodies. There is no end of dead corpses: yea, men fall upon their bodies. Verse ConceptsStumblingWarfare, Nature OfRiding HorsesSpeedPeople StumblingSparklingDeath

The queen herself shall be led away captive, and her gentlewomen shall mourn as the doves, and groan within their hearts. Verse ConceptsdovesPeople Stripping PeopleBeating OneselfBird SoundsPeople Carrying Live People

But the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that there shall come no more seed of thy name. The carved and casten Images will I root out of the house of thy God. Thy grave shall I prepare for thee, and thou shalt be confounded. Verse ConceptsThe DeadFalse ReligionExile, in assyriaTemples, HeathenDestruction Of Satan's WorksNames Blotted OutAbandoning Idols

"Rise and get thee to Nineveh that great city and preach unto them, how that their wickedness is come up before me." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWitnessing, Importance Ofjonah

"Up, and get thee to Nineveh that great city, and preach unto them the preaching which I bade thee." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelMissionary Work, Examples OfMissionary Examplesjonah

The water ports shall be opened, and the king's palace shall fall. Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesCity GatesFear Of Other Things

Nineveh is like a pool full of water, but then shall they be fain to flee. "Stand, stand," shall they cry, and there shall not one turn back. Verse ConceptsPoolsCessationStopping StillPeoples Who FledPeople not returning

Jesus answered and said unto him, "Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things? Verse ConceptsInsightTeachers Of The LawIgnorance Towards God, Examples OfExperimental KnowledgeBeing Without Understanding

The woman said unto him, "Sir, thou hast no thing to draw it withal, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that water of life? Verse ConceptsDullnessDeep ThingsDrawing WaterNot EquippedWomen's Strength

Yea, he shall stretch out his hand over the north, and destroy Assyria. As for Nineveh, he shall make it desolate, dry and waste. The flocks and all the beasts of the people shall lie in the midst of it, pelicans and storks shall abide in the upper posts of it, fowls shall sing in the windows, and ravens shall sit upon the balks, for the borders of cedar shall be riven down. This is the proud and careless city, that said in her heart, "I am, and there is else none." O how is she made so waste, that the beasts lie therein? Whoso goeth by, mocketh her, and pointeth at her with his finger.

This is the proud and careless city, that said in her heart, "I am, and there is else none." O how is she made so waste, that the beasts lie therein? Whoso goeth by, mocketh her, and pointeth at her with his finger. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidencePride, Examples OfRidicule, Nature OfArrogant ExistenceAbasement, Examples OfHissingUnique NationsDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of Creatures

Out of that land came Assyria, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, Verse ConceptsAssyria, Facts Of

The word of the lord came unto the prophet Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying, "Rise and get thee to Nineveh that great city and preach unto them, how that their wickedness is come up before me."

when the flood runneth over, and destroyeth the place; and when the darkness followeth still upon his enemies. What imagine ye against the LORD? He makes an utter end: ye shall not be troubled twice.

Yea, he shall stretch out his hand over the north, and destroy Assyria. As for Nineveh, he shall make it desolate, dry and waste. The flocks and all the beasts of the people shall lie in the midst of it, pelicans and storks shall abide in the upper posts of it, fowls shall sing in the windows, and ravens shall sit upon the balks, for the borders of cedar shall be riven down. This is the proud and careless city, that said in her heart, "I am, and there is else none." O how is she made so waste, that the beasts lie therein? Whoso goeth by, mocketh her, and pointeth at her with his finger.

Out of that land came Assyria, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah. That is a great city.

Behold, thy people within thee are but women: the ports of thy land shall be open unto thine enemies, and the fire shall devour thy bars. Verse ConceptsFeeblenessPowerlessnessEffeminacyThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesWeak WomenLocks And BarsWomen's Strength

yet was she driven away, and brought into captivity: her young children were smitten down at the head of every street, the lots were cast for the most ancient men in her, and all her mighty men were bound in chains. Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofChainsNoblesPeople Cut In PiecesExiled ForeignersStriking To DeathTragedy On The StreetsChildren Suffering

But the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that there shall come no more seed of thy name. The carved and casten Images will I root out of the house of thy God. Thy grave shall I prepare for thee, and thou shalt be confounded. Verse ConceptsThe DeadFalse ReligionExile, in assyriaTemples, HeathenDestruction Of Satan's WorksNames Blotted OutAbandoning Idols

Thy merchants have been numbered with the stars of heaven: but now shall they spread abroad as the locusts, and flee their way. Verse ConceptsTradeCommerceThings StrippedPeople MultiplyingThose Flying

And should not I have compassion on Nineveh that great city, wherein there is a multitude of people, even above a hundred thousand that know not their righthand from the left, besides much cattle?" Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forCityLack Of DiscernmentImmaturityAnimal LifeWorldlinessAnimals, Care ForAnimals, God's Care OfOne Hundred Thousand And MoreGod Will Show MercyIgnorant Of Factsempathyjonah

All thy strong cities shall be like fig trees with ripe figs: which when a man shaketh, they fall into the mouth of the eater. Verse ConceptsFortressesFig treeMouthsThings ShakingEating With MouthsThings Falling

But the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that there shall come no more seed of thy name. The carved and casten Images will I root out of the house of thy God. Thy grave shall I prepare for thee, and thou shalt be confounded. Verse ConceptsThe DeadFalse ReligionExile, in assyriaTemples, HeathenDestruction Of Satan's WorksNames Blotted OutAbandoning Idols

Away with the silver, away with the gold: for here is no end of treasure. There shall be a multitude of all manner costly ornaments. Verse ConceptsPlunderingAmassing SilverGold TransferredGetting Rich


And that for the great and manifold whoredom of the fair and beautiful harlot: which is a mistress of witchcraft, yea and selleth the people through her whoredom, and the nations through her witchcraft. Verse ConceptsProstitutionNakednessmagicwitchesmistress

And he arose and went to Nineveh at the LORD's commandment. Nineveh was a great city unto God, containing three days journey. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesBig Thingsjonah

"Rise and get thee to Nineveh that great city and preach unto them, how that their wickedness is come up before me." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWitnessing, Importance Ofjonah

Away with the silver, away with the gold: for here is no end of treasure. There shall be a multitude of all manner costly ornaments. Verse ConceptsPlunderingAmassing SilverGold TransferredGetting Rich


And should not I have compassion on Nineveh that great city, wherein there is a multitude of people, even above a hundred thousand that know not their righthand from the left, besides much cattle?" Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forCityLack Of DiscernmentImmaturityAnimal LifeWorldlinessAnimals, Care ForAnimals, God's Care OfOne Hundred Thousand And MoreGod Will Show MercyIgnorant Of Factsempathyjonah

And Jonah went to and entered into the city even a day's journey, and cried, saying, "There shall not pass forty days but Nineveh shall be overthrown." Verse ConceptsHeraldMissionaries, Task OfProphets, Role OfThe Number FortyForty DaysOne DayMore Than One Month