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Thematic Bible: Nineveh


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Zephaniah 2:15
This is how the once-proud city will end up -- the city that was so secure. She thought to herself, "I am unique! No one can compare to me!" What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live! Everyone who passes by her taunts her and shakes his fist. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidencePride, Examples OfRidicule, Nature OfArrogant ExistenceAbasement, Examples OfHissingUnique NationsDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of Creatures

Matthew 12:41
The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them -- and now, something greater than Jonah is here! Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofevangelists, identity ofPreaching, Effects OfGreatness Of ChristThe Final JudgementSigns Of RepentanceThe Dead Are RaisedJudgement

Luke 11:32
The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them -- and now, something greater than Jonah is here! Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofevangelists, identity ofPreaching, Effects OfStandingGreatness Of ChristThe Final JudgementThe Dead Are Raised

Jonah 3:5-9
The people of Nineveh believed in God, and they declared a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat on ashes. He issued a proclamation and said, "In Nineveh, by the decree of the king and his nobles: No human or animal, cattle or sheep, is to taste anything; they must not eat and they must not drink water. read more.
Every person and animal must put on sackcloth and must cry earnestly to God, and everyone must turn from their evil way of living and from the violence that they do. Who knows? Perhaps God might be willing to change his mind and relent and turn from his fierce anger so that we might not die."

Jonah 3:4
When Jonah began to enter the city one day's walk, he announced, "At the end of forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!" Verse ConceptsHeraldMissionaries, Task OfProphets, Role OfThe Number FortyForty DaysOne DayMore Than One Month

Jonah 1:2
"Go immediately to Nineveh, that large capital city, and announce judgment against its people because their wickedness has come to my attention." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWitnessing, Importance Ofjonah

Jonah 3:1-2
The Lord said to Jonah a second time, "Go immediately to Nineveh, that large city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you."

Zephaniah 2:15
This is how the once-proud city will end up -- the city that was so secure. She thought to herself, "I am unique! No one can compare to me!" What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live! Everyone who passes by her taunts her and shakes his fist. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidencePride, Examples OfRidicule, Nature OfArrogant ExistenceAbasement, Examples OfHissingUnique NationsDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of Creatures

Nahum 3:5-7
I am against you," declares the Lord who commands armies. "I will strip off your clothes! I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms; I will pelt you with filth; I will treat you with contempt; I will make you a public spectacle. Everyone who sees you will turn away from you in disgust; they will say, 'Nineveh has been devastated! Who will lament for her?' There will be no one to comfort you!"

2 Kings 19:36
So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh.

Isaiah 37:37
So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh.

2 Kings 19:36-37
So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh. One day, as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. They escaped to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.

Isaiah 37:37-38
So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh. One day, as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. They ran away to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.

Nahum 3:2
The chariot drivers will crack their whips; the chariot wheels will shake the ground; the chariot horses will gallop; the war chariots will bolt forward! Verse ConceptsNoiseWheelsWhipsAttacking With ChariotsSpeedWhippingBangsRumblingAutomobilesinvesting

Nahum 2:1-4
The watchmen of Nineveh shout: "An enemy who will scatter you is marching out to attack you!" "Guard the rampart! Watch the road! Prepare yourselves for battle! Muster your mighty strength!" For the Lord will restore the majesty of Jacob, as well as the majesty of Israel, though their enemies have plundered them and have destroyed their fields. The shields of his warriors are dyed red; the mighty soldiers are dressed in scarlet garments. The metal fittings of the chariots shine like fire on the day of battle; the soldiers brandish their spears. read more.
The chariots race madly through the streets, they rush back and forth in the broad plazas; they look like lightning bolts, they dash here and there like flashes of lightning.

Nahum 1:10
Surely they will be totally consumed like entangled thorn bushes, like the drink of drunkards, like very dry stubble. Verse Conceptsdrunkards

Nahum 3:11
You too will act like drunkards; you will go into hiding; you too will seek refuge from the enemy. Verse ConceptsNo EscapeGod Making Drunk

Nahum 1:12
This is what the Lord says: "Even though they are powerful -- and what is more, even though their army is numerous -- nevertheless, they will be destroyed and trickle away! Although I afflicted you, I will afflict you no more. Verse ConceptsAliancesenemies, of Israel and JudahPeople Passing AwayMany EnemiesHow Death Is InevitableStrong PeopleGod Turned Back From Harming Them

Nahum 3:3
The charioteers will charge ahead; their swords will flash and their spears will glimmer! There will be many people slain; there will be piles of the dead, and countless casualties -- so many that people will stumble over the corpses. Verse ConceptsStumblingWarfare, Nature OfRiding HorsesSpeedPeople StumblingSparklingDeath

Nahum 2:7
Nineveh is taken into exile and is led away; her slave girls moan like doves while they beat their breasts. Verse ConceptsdovesPeople Stripping PeopleBeating OneselfBird SoundsPeople Carrying Live People

Nahum 1:14
The Lord has issued a decree against you: "Your dynasty will come to an end. I will destroy the idols and images in the temples of your gods. I will desecrate your grave -- because you are accursed!" Verse ConceptsThe DeadFalse ReligionExile, in assyriaTemples, HeathenDestruction Of Satan's WorksNames Blotted OutAbandoning Idols

Jonah 1:2
"Go immediately to Nineveh, that large capital city, and announce judgment against its people because their wickedness has come to my attention." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWitnessing, Importance Ofjonah

Jonah 3:2
"Go immediately to Nineveh, that large city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelMissionary Work, Examples OfMissionary Examplesjonah

Nahum 2:6
The sluice gates are opened; the royal palace is deluged and dissolves. Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesCity GatesFear Of Other Things

Nahum 2:8
Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days, but now her people are running away; she cries out: "Stop! Stop!" -- but no one turns back. Verse ConceptsPoolsCessationStopping StillPeoples Who FledPeople not returning

John 3:10
Jesus answered, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don't understand these things? Verse ConceptsInsightTeachers Of The LawIgnorance Towards God, Examples OfExperimental KnowledgeBeing Without Understanding

John 4:11
"Sir," the woman said to him, "you have no bucket and the well is deep; where then do you get this living water? Verse ConceptsDullnessDeep ThingsDrawing WaterNot EquippedWomen's Strength

Zephaniah 2:13-15
The Lord will attack the north and destroy Assyria. He will make Nineveh a heap of ruins; it will be as barren as the desert. Flocks and herds will lie down in the middle of it, as well as every kind of wild animal. Owls will sleep in the tops of its support pillars; they will hoot through the windows. Rubble will cover the thresholds; even the cedar work will be exposed to the elements. This is how the once-proud city will end up -- the city that was so secure. She thought to herself, "I am unique! No one can compare to me!" What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live! Everyone who passes by her taunts her and shakes his fist.

Zephaniah 2:15
This is how the once-proud city will end up -- the city that was so secure. She thought to herself, "I am unique! No one can compare to me!" What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live! Everyone who passes by her taunts her and shakes his fist. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidencePride, Examples OfRidicule, Nature OfArrogant ExistenceAbasement, Examples OfHissingUnique NationsDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of Creatures

Genesis 10:11
From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, Verse ConceptsAssyria, Facts Of

Jonah 1:1-2
The Lord said to Jonah son of Amittai, "Go immediately to Nineveh, that large capital city, and announce judgment against its people because their wickedness has come to my attention."

Nahum 1:8-9
But with an overwhelming flood he will make a complete end of Nineveh; he will drive his enemies into darkness. Whatever you plot against the Lord, he will completely destroy! Distress will not arise a second time.

Zephaniah 2:13-15
The Lord will attack the north and destroy Assyria. He will make Nineveh a heap of ruins; it will be as barren as the desert. Flocks and herds will lie down in the middle of it, as well as every kind of wild animal. Owls will sleep in the tops of its support pillars; they will hoot through the windows. Rubble will cover the thresholds; even the cedar work will be exposed to the elements. This is how the once-proud city will end up -- the city that was so secure. She thought to herself, "I am unique! No one can compare to me!" What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live! Everyone who passes by her taunts her and shakes his fist.

Genesis 10:11-12
From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

Nahum 3:13
Your warriors will be like women in your midst; the gates of your land will be wide open to your enemies; fire will consume the bars of your gates. Verse ConceptsFeeblenessPowerlessnessEffeminacyThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesWeak WomenLocks And BarsWomen's Strength

Nahum 3:10
Yet she went into captivity as an exile; even her infants were smashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her nobility; all her dignitaries were bound with chains. Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofChainsNoblesPeople Cut In PiecesExiled ForeignersStriking To DeathTragedy On The StreetsChildren Suffering

Nahum 1:14
The Lord has issued a decree against you: "Your dynasty will come to an end. I will destroy the idols and images in the temples of your gods. I will desecrate your grave -- because you are accursed!" Verse ConceptsThe DeadFalse ReligionExile, in assyriaTemples, HeathenDestruction Of Satan's WorksNames Blotted OutAbandoning Idols

Nahum 3:16
Increase your merchants more than the stars of heaven! They are like the young locust which sheds its skin and flies away. Verse ConceptsTradeCommerceThings StrippedPeople MultiplyingThose Flying

Jonah 4:11
Should I not be even more concerned about Nineveh, this enormous city? There are more than one hundred twenty thousand people in it who do not know right from wrong, as well as many animals!" Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forCityLack Of DiscernmentImmaturityAnimal LifeWorldlinessAnimals, Care ForAnimals, God's Care OfOne Hundred Thousand And MoreGod Will Show MercyIgnorant Of Factsempathyjonah

Nahum 3:12
All your fortifications will be like fig trees with first-ripe fruit: If they are shaken, their figs will fall into the mouth of the eater! Verse ConceptsFortressesFig treeMouthsThings ShakingEating With MouthsThings Falling

Nahum 1:14
The Lord has issued a decree against you: "Your dynasty will come to an end. I will destroy the idols and images in the temples of your gods. I will desecrate your grave -- because you are accursed!" Verse ConceptsThe DeadFalse ReligionExile, in assyriaTemples, HeathenDestruction Of Satan's WorksNames Blotted OutAbandoning Idols

Nahum 2:9
Her conquerors cry out: "Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!" There is no end to the treasure; riches of every kind of precious thing. Verse ConceptsPlunderingAmassing SilverGold TransferredGetting Rich

Nahum 3:1
Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! She is full of lies; she is filled with plunder; she has hoarded her spoil! Verse ConceptsBlood, as symbol of guiltInjustice, Hated By GodLiesOppression, God's Attitude ToDeception In Fallen Human NatureSuffering, Of The InnocentLying, Examples OfResponsibility For Blood ShedWoe To The Wicked

Nahum 3:4
"Because you have acted like a wanton prostitute -- a seductive mistress who practices sorcery, who enslaves nations by her harlotry, and entices peoples by her sorcery -- Verse ConceptsProstitutionNakednessmagicwitchesmistress

Jonah 3:3
So Jonah went immediately to Nineveh, as the Lord had said. (Now Nineveh was an enormous city -- it required three days to walk through it!) Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesBig Thingsjonah

Jonah 1:2
"Go immediately to Nineveh, that large capital city, and announce judgment against its people because their wickedness has come to my attention." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWitnessing, Importance Ofjonah

Nahum 2:9
Her conquerors cry out: "Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!" There is no end to the treasure; riches of every kind of precious thing. Verse ConceptsPlunderingAmassing SilverGold TransferredGetting Rich

Nahum 3:1
Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! She is full of lies; she is filled with plunder; she has hoarded her spoil! Verse ConceptsBlood, as symbol of guiltInjustice, Hated By GodLiesOppression, God's Attitude ToDeception In Fallen Human NatureSuffering, Of The InnocentLying, Examples OfResponsibility For Blood ShedWoe To The Wicked

Jonah 4:11
Should I not be even more concerned about Nineveh, this enormous city? There are more than one hundred twenty thousand people in it who do not know right from wrong, as well as many animals!" Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forCityLack Of DiscernmentImmaturityAnimal LifeWorldlinessAnimals, Care ForAnimals, God's Care OfOne Hundred Thousand And MoreGod Will Show MercyIgnorant Of Factsempathyjonah

Jonah 3:4
When Jonah began to enter the city one day's walk, he announced, "At the end of forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!" Verse ConceptsHeraldMissionaries, Task OfProphets, Role OfThe Number FortyForty DaysOne DayMore Than One Month

Nahum 3:1
Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! She is full of lies; she is filled with plunder; she has hoarded her spoil! Verse ConceptsBlood, as symbol of guiltInjustice, Hated By GodLiesOppression, God's Attitude ToDeception In Fallen Human NatureSuffering, Of The InnocentLying, Examples OfResponsibility For Blood ShedWoe To The Wicked

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