Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bashan » Distinguished for its fine cattle
Butter and curds of cows, and milk of the flock,
With fat of lambs,
And rams, the breed of Bashan, and goats,
With the finest of the wheat;
And you drank wine, the blood of grapes.
Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
Who say to their husbands, “Bring [the wine] now, and let us drink!”
Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
Behold, it is coming and it will be done,” says the Lord God. “That is the day of which I have spoken.
Shepherd and rule Your people with Your scepter [of blessing],
The flock of Your inheritance and Your possession
Which dwells alone [separate and secure from attack] in the forest,
In the midst of a garden land.
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead
As in the days of old [the days of Moses and Elijah].
Cattle » Bashan suitable to the raising of
You will eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan [east of the Jordan].
Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
Who say to their husbands, “Bring [the wine] now, and let us drink!”
Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],
The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.
Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
Wicked people » Compared with » The bulls of bashan
Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Bulls of bashan
Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.