Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Handbreadth » A measure (about four inches)
And it was a handbreadth thick, and the brim thereof was shaped like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring rod of six cubits long by the cubit and a handbreadth: so he measured the width of the building, one rod; and the height, one rod.
And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and bands of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
And the thickness of it was a handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; and it received and held three thousand baths.
And you shall make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and you shall make a golden molding in the border of it round about.
Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
My hand also has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
And inside were hooks, a hand wide, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Only a handbreadth in extent
Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
Remember how short my time is: why have you made all men in vain?
For all our days are passed away in your wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
My days are like a shadow that declines; and I am withered like grass.
For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Life » Brief » Only a handbreadth in extent
Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
Remember how short my time is: why have you made all men in vain?
For all our days are passed away in your wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
My days are like a shadow that declines; and I am withered like grass.
For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
natural Life » Is compared to » A hand-breadth
Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
Measure » A hand-breadth
And these are the measurements of the altar by cubits: The cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth; the base shall be a cubit high, and the width a cubit, and its rim all around its edge shall be a span: and this shall be the height of the altar.
And it was a handbreadth thick, and the brim thereof was shaped like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring rod of six cubits long by the cubit and a handbreadth: so he measured the width of the building, one rod; and the height, one rod.
And the thickness of it was a handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; and it received and held three thousand baths.
And you shall make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and you shall make a golden molding in the border of it round about.
Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
And inside were hooks, a hand wide, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.
Also he made for it a border of a handbreadth round about; and made a molding of gold for the border of it round about.
Measures » Of length » Handbreadth
And you shall make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and you shall make a golden molding in the border of it round about.
Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Determining the period of human life
And has made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
My times are in your hand: deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from them that persecute me.
Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
Time » Brevity of » Only a handbreadth in extent
Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
Remember how short my time is: why have you made all men in vain?
For all our days are passed away in your wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
My days are like a shadow that declines; and I am withered like grass.
For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Vanity » Man at his best estate is
Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.