Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Flood » References to
The days of the Son of man will be like the days of Noah. They ate, they drank and they got married until Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came, and destroyed them all.
He did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly!
By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not seen as yet, moved with godly respect. He prepared an ark to save his house. By his faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that is according to faith.
It will be like those days before the Flood. They were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark.
They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
You sweep mortals away in the sleep of death. They sprout again in the morning like grass.
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
All people are like grass. All their glory is like the blossom of a flower. The grass withers and the flower drops off.
You sweep mortals away in the sleep of death. They sprout again in the morning like grass.
Man's days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
A voice shouts: Cry out! And I said: What shall I cry? The voice shouts: All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of Jehovah blows on them. Surely the people are grass.
Grass » Figurative
A voice shouts: Cry out! And I said: What shall I cry? The voice shouts: All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.
All people are like grass. All their glory is like the blossom of a flower. The grass withers and the flower drops off.
But the rich must be glad when God humbles them. This is because they will wither like wildflowers and pass away. The sun rises with scorching heat and withers the grass. The flower falls off and its beauty perishes. So also the rich man will fade away in his pursuits.
You sweep mortals away in the sleep of death. They sprout again in the morning like grass. In the morning they blossom and sprout. In the evening they fade and wither away.
natural Life » Is compared to » A sleep
You sweep mortals away in the sleep of death. They sprout again in the morning like grass.
Man » A social being » As grass
All people are like grass. All their glory is like the blossom of a flower. The grass withers and the flower drops off.
I, even I, am the one who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mortal men? The sons of men are like grass!
Man's days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. The wind passes over it, and it is gone; and its place shall know it no more.
A voice shouts: Cry out! And I said: What shall I cry? The voice shouts: All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of Jehovah blows on them. Surely the people are grass.
You sweep mortals away in the sleep of death. They sprout again in the morning like grass. In the morning they blossom and sprout. In the evening they fade and wither away.
Their people are drained of power. They are dismayed and put to shame. They are like plants in the field, like tender green shoots, like grass sprouting on the roof, parched before it grows.
But the rich must be glad when God humbles them. This is because they will wither like wildflowers and pass away.
Man » Compared to » A sleep
You sweep mortals away in the sleep of death. They sprout again in the morning like grass.
Mortality » Of man » Man compared to withering grass
All people are like grass. All their glory is like the blossom of a flower. The grass withers and the flower drops off.
I, even I, am the one who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mortal men? The sons of men are like grass!
Man's days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. The wind passes over it, and it is gone; and its place shall know it no more.
A voice shouts: Cry out! And I said: What shall I cry? The voice shouts: All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of Jehovah blows on them. Surely the people are grass.
You sweep mortals away in the sleep of death. They sprout again in the morning like grass. In the morning they blossom and sprout. In the evening they fade and wither away.
Their people are drained of power. They are dismayed and put to shame. They are like plants in the field, like tender green shoots, like grass sprouting on the roof, parched before it grows.
But the rich must be glad when God humbles them. This is because they will wither like wildflowers and pass away.