Thematic Bible: Reed
Thematic Bible
Reed » Figurative » Of weakness
and He will not put out a smoldering wick,
until He has led justice to victory.
and He will not put out a smoldering wick;
He will faithfully bring justice.
Look, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will enter and pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who trust in him.
will know that I am Yahweh,
for they
to the house of Israel.
For the Lord will strike Israel and the people will shake as a reed shakes in water. He will uproot Israel from this good soil that He gave to their ancestors. He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates because they made their Asherah poles, provoking the Lord.
Look, you are now trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will enter and pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who trust in him.
As these men went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
Reed » Used as a measuring device (six cubits)
Then I was given a measuring reed like a rod, with these words: “Go and measure God’s sanctuary and the altar, and count those who worship there.
“When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you must set aside a donation to the Lord, a holy portion of the land, 8⅓ miles long and 6⅔ miles wide. This entire tract of land will be holy.
He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. He was standing by the gate. He spoke to me: "Son of man, look with your eyes, listen with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for you have been brought here so that I might show [it] to you. Report everything you see to the house of Israel." Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple. The measuring rod in the man's hand was six units of 21 inches; each unit was the standard length plus three inches. He measured the thickness of the [wall] structure; it was about 10 feet, and its height was the same. read more.
Then he came to the gate that faced east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate; it was 10 feet deep-the first threshold was 10 feet deep. Each recess was about 10 feet long and 10 feet deep, and there was [a space of] eight and three-quarter feet between the recesses. The [inner] threshold of the gate on the temple side next to the gate's portico was about 10 feet. Next he measured the portico of the gate;
Then he came to the gate that faced east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate; it was 10 feet deep-the first threshold was 10 feet deep. Each recess was about 10 feet long and 10 feet deep, and there was [a space of] eight and three-quarter feet between the recesses. The [inner] threshold of the gate on the temple side next to the gate's portico was about 10 feet. Next he measured the portico of the gate;
I saw that the temple had a raised platform surrounding it; this foundation for the side rooms was 10½ feet high.
He measured the east side with a measuring rod; it was 875 feet by the measuring rod. He measured the north side; it was 875 feet by the measuring rod. He measured the south side; it was 875 feet by the measuring rod. read more.
Then he turned to the west side and measured 875 feet by the measuring rod.
Then he turned to the west side and measured 875 feet by the measuring rod.
The one who spoke with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.
Reed » A water plant
The channels will stink; they will dwindle, and Egypt's canals will be parched. Reed and rush will die. The reeds by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the cultivated areas of the Nile will wither, blow away, and vanish.
and the thirsty land springs of water.
In the haunt of jackals,
there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.
Reed » Jesus hit with
Then they spit on Him, took the reed, and kept hitting Him on the head.
They kept hitting Him on the head with a reed and spitting on Him. Getting down on their knees, they were paying Him homage.
Reed » Mockingly given to jesus as a symbol of royalty
They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and placed a reed in His right hand. And they knelt down before Him and mocked Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”