Thematic Bible: Reed
Thematic Bible
Reed » Figurative » Of weakness
He will not snap off a broken reed or snuff out a smoldering wick until he has brought justice through to victory.
A crushed reed he will not break, and a fading candle he won't snuff out. He'll bring forth justice for the truth.
Take note: you're relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces the palm of anyone who leans on it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like to everybody who depends on him!
"Then everyone living in Egypt will know that I am the LORD, because they have been an unreliable ally to the house of Israel.
The LORD will attack Israel, and Israel will shake like a reed shakes in a river current! He will uproot Israel from this good land that he gave to their ancestors and he will scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, because they erected their Asherim and provoked the LORD to become angry!
""Now who are you relying on, that you have rebelled against me? Look, you're trusting on Egypt to lean on like a staff, but it's a crushed reed, and if you lean on it, it will collapse and pierce your hand. Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is just like that to everyone who relies on him!
As they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Reed » Used as a measuring device (six cubits)
Then I was given a stick like a measuring rod. I was told, "Stand up and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count those who worship there.
"When you divide the land for an inheritance, you are to present a Terumah to the LORD, a consecrated portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. Everything within this area is to be treated as holy.
That's where he took me. All of a sudden, there was a man whose appearance resembled glowing bronze! He had a measuring reed and line in his hand as he stood in the city gate. This is what the man told me: "Son of Man, watch carefully, listen closely, and remember everything I'm going to be showing you, because you've been brought here to be shown what you're about to see. Be sure that you tell the house of Israel everything that you observe." All of a sudden, we were at the exterior wall that completely surrounded the Temple. The man whom I had observed held a measuring reed that was six cubits long as measured in cubits that were a cubit and a handbreadth long. As he measured the thickness of the wall, he measured out one reed. Its height was also one reed. read more.
Then he went over to the gate that faced toward the east, ascended its steps, and measured its thresholds. One threshold measured one reed and the other one measured one reed. Each guardhouse measured one reed long and one reed wide, and the distance between each guardhouse was five cubits. The threshold of the gate near the vestibule facing away from the Temple entrance measured one reed. Next, he measured the vestibule of the gate facing away from the Temple entrance at one reed.
Then he went over to the gate that faced toward the east, ascended its steps, and measured its thresholds. One threshold measured one reed and the other one measured one reed. Each guardhouse measured one reed long and one reed wide, and the distance between each guardhouse was five cubits. The threshold of the gate near the vestibule facing away from the Temple entrance measured one reed. Next, he measured the vestibule of the gate facing away from the Temple entrance at one reed.
I observed a raised platform that surrounded the Temple, and the foundations of the side chambers were a full six cubits deep.
He measured the east side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick, the north side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick, the south side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick, read more.
and the west side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick.
and the west side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick.
The angel who was talking to me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its walls. The city was cubic in shape: its length was the same as its width. He measured the city with his rod, and it measured at 12,000 stadia:Its length, width, and height were the same.
Reed » A water plant
The canals will stink, and the tributaries of Egypt will dwindle and dry up. Reeds and rushes will wither away. And the bulrushes along the Nile, along the mouth of the Nile, will wither away. All the sown fields of the Nile will become parched, and they will be blown away; there will be nothing left.
the burning sands will become a pool, and the thirsty ground fountains of water. In the haunts of jackals there will be a verdant resting place with reeds and rushes."
The fords have been captured, and the marshes burned with fire. The soldiers are terrified.
Reed » Jesus hit with
Then they spit on him and took the stick and hit him repeatedly on his head.
They kept hitting him on the head with a stick, spitting on him, kneeling in front of him, and worshiping him.
Reed » Mockingly given to jesus as a symbol of royalty
Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"