Thematic Bible: Saw


Thematic Bible



He also brought out the people who were in it, and set them under saws, sharp iron instruments, and iron axes, and made them pass through the brickkiln. And thus he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsAxesIronToolsCaptivesClay, UsesHorrors Of WarSawsFurnacesIron ObjectsForced Labour

They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated Verse ConceptsFleecesDeath penaltyMartyrdom Of The SaintsStoningMartyrdom, Methods OfPeople Cut In PiecesAnimal SkinsFoul ClothesHalf Of BodiesPeople Actually Doing Evil

Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it?
Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it?
That would be like a club wielding those who lift it,
Or like a rod lifting him who is not wood.
Verse ConceptsAxesSelf ConfidenceToolsWoodInfidelity To GodSawsClubsDo Not Be ProudScoffers

All these were of costly stones, of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside; even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court. Verse ConceptsToolsCarpentry ToolsSawsstructure