Thematic Bible: Scorpion
Thematic Bible
Reptiles » Mentioned in scripture » Scorpion
He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground, where there was no water, who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint,
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Scorpion » Figurative » Of cruelty
and spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke. My father whipped you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
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And now my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, and I will add to your yoke. My father has whipped you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
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Scorpion » Symbolical
And out of the smoke came forth locusts onto the earth. And authority was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have authority.
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And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months. And their torment was like a scorpion's torment when he stings a man.
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And they had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. And their authority was to hurt men five months.
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Scorpion » Power over, given to the seventy disciples (the best mss. Have "seventy-two")
Behold, I give to you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the authority of the enemy. And nothing shall by any means hurt you.
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Scorpion » Unfit for food
Or if he shall ask for an egg, will he give him a scorpion?
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Scorpion » Figurative » Of enemies
And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, and of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words, nor frightened by their faces, though they are a rebellious house.
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Scorpion » A venomous insect common in the wilderness through which the people of israel journeyed
He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground, where there was no water, who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint,
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Scorpion » Sting of, located in the tail
And they had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. And their authority was to hurt men five months.
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