Thematic Bible: The Dragon
Thematic Bible
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of the devil
And he took the dragon, that old serpent which is the devil and Satan, and he bound him a thousand years:
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
And the beast which I saw, was like a cat of the mountain, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his seat, and great authority:
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of cruel and persecuting kings
Speak, and tell him, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Behold, O Pharaoh thou king of Egypt, I will upon thee, thou great dragon that liest in the waters; thou that sayest, 'The water is mine; I have made it myself.'
In that day, the LORD with his heavy, great, and long sword shall visit Leviathan that fugitive serpent: even Leviathan that crooked serpent, and shall slay the dragon in the sea.
Wake up, wake up, and be strong: O thou arm of the LORD: wake up, like as in times past, ever, and since the world began.
the Dragon » Found in » Deserted cities
I will make Jerusalem also a heap of stones, and a den of venomous worms. And I will make the cities of Judah so waste, that no man shall dwell therein."
the little owls shall cry in the palaces, one after another, and Dragons shall be in their pleasant parlors. And as for Babylon's time, it is at hand, and her days shall not be prolonged.
the Dragon » Found in » Dry places
Thorns shall grow in their palaces, nettles and thistles in their strongholds; that the dragons may have their pleasure therein, and that they may be a court for Ostriches.
The wild beasts shall worship me: the dragon, and the Ostrich. For I shall give water in the wilderness, and streams in the desert: that I may give drink to my people, whom I choose.
the Dragon » A species of, in rivers
Thou dividest the sea through thy power, thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
In that day, the LORD with his heavy, great, and long sword shall visit Leviathan that fugitive serpent: even Leviathan that crooked serpent, and shall slay the dragon in the sea.
the Dragon » Illustrative » (poison of,) of wine
the Dragon » Described as » Poisonous
the Dragon » Described as » Powerful
and his tail drew the third part of the stars, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman, which was ready to be delivered: for to devour her child as soon as it were born.
the Dragon » Often of a red color
And there appeared another wonder in heaven, for behold a great red dragon, having seven heads, and ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads:
the Dragon » Its swallowing of its prey alluded to
'Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured and destroyed me, he hath made me an empty vessel. He swallowed me up like a dragon, and filled his belly with my delicates: he hath cast me out.
the Dragon » Its snuffing up the air alluded to
The wild Asses shall stand in the Moss, and draw in their wind like the Dragons, their eyes shall fail for want of grass."
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of enemies of the church
Thou shalt go upon the Lion and Adder, the young Lion and the Dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of wicked men
no, not when thou hast smitten us into the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death
the Dragon » Found in » The wilderness
and hated Esau: Yea I have made his hills waste, and his heritage a wilderness for dragons."
the Dragon » Described as » Of solitary habits
the Dragon » Its mournful voice alluded to
Wherefore I will mourn and make lamentation, bare and naked will I go: I must mourn like the dragons, and take sorrow as the ostriches:
the Dragon » Its wailing alluded to
Wherefore I will mourn and make lamentation, bare and naked will I go: I must mourn like the dragons, and take sorrow as the ostriches: