Thematic Bible: Wicked, the, are compared to
Thematic Bible
Wicked, the, are compared to » Dogs
The thing spoken of in the true proverb has happened to them, “The dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “A sow is washed only to wallow [again] in the mire.”
Like a dog that returns to his vomit
Is a fool who repeats his foolishness.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Chaff
His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear out His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat (believers) into His barn (kingdom), but He will burn up the chaff (the unrepentant) with unquenchable fire.”
“Are they like straw before the wind,
And like chaff that the storm steals and carries away?
The wicked [those who live in disobedience to God’s law] are not so,
But they are like the chaff [worthless and without substance] which the wind blows away.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Dross
You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value];
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
Son of man, the house of Israel has become to Me scum and waste matter. All of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have all become scum and waste matter, behold therefore, I will gather you [O Israel] into the midst of Jerusalem.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Blind, the
I will bring distress on men
So that they will walk like the blind [unable to find a way of escape],
Because they have sinned against the Lord;
Their blood will be poured out like dust [and trampled underfoot],
And their flesh like dung.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Brass and iron, &c
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross (metallic waste) to Me. All of them are (useless) bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
They are all the worst [kind] of [stiff-necked, godless] rebels,
Going around spreading slander.
They are [not gold and silver ore, but] bronze and iron;
They are all corrupt.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Briars and thorns
“Instead of the thorn bush the cypress tree will grow,
And instead of the nettle the myrtle tree will grow;
And it will be a memorial to the Lord,
For an everlasting sign [of His mercy] which will not be cut off.”
And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words; though briars and thorns are all around you and you sit among scorpions, neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Beasts
But man, with all his [self] honor and pomp, will not endure;
He is like the beasts that perish.
But these [false teachers], like unreasoning animals, [mere] creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed, reviling things they do not understand, will also perish in their own corruption [in their destroying they will be destroyed],
Wicked, the, are compared to » Serpents
Their poison is like the venom of a serpent;
They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear,
Wicked, the, are compared to » Swine
The thing spoken of in the true proverb has happened to them, “The dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “A sow is washed only to wallow [again] in the mire.”
Wicked, the, are compared to » Moth-eaten garments
In fact, the Lord God helps Me;
Who is he who condemns Me [as guilty]?
Indeed, they will all wear out like a garment;
The moth will eat them.
“For the moth will eat them like a garment,
And the worm will eat them like wool.
But My righteousness and justice [faithfully promised] will exist forever,
And My salvation to all generations.”
Wicked, the, are compared to » Stubble
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant (proud, self-righteous, haughty), and every evildoer shall be stubble; and the day that is coming shall set them on fire,” says the Lord of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
“Are they like straw before the wind,
And like chaff that the storm steals and carries away?
Wicked, the, are compared to » Grass
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
For they will wither quickly like the grass,
And fade like the green herb.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Fiery oven
They are all adulterers;
Like the heat of an oven
When the baker ceases to stir the fire, [their passion smolders]
From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
You will make them as [if in] a blazing oven in the time of your anger;
The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath,
And the fire will devour them.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Potsherds
Like a [common] clay vessel covered with the silver dross [making it appear silver when it has no real value]
Are burning lips [murmuring manipulative words] and a wicked heart.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Passing whirlwinds
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Corn blasted
‘Therefore their inhabitants were powerless,
They were shattered [in spirit] and put to shame;
They were like plants of the field, the green herb,
As grass on the housetops is scorched before it is grown up.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Bad fishes
Wicked, the, are compared to » Evil figs
‘And as for the bad figs, which are so rotten that they cannot be eaten,’ surely thus says the Lord, ‘so I will abandon Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land and those who live in the land of Egypt.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Goats
Wicked, the, are compared to » Grass on the housetop
‘Therefore their inhabitants were powerless,
They were shattered [in spirit] and put to shame;
They were like plants of the field, the green herb,
As grass on the housetops is scorched before it is grown up.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Heath in the desert
“For he will be like a shrub in the [parched] desert;
And shall not see prosperity when it comes,
But shall live in the rocky places of the wilderness,
In an uninhabited salt land.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Whited sepulchres
Wicked, the, are compared to » Reprobate silver
They call them rejected silver [only dross, without value],
Because the Lord has rejected them.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Wayward children
Wicked, the, are compared to » Tares
Wicked, the, are compared to » Carcasses trodden under feet
“But you [king of Babylon] have been cast out of your tomb (denied burial)
Like a rejected branch,
Clothed with the slain who are pierced by the sword,
Who go down to the stones of the pit [into which carcasses are thrown],
Like a dead body trampled [underfoot].
Wicked, the, are compared to » Troubled sea
But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up mire and mud.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Horses rushing into the battle
“I have listened and heard,
But they have spoken what is not right;
No man repented of his wickedness,
Saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turns to his [individual] course,
As the horse rushes like a torrent into battle.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Fools building upon sand
Wicked, the, are compared to » Wells without water
These [false teachers] are springs without water and mists driven by a tempest, for whom is reserved the gloom of black darkness.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Abominable branches
“But you [king of Babylon] have been cast out of your tomb (denied burial)
Like a rejected branch,
Clothed with the slain who are pierced by the sword,
Who go down to the stones of the pit [into which carcasses are thrown],
Like a dead body trampled [underfoot].
Wicked, the, are compared to » Fire of thorns
They swarmed around me like bees;
They flare up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Stony ground,
Wicked, the, are compared to » Bulls of bashan
Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Green bay-trees
I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
Wicked, the, are compared to » Fuel of fire
By the wrath of the Lord of hosts the land is burned up,
And the people are like fuel for the fire;
No man spares his brother.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Scorpions
And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words; though briars and thorns are all around you and you sit among scorpions, neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Wheels
O my God, make them like
Like chaff before the wind [worthless and without substance].
Wicked, the, are compared to » Garden without water
For you will be like an oak whose leaf withers and dies
And like a garden that has no water.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Ashes under the feet
You will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this,” says the Lord of hosts.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Lions greedy of prey
He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Fading oaks
For you will be like an oak whose leaf withers and dies
And like a garden that has no water.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Idols
Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Early dew that passing away
Therefore they will be [swiftly dissipated] like the morning cloud
Or like dew which soon disappears,
Like chaff which swirls with the whirlwind from the threshing floor,
And like smoke from the chimney or through the window [worthless and without substance —they will vanish].
Wicked, the, are compared to » Morning clouds
Therefore they will be [swiftly dissipated] like the morning cloud
Or like dew which soon disappears,
Like chaff which swirls with the whirlwind from the threshing floor,
And like smoke from the chimney or through the window [worthless and without substance —they will vanish].
Wicked, the, are compared to » Green herbs
For they will wither quickly like the grass,
And fade like the green herb.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Deaf adders
Their poison is like the venom of a serpent;
They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear,
Wicked, the, are compared to » Melting wax
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked and guilty perish before [the presence of] God.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Smoke
Therefore they will be [swiftly dissipated] like the morning cloud
Or like dew which soon disappears,
Like chaff which swirls with the whirlwind from the threshing floor,
And like smoke from the chimney or through the window [worthless and without substance —they will vanish].
Wicked, the, are compared to » Wild ass's colt
“But a hollow (empty-headed) man will become intelligent and wise
[Only] when the
Wicked, the, are compared to » Raging waves of the sea
wild waves of the sea, flinging up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of deep darkness has been reserved forever.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Clouds without water
These men are hidden reefs [elements of great danger to others] in your love feasts when they feast together with you without fear, looking after [only] themselves; [they are like] clouds without water, swept along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted and lifeless;
Wicked, the, are compared to » Corrupt trees
Wicked, the, are compared to » Visions of the night
“He flies away like a dream and cannot be found;
Yes, he is chased away like a vision of the night.