Thematic Bible: Wild


Thematic Bible



They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

“Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness
They go forth seeking food in their activity,
As bread for their children in the desert.

A wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness,
That sniffs the wind in her passion.
In the time of her heat who can turn her away?
All who seek her will not become weary;
In her month they will find her.

“Does the wild donkey bray over his grass,
Or does the ox low over his fodder?

“Who sent out the wild donkey free?
And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,

Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken.
Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever,
A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;

“The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;
They pant for air like jackals,
Their eyes fail
For there is no vegetation.

For they have gone up to Assyria,
Like a wild donkey all alone;
Ephraim has hired lovers.


Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel; and Asahel was as swift-footed as one of the gazelles which is in the field.