19 Bible Verses about Donkeys
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He sends the springs into the valleys; they flow between the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses break their thirst.
And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have beaten me these three times? And Balaam said to the ass, Because you have mocked me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you. And the ass said to Balaam, Am I not your ass, upon which you have ridden ever since I was yours, to this day? Was I ever known to do so to you? And he said, No.read more.
Then Jehovah opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way, and His sword drawn in His hand. And he bowed down his head, and fell on his face.
The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.
And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand and took it, and killed a thousand men with it. And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of an ass I have killed a thousand men. And it happened when he had made an end of speaking, he threw away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Hill of the Jawbone.
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, your King comes to you. He is righteous and victorious, meek and riding on an ass, even on a colt, the son of an ass.
saying to them, Go into the village across from you. And immediately you will find an ass tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
"Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes to you, meek, and sitting on an ass, even a colt the foal of an ass."
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up and went to the place of which God had told him.
Speak, you who ride on white asses, you who sit in judgment and walk by the way.
You shall not plow with an ox and an ass together.
You shall do your work six days, and on the seventh day you shall rest, so that your ox and your ass may rest, and the son of your handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
And the Lord answered him and said, Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the sabbath loosen his ox or ass from the stall and lead it away, to give it drink?
But the firstling of an ass you shall redeem with a lamb. And if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. All the first-born of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before Me empty.
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Loss Of Donkeys
Genesis 34:28They took their sheep and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field.
Multitudes Of Donkeys
Genesis 12:16And he treated Abram well for her sake. And he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and male servants, and maidservants, and she-asses, and camels.
Riding Donkeys
Isaiah 21:7And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, a chariot of an ass, and a chariot of a camel. And let him listen, very attentively.
Saddling Donkeys
1 Kings 13:27And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle the ass for me. And they saddled it.
Wild Donkeys
Genesis 16:12And he will be a wild man. His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him. And he shall live in the presence of all his brothers.