5 occurrences in 13 translations

'Oxen' in the Bible

What use to me is the number of the offerings which you give me? says the Lord; your burned offerings of sheep, and the best parts of fat cattle, are a weariness to me; I take no pleasure in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of he-goats.

Verse ConceptsMultitudesGoatsBullsBlood Of SacrificesDelighting, Wrong Kinds OfGod, Will OfPleasureNot Pleasing GodMore Than EnoughSacrificesMeat offeringsRewards Of RitualSacrificetired

And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.

Verse ConceptsHillsTilling The SoilFear, Of NaturalCultivation

And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

Verse ConceptsBitingMortalityPresent, TheSelf IndulgenceWinePleasure SeekersAlcohol ConsumptionEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And Rejoicing

The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.

Verse ConceptsMangersToolsShovelsNoting What Animals EatSourness

The wild oxen will be struck down with them,and young bulls with the mighty bulls.Their land will be soaked with blood,and their soil will be saturated with fat.

Verse ConceptsCovered With BloodFat Of AnimalsWild OxUnicorns

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