5 occurrences in 10 translations

'Papyrus' in the Bible

But when she could no longer hide him, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with asphalt and pitch. She placed the child in it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile.

Verse ConceptsMaternal LoveCoatsBoatsBitumen and tarLove, And The WorldMineralsPapyrusPlantsUnable To Do Other ThingsRivers

Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh?Do reeds flourish without water?

Verse ConceptsPlantsReedsMarshesPlants Growing Up

They sweep by like boats made of papyrus,like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

Verse ConceptsHuntingEaglesPapyrusShipsBoats

which sends envoys by the sea, in papyrus boats over the water! Go, swift messengers, to a tall, smooth-skinned nation, to a people feared far and wide, a nation that metes out punishment and oppresses, whose land the rivers divide.

Verse ConceptsBabylonenvoyPapyrusDivision Of WatersTall PeopleSea TravelBoatsWaters DividingFearing Other People

the parched ground will become a pool of water,and the thirsty land springs of water.In the haunt of jackals, in their lairs,there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual RenewalGrassPapyrusReedsPoolsMetaphorical Springs

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