5 occurrences

'Pillar' in the Bible

For see, this day have I made you a walled town, and an iron pillar, and walls of brass, against all the land, against the kings of Judah, against its captains, against its priests, and against the people of the land.

Verse ConceptsBronzeCityIronPillarsWallsBrassMetaphorical PillarsFigurative WallsThings Like BronzeThings Like IronKings of judahFamily Conflictpriests

It is like a pillar in a garden of plants, and has no voice: it has to be lifted, for it has no power of walking. Have no fear of it; for it has no power of doing evil and it is not able to do any good.

Verse ConceptsFutilityFruitResponseUnreliabilityUprightnessDisdainImpotence Of IdolsObelisksCarrying IdolsDumbnessGood Or BadDumbChristmas Treestatues

Put up a pillar for Moab, for she will come to a complete end: and her towns will become a waste, without anyone living in them.

Verse ConceptsEmpty Cities

And as for the pillars, one pillar was eighteen cubits high, and twelve cubits measured all round, and it was as thick as a man's hand: it was hollow.

Verse ConceptsFingersWeights And Measures, LinearDimensions Of PillarsBreadthHollownessHollow

And there was a crown of brass on it: the crown was five cubits high, circled with a network and apples all of brass; and the second pillar had the same.

Verse ConceptsNetsDimensions Of PillarsTop Of Things

Bible Theasaurus

Column (20 instances)
Mainstay (1 instance)
Pillar (84 instances)
Tower (78 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain