5 occurrences

'Plowed' in the Bible

On the seventh day, before sunset, the men of the city said to him:What is sweeter than honey?What is stronger than a lion?So he said to them:If you hadn’t plowed with my young cow,you wouldn’t know my riddle now!

Verse ConceptsPloughingHeifersThe Seventh Day Of The WeekStrength Of AnimalsMetaphorical PloughingSweetnessDay 7

Plowmen plowed over my back;they made their furrows long.

Verse ConceptsFurrowsPloughingMetaphorical Ploughing

“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and said to all the people of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord of Hosts says:Zion will be plowed like a field,Jerusalem will become ruins,and the temple mount a forested hill.’

Verse ConceptsForestsProphecy, Methods Of OtZion, As A SymbolArchaeologyProphesyingDestruction Of JerusalemMetaphorical PloughingNamed Prophets Of The Lord

You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice;you have eaten the fruit of lies.Because you have trusted in your own wayand in your large number of soldiers,

Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfFalse ConfidencePride, Examples OfFruits Of SinMetaphorical PloughingReapingTrusting Other PeopleGod's People SinningInjustice

Therefore, because of you,Zion will be plowed like a field,Jerusalem will become ruins,and the hill of the temple mountwill be a thicket.

Verse ConceptsZion, As A SymbolArchaeologyDestruction Of JerusalemMetaphorical PloughingThings On HighWhy It Happened

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אכּר 
'ikkar 
Usage: 7

את 
'eth 
Usage: 5

חרשׁ 
Charash 
Usage: 74

נר ניר 
Niyr 
Usage: 4

ἀροτριόω 
Arotrioo 
Usage: 2

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