Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Flowers » Illustrative of » Rich men
and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.
Grass » Figurative
Then
For,
“All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
Verse Concepts
“
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.
You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew. In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it fades and withers away.
Man » A social being » As grass
For,
“All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
Verse Concepts
“
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
Who are you that you are afraid of
And of the son of man who is made
As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. When the wind has passed over it, it is no more, And its place acknowledges it no longer.
A voice says, "Call out." Then he answered, "What shall I call out?" All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, When the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass.
You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew. In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it fades and withers away.
They were dismayed and put to shame;
They were as the
As
and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.
Verse Concepts
Mortality » Of man » Man compared to withering grass
For,
“All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
Verse Concepts
“
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
Who are you that you are afraid of
And of the son of man who is made
As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. When the wind has passed over it, it is no more, And its place acknowledges it no longer.
A voice says, "Call out." Then he answered, "What shall I call out?" All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, When the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass.
You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew. In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it fades and withers away.
They were dismayed and put to shame;
They were as the
As
and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.
Verse Concepts
Riches » They who possess, should » When converted, rejoice in being humbled
But the brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position; and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.