13 occurrences

'Plow' in the Bible

He will appoint his officers over thousands and officers over fifties some will plow his fields, reap his harvest, and craft his war implements and equipment for his chariots.

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofPloughingWeaponsPloughmenAssignment

Everyone in Israel would have to go to the Philistines so each person could sharpen his plow, his mattock, his axe, and his sickle.

Verse ConceptsAxesSharpening

Can you bind the ox to plow a furrow with a rope? Will he harrow after you in the valley?

Verse ConceptsTilling The SoilUnicorns

"Ephraim, the well-trained heifer, loves to thresh grain, so I will spare her neck. I will turn Ephraim into a pack animal. Judah will pull the plow, and Jacob will turn up the fallow ground.

Verse ConceptsThreshingYokesHeifersMetaphorical PloughingNorthern Kingdom Of Israeltrainingbackstabbing

Beat your plow blades into swords, and your pruning knives into spears! Let the frail say, "I am strong!"

Verse ConceptsPruningSpearsToolsWeakness, SpiritualAmbivalenceNo Strength To Cope

"Horses don't run over bare rock, do they? One doesn't plow rock with oxen, does he? But you have turned justice to gall, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness.

Verse ConceptsPloughingPoisonTilling The SoilBitter FoodNo Justice

"Then the servant manager told himself, "What should I do? My master is taking my position away from me. I'm not strong enough to plow, and I'm ashamed to beg.

Verse ConceptsDestitutesBeggarsLordship, Human And DivinePoverty, Causes OfBeggingWorldly DilemmasExcavationSoliloquyShame Of Bad ConductWithout StrengthDeposingMoney Management

Isn't he really speaking for our benefit? Yes, this was written for our benefit, because the one who plows should plow in hope, and the one who threshes should thresh in hope of sharing in the crop.

Verse ConceptsAgriculture, Qualities NeededHope, Nature OfPloughingCultivationPloughmenOther Scriptures FulfilledSharing Material ThingsFor The Sake Of God's People

Bible Theasaurus

Address (23 instances)
Handle (22 instances)
Plough (14 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
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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