But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals,
But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon,
For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be take
Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, amo
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and th
though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—
Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah an
He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, rept
So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in hi