Dictionary of Bible Themes Green vegetation, which grows rapidly after rainfall, and serves as good food for many animals. The withering of grass in hot weather is often used in Scripture as a symbol of the frailty and brevity of human life. 1 Kings 18:5Grass is food for animals See also Numbers 22:4Deuteronomy 11:15 Job 6:5; 40:15 Psalms 104:14; 106:20 Jeremiah 14:5 Daniel 4:25,32-33; 5:21 Job 38:25-27 Rain is essential for the growth of grass See also Deuteronomy 32:22 Samuel 23:4 Psalms 147:8 Proverbs 19:12 Micah 5:7 Isaiah 44:3-4 Grass grows quickly and abundantly See also Job 5:25Psalms 72:16; 92:7 Isaiah 35:7; 66:14 Isaiah 15:6 Grass withers, dies and burns easily See also Psalms 102:4,11Isaiah 5:24 Jeremiah 12:4 Revelation 8:7 Psalms 129:6 The life cycle of grass is short See also Isaiah 37:27Matthew 6:28-34 pp Lk 12:27-31 Isaiah 40:6-8The brevity of human life is compared to that of grass See also 2 Kings 19:25-26Job 8:11-13 Psalms 37:1-2; 90:5; 103:13-19 Isaiah 51:12 1 Peter 1:24-25 See also 1670 symbols4016 life, human 4402 plants 4528 trees |
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