Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 4000 Creation » 4400 Vegetation and food » 4500 poison A substance obtained from plants or animals that can cause illness, pain, disability or death. It is often used symbolically to refer to distress or bitterness. Kinds of poison Poison from plants, water or food Exodus 15:23; Deuteronomy 32:32; 2 Kings 2:19-22; Kings 4:39-40; Hosea 10:4 Poison from animals or reptiles Numbers 21:6; Deuteronomy 32:24,33 Poison used symbolically To refer to distress In these incidences God himself is portrayed as the one who brings such bitter experiences: Job 6:4; Jeremiah 8:14; Jeremiah 9:15; Jeremiah 23:15 To refer to evil and its effects Job 20:12-16 See also Deuteronomy 29:18; Deuteronomy 32:32-33; Psalm 58:4; Proverbs 23:32; Isaiah 14:29; Jeremiah 8:17; Amos 6:12; Acts 14:2; Romans 3:13; Psalm 140:1-3; James 3:8; Revelation 9:5 See also
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