Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5125 Parts of the body and clothing » 5171 nose The nose as part of the human body Human life is given and sustained through the nostrils Genesis 2:7 See also Genesis 7:22; Numbers 11:20; Job 27:3; Isaiah 2:22 The nose and the sense of smell Genesis 27:27 See also Job 39:25; Songs 4:11; Daniel 3:27; Amos 4:10; 1 Corinthians 12:17 Animals snort and sniff through their noses Job 39:20; Job 41:18,20; Jeremiah 2:24; Jeremiah 8:16 The nose and sneezing The nose as an object of beauty The nose may be adorned with rings Ezekiel 16:12 See also Genesis 24:22,30,47; Isaiah 3:21 The nose is vulnerable to attack Proverbs 30:33 See also Ezekiel 23:25 Captives are led by rings or hooks in the nose 2 Kings 19:28 pp Isaiah 37:29 See also 2 Chronicles 33:11; Amos 4:2 Contempt is communicated by means of the nose Psalm 10:5; Isaiah 57:4; Malachi 1:13; Luke 16:14; Luke 23:35; Acts 17:32 Offence is taken, metaphorically, by the nose People take offence 2 Samuel 16:21 See also Genesis 34:30; Exodus 5:21; 2 Samuel 10:6 pp 1 Chronicles 19:6 God takes offence God's power is indicated by the blast of his nostrils Exodus 15:8 See also 2 Samuel 22:9 pp Psalm 18:8; 2 Samuel 22:16 pp Psalm 18:15 Lifeless idols have noses Psalm 115:6 See also Deuteronomy 4:28 See also
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