2 Kings 14:9

Contemporary English Version 1995

Jehoash sent back this reply: Once upon a time, a small thornbush in Lebanon announced that his son was going to marry the daughter of a large cedar tree. But a wild animal came along and trampled the small bush.

Cross References

Hosea 9:6

Even if you escape alive, you will end up in Egypt and be buried in Memphis. Your silver treasures will be lost among weeds; thorns will sprout in your tents.

Ezekiel 20:49

But I complained, “Lord God, I don't want to do that! People already say I confuse them with my messages.”

Isaiah 34:13

Its palaces and fortresses will be covered with thorns; only wolves and ostriches will make their home there.

Song of Solomon 2:2

My darling, when compared with other young women, you are a lily among thorns.

Proverbs 26:9

A thornbush waved around in the hand of a drunkard is no worse than a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Job 31:18

Since the time I was young, I have cared for orphans and helped widows.

2 Chronicles 33:11

So he let Assyrian army commanders invade Judah and capture Manasseh. They put a hook in his nose and tied him up in chains, and they took him to Babylon.

2 Chronicles 25:18

Jehoash sent back a reply that said: Once upon a time, a small thornbush in Lebanon arranged the marriage between his son and the daughter of a large cedar tree. But a wild animal came along and trampled the small bush.

1 Kings 4:33

He could talk about all kinds of plants, from large trees to small bushes, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

1 Samuel 13:6

The Israelite army realized that they were outnumbered and were going to lose the battle. Some of the Israelite men hid in caves or in clumps of bushes, and some ran to places where they could hide among large rocks. Others hid in tombs or in deep dry pits.

Exodus 3:2

There an angel of the Lord appeared to him from a burning bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire, but it was not burning up.

1 Corinthians 12:15

Suppose a foot says, “I'm not a hand, and so I'm not part of the body.” Wouldn't the foot still belong to the body?