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Animals
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A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?
And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee: — read the full passage →
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food: and it was so.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; with all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered. — read the full passage →
I said in my heart, It isbecause of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts. — read the full passage →
And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. — read the full passage →
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:
And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!
Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind: and it was so.
Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet: — read the full passage →
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:
For every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind:
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Jehovah, thou preservest man and beast.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the grain.
The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;
And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the law of Jehovah.
And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
For no word from God shall be void of power.
Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.
If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: — read the full passage →
And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. — read the full passage →
Praise Jehovah from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps; — read the full passage →
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things that are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, for ever and ever.
The burden of the beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
He giveth to the beast his food, Andto the young ravens which cry.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the land, and will make them to lie down safely.
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.
Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.
So he brought down the people unto the water: and Jehovah said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the ground after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.
Let everything that hath breath praise Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah.
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →
and should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills. — read the full passage →
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release it with him.
And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof. — read the full passage →
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; with all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered.
And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, Andwander for lack of food?
And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day?
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen that God careth,
and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.
but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, Andwhichentered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.
And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,
And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; — read the full passage →
And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty: — read the full passage →
Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? — read the full passage →
Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →
And Jehovah God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.
Praise Jehovah from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind: and it was so. — read the full passage →
And Noah builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.
And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
The earth is Jehovah’s, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father: — read the full passage →
He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as he that offereth swine’s blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations:
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib; but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:
And Jehovah spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, — read the full passage →
but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou.
Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.
For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God. — read the full passage →
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?
that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. — read the full passage →
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that cometh up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.
And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? — read the full passage →
The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season. — read the full passage →
Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this, — read the full passage →
And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den.
And the first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshipped his image.
And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. — read the full passage →
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