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Dictionary of Bible Themes – 4540 weeds
4540 weeds
4540 weeds
Uncultivated plants or shrubs, growing wild, often among cultivated crops or plants. Jesus Christ used the image of weeds in some of his parables to illustrate sin and worldliness.
The presence of weeds indicates desolation and neglect
Zep 2:9 See also Pr 24:30-34; Isa 5:3-6; Isa 7:18-25; Isa 32:11-15; Isa 34:8-14; Isa 55:13; Hos 9:5-6
Weeds are worthless
Isa 7:23 See also Mic 7:4; Lk 6:44
Weeds were a serious problem for the farmer
Hos 10:4 See also Job 31:38-40; Mt 13:24-30
Some varieties of weed were painful to the touch
Nu 33:55 See also Jos 23:9-13; Jdg 2:1-3; 2Sa 23:6-7; Eze 2:3-6; Eze 28:20-24
Weeds were destroyed by burning
Isa 27:4 See also Ex 22:6; Isa 9:18-19; Isa 10:16-17
Weeds in Jesus Christ’s parables
The parable of the sower and its explanation: Mt 13:3-8 pp Mk 4:3-8 pp Lk 8:5-8; Mt 13:18-23 pp Mk 4:13-20 pp Lk 8:11-15 The parable of the weeds and its explanation: Mt 13:24-30,36-43See also
| 2357 | Christ, parables |
| 4240 | garden, natural |
| 4402 | plants |
| 4406 | agriculture |
| 4422 | brier |
| 4468 | horticulture |
| 4520 | thorns |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
