| Texts | Symbols | Meanings |
|
Jer 3:8-9;
Jer 5:7 |
Adultery | Idolatry |
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Rev 1:20;
Rev 2:1, etc. |
Angel | Messenger, hence minister |
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Psa 10:15;
Eze 30:21, etc. |
Arm | Power |
| Job 6:4 | Arrows | Judgments |
| Rev 17:18 | Babylon | Rome |
| Dan 7:17 | Beast | A tyrannical heathen monarch |
|
Job 30:30;
Joe 2:6 |
Black | Affliction—anguish |
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Isa 29:18;
Rom 11:25 |
Blindness | Ignorance |
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Isa 34:3;
Eze 32:6 |
Blood | Slaughter—depth |
|
Job 18:15;
Rev 14:10 |
Brimstone | Desolation—torments |
| Rev 21:9 | Bride | The Church of God |
| Jhn 3:29 | Bridegroom | Christ wedded to his Church |
| Psa 22:12, etc. | Bulls | Violent enemies |
| Rev 2:1 | Candlestick | Church |
| Psa 68:17, etc. | Chariots | Heavenly hosts |
|
Jam 1:12;
Rev 2:10 |
Crown | Victory—reward |
| Psa 23:5 | Cup | Divine Blessings |
| Isa 51:17 | Cup | Divine Judgments |
|
Jer 2:31;
Amo 4:13; Rom 13:12 |
Darkness | Misery—adversity—ignorance |
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Isa 34:8, etc.;
Rev 2:10, etc.; 1Th 5:5, etc. |
Day | An indefinite time—a prophetic year—gospel period |
|
Mat 15:26;
Rev 22:15; Psa 22:16 |
Dogs | Gentiles—impure persons—persecutors |
| 1Cr 16:9 | Door | An opening |
| Rev 12:9 | Dragon | Satan |
| Isa 29:9 | Drunkenness | Effects of divine judgments |
| Rev 6:12, etc. | Earthquakes | Revolutions |
| Pro 15:3, etc. | Eyes | Knowledge |
| Psa 34:16, etc. | Face | The divine favor |
| Jer 5:28 | Fat | Abundance |
| Isa 42:25, etc. | Fire | Judgments |
| Rev 7:3, etc. | Forehead | A public profession |
| Jer 11:4 | Furnace | Affliction |
| Rev 3:4, etc. | Garments | Outward appearance |
| Psa 147:13 | Gates | Power—security |
| Job 12:18 | Girdles | Strength |
| Mat 25:33 | Goats | Wicked persons |
|
Eze 38:2;
Eze 39:11; Rev 20:8 |
Gog and Magog | God's enemies |
| Rev 8:7 | Grass | The lower orders, opposed to trees, the higher orders |
| Rev 11:19 | Hail | Divine vengeance |
|
Psa 18:35;
Psa 73:23 |
Hand, right | Protection—support |
| Eze 8:1 | Hand of the Lord | Divine influenece |
| Joe 3:13, etc. | Harvest | A time of destruction |
| Eph 1:22, etc. | Head | Rule or ruler |
|
Isa 13:13;
Hag 2:6, 21 |
Heavens | Political or ecclesiastical governments |
| Zec 10:3 | Horse | War and conquest |
| Mat 5:6 | Hunger and thirst | Spiritual desires |
| Rev 5:8 | Incense | Prayer |
| Psa 122:6 | Jerusalem | Church of God |
| Hbr 12:22, etc. | Jerusalem | The heavenly state |
| Rev 1:18 | Keys | Power and authority |
|
1Ki 15:4;
Psa 132:17 |
Lamp | A successor or offspring |
| Est 8:16 | Light | Joy—prosperity |
|
Isa 8:20;
Eph 5:8, etc. |
Light | Knowledge—bitterness |
| — | Moon [see Sun] | — |
|
Zec 4:7;
Isa 2:2 |
Mountains | A state—Christ's Church |
| Rom 16:25, etc. | Mystery | Not a thing unintelligible, but never before made plain |
| Rev 3:17 | Naked | In the sinful state of nature |
|
Isa 21:12;
Rev 21:25 |
Night | Adversity—affliction—ignorance |
| Isa 2:13 | Oaks | Men of rank and power |
|
Psa 23:5;
Psa 92:10, etc. |
Oil | Abundance—fertility—joy |
| Rev 7:9 | Palms | Victory |
|
Luk 23:43;
Rev 2:7 |
Paradise | Heaven |
| Psa 18:2 | Rock | A secure refuge |
|
Psa 2:9, etc.;
Job 9:34, etc. |
Rod | Authority—correction |
|
Col 4:6, etc.;
Deu 29:23 |
Salt | Purity—barrenness |
| Isa 51:10 | Sea in commotion | An army |
|
Sgs 4:12;
Isa 29:11 |
Seal | Security—secrecy |
|
Gen 3:1, etc.;
2Cr 11:3; Rev 12:9 |
Serpent | The devil |
| Jhn 10:11, 16 | Sheep | Christ's disciples |
|
Nah 3:18;
Eze 34:2, etc. |
Shepherds | Rules, civil or ecclesiastical |
|
Psa 84:9;
Eph 6:16 |
Shield | Defence—protection |
| 1Th 4:14 | Sleep | Death |
| Isa 1:6, etc. | Sores | Spiritual maladies |
| Num 24:17, etc. | Star | A prince or ruler |
| Joe 2:31, etc. | Sun, moon, and stars | The various governors in a state |
|
Isa 34:5;
Eze 21:3, etc. |
Sword | War and slaughter |
| Deu 28:13 | Tail | Subjection—degradation |
| Pro 30:14 | Teeth | Cruelty |
| Gen 41:40, etc. | Throne | Kingdom or government |
|
Jer 4:31;
Gal 4:19 |
Travail | Anguish—anxiety |
| Zec 11:2 | Trees | The great and noble |
| Psa 80:8, etc. | Vine | The Church of God |
| Isa 5:1, etc. | Vineyard | The Church of God |
| Eze 3:17 | Watch-tower | The Prophets |
|
Psa 69:1;
Isa 8:7, etc.; Isa 55:1 |
Waters | Afflictions—multitudes—ordinances |
| Dan 9:24 | Week | Seven years |
| Rev 12:6 | Wilderness | Afflicted state |
|
Isa 27:8;
Jer 51:1 |
Wind | Judgments—destructive war |
|
Isa 25:6;
Isa 55:1, etc.; Psa 60:3, etc. |
Wine | Spiritual blessings—divine judgments |
|
Isa 63:3;
Rev 14:19 |
Winepress | Slaughter |
| Psa 17:8, etc. | Wings | Protection |
|
Isa 11:6;
Isa 65:25 |
Wolves | Furious, ungodly persons |
| Eze 26:2-3 | Woman | City, or body politie |
| Rev 12:1 | Woman | The Church of Christ |
|
Deu 28:48;
Mat 11:29-30, Lam 3:27 |
Yoke | Labor-restraint |
Bibliographic Information:
Author: Nevin, Alfred, Ed., et al.
Title: "Symbolic Language Used by the Poets and Prophets of the Old and New Testaments"
Work: The Parallel Bible
Date Added: 1 Aug 2002