Understand the language of Scripture Explore idioms, metaphors, euphemisms, hyperbole, and other figures of speech in clear, everyday language. A person became steady, confident, resolved, or inwardly supported. To become proud, self-important, or overconfident. To lose courage because of fear. A resistant, unresponsive inner life is replaced with one that is living and responsive to God. A person was overwhelmed, lost courage, or became numb with shock. The paired extremes can mean the entire created order or all that lies between them. The highest heavens or the whole vast heavenly realm. Creation continually displays God’s glory, power, and workmanship to humanity. Herod is characterized as cunning, destructive, and ultimately limited. To withdraw favor, refuse help, or decline to look kindly on someone. Someone acted openly, defiantly, boldly, or triumphantly. The phrase identifies the holiest place or something of the highest sacred status. A person’s strength, dignity, victory, or power was increased; lifting one’s own horn can also mean proud defiance. A powerful savior or strong means of deliverance. Horns represent strength, royal power, or kings and kingdoms. Hosea’s family life and the children’s names portray Israel’s unfaithfulness, judgment, and promised restoration. A kingdom, household, or group fighting itself will collapse. “House” can mean the people belonging to a household, a royal dynasty, a tribe, or a nation. The phrase refers to Egypt as the place where Israel was enslaved. Jacob’s people will be used to consume Edom’s power like fire burns dry straw. Obeying Jesus’ words gives stability under final testing, while hearing without obedience ends in ruin. Human life and glory are brief, fragile, and quickly pass away. Paul continually faces danger, self-denial, and the cost of gospel service. Turning from God to idols or foreign powers is covenant unfaithfulness like marital adultery.Biblical Expressions
Heart established/strengthened
Heart lifted up
Heart melts
Heart of stone / heart of flesh
Heart went out / heart died
Heaven and earth
Heaven of heavens
Heavens declare; day and night speak
Herod is a fox
Hide one’s face
High hand
Holy of holies / most holy
Horn lifted/exalted
Horn of salvation
Horns are kings or power
Hosea’s marriage and children’s names
House divided cannot stand
House means family, dynasty, or nation
House of bondage/slavery
House of Jacob fire; house of Esau stubble
House on rock or sand
Human life is grass or a flower
I die daily
Idolatry as adultery / prostitution
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