Bellowing, in the context of the Bible, refers to a loud, deep, and often mournful cry or roar, typically associated with animals but also used metaphorically to describe human expressions of distress or lamentation. The term captures the intensity and depth of emotion, whether in the natural world or in human experience.

Biblical References:

1. Animal Imagery:
· In the Bible, bellowing is often associated with the sounds made by animals, particularly cattle or oxen. This imagery is used to convey strength, power, or distress. For example, in the book of Job, the imagery of animals is frequently employed to illustrate various aspects of creation and the human condition.

2. Human Lamentation:
· Bellowing is also used metaphorically to describe the cries of people in distress. In prophetic literature, the cries of nations or individuals are sometimes likened to the bellowing of animals to emphasize the depth of their anguish. This can be seen in the context of judgment or calamity, where the cries of the people are portrayed as loud and mournful.

3. Symbolism in Prophecy:
· The prophets often used vivid imagery, including bellowing, to communicate the severity of God's judgment or the intensity of human suffering. For instance, in Jeremiah 25:34 (BSB), the prophet describes the wailing of shepherds: "Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery."

4. Expressions of Grief:
· In the Psalms and other poetic books, expressions of grief and lamentation are sometimes described using terms that evoke the sound of bellowing. This serves to highlight the raw and unrestrained nature of the psalmist's or the community's sorrow.

Theological Implications:

· Human Emotion and Divine Response:
· The use of bellowing in Scripture underscores the reality of human suffering and the depth of emotion that accompanies it. It reflects the biblical understanding that God is attentive to the cries of His people, responding with compassion and justice. The vivid imagery serves to remind believers of the seriousness of sin and the hope of redemption.

· Judgment and Redemption:
· The prophetic use of bellowing often accompanies messages of judgment, but it also points to the possibility of redemption. The cries of distress are not the end of the story; they often precede divine intervention and restoration. This dual theme of judgment and hope is central to the biblical narrative.

· Creation's Groaning:
· In a broader theological context, the concept of bellowing can be related to the idea of creation groaning, as described in Romans 8:22 (BSB): "We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time." This groaning reflects the fallen state of the world and the anticipation of its ultimate redemption through Christ.

In summary, bellowing in the Bible serves as a powerful metaphor for expressing deep emotion, whether in the natural world or in human experience. It highlights the reality of suffering, the seriousness of sin, and the hope of divine intervention and redemption.(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bellow.

But You Will Perhaps Say the Human Race Shuns and Execrates Such ...
... He had not yet reached the light, my informant says; and already bellowing and
imitating his father's thunderings, he reproduced their sound. ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/10 but you will perhaps.htm

The Birth of Saint George.
... The dismal croaking of the night raven, the hissing of serpents, the hoarse bellowing
of wild bulls, the roaring of lions, the laughing of hyenas, and other ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter one the birth of.htm

That Divine and Heavenly Things are Appropriately Revealed, Even ...
... and perhaps he will also think that the super-heavenly places are filled with certain
herds of lions, and troops of horses, and bellowing songs of praise, and ...
/.../dionysius/on the heavenly hierarchy/caput ii that divine and.htm

You have Therefore the Will of My God. ...
... In short, that man who is howling and groaning and bellowing in the hands of a
physician will presently load the same hands with a fee, and proclaim that they ...
/.../scorpiace antidote for the scorpions sting/chapter v you have therefore.htm

Significant Phrases
... bedraggled and disappointed. befogged and stupefied. beliefs and practises. bellowing
and shouting. benevolence and candor. benign and hopeful. bent and disposition ...
/.../kleiser/fifteen thousand useful phrases/section ii significant phrases.htm

Against "The Roaring Lions"
... Soon they appeared, brandishing their clubs and bellowing their war cry: Deo
laudes!""Praise be to God." "Your shout," said Augustin to them, "is more ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/iv against the roaring lions.htm

Plato's Knowledge of the Judgment.
... the body. Footnotes: [2563] Plato, Rep., p. 615, [lib. xp 325. Ed. Bipont,
1785.]. [2564] The bellowing of the mouth of the pit. ...
/.../chapter xxvii platos knowledge of the.htm

Then Hades, Receiving Prince Satan, Said to Him, with Vehement ...
... Of those who from the beginning, even until now, have despaired of salvation and
life, no bellowing after the usual fashion is now heard here; and no groaning ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of nicodemus /chapter 7 23 then hades.htm

The Girdle of the City. Nehemiah 3
... Goathah: the Chaldee, 'the calves' pool,' following the etymology of the word, from
bellowing. Lyranus, Golgotha. The valley of carcasses and ashes. ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 26 the girdle of.htm

It is Divine Instruction Only which Bestows Wisdom; and of what ...
... torture. It was so constructed that the groans of the victims appeared to resemble
the bellowing of the bull. [478] The baptismal font. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxvi it is divine instruction.htm

Bellowing (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bellow. Multi-Version
Concordance Bellowing (1 Occurrence). Psalms 59:7 Behold, they ...
/b/bellowing.htm - 6k

Bell (3 Occurrences)
... 9. (vt) To utter by bellowing. 10. (vi) To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting
time; to make a bellowing sound; to roar. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
/b/bell.htm - 10k

Bellows (1 Occurrence)

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Rout (6 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly.
2. (n.) A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult. ...
/r/rout.htm - 9k

Bellow (2 Occurrences)

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Bittern (4 Occurrences)
... Nuttall says its cry is "like the interrupted bellowing of a bull, but hollower
and louder, and is heard at a mile's distance, as if issuing from some ...
/b/bittern.htm - 14k

Crane (2 Occurrences)
... abroad danger signals. The Arabs called the cry of the cranes "bellowing."
We usually express it by whooping or trumpeting. Any of ...
/c/crane.htm - 12k

Cities (427 Occurrences)
... To the right in an open space were seen several large Bedouin camps, from which
the shouts of wild men, the barking of dogs, and the bellowing of camels ...
/c/cities.htm - 91k

Ciccar
... To the right in an open space were seen several large Bedouin camps, from which
the shouts of wild men, the barking of dogs, and the bellowing of camels ...
/c/ciccar.htm - 14k

Plain (113 Occurrences)
... To the right in an open space were seen several large Bedouin camps, from which
the shouts of wild men, the barking of dogs, and the bellowing of camels ...
/p/plain.htm - 71k

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