IDIOMS FROM THE BIBLE
Isaiah 40 inspired this liquid measure expression for a uselessly tiny amount
a drop in the bucket
Typical, just typical--remember this idiom from Jeremiah 13 about a certain unalterable feline
a leopard can't change its spots
Seeming anatomically inaccurate, this idiom about a narrow escape is in Job 19
by the skin of one's teeth
Jesus said, "neither cast ye your" these 3 words
pearls before swine
Isaiah 40 inspired this liquid measure expression for a uselessly tiny amount
pearls before swine
The idiom-packed Isaiah 40 gave us this expression, also referenced in Handel's "Messiah", for one whom nobody listens to
a voice crying in the wilderness