Mist is a natural phenomenon
Mist as a source of water
Genesis 2:5–6 NIV footnote at verse 6
Mist as a barrier to effective vision
Mist as a symbol
Of a lack of substance or permanence
Hosea 6:4; James 4:14 See also Hosea 13:3; 2 Peter 2:17
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
Of God's forgiveness
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.