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While the specific term "bloom" may not frequently appear in the Berean Standard Bible, the imagery and symbolism related to blooming are prevalent throughout the Scriptures, particularly in the context of nature, spiritual growth, and divine blessing.<br><br><b>Floral Imagery in Scripture</b><br><br>The Bible frequently uses floral imagery to convey messages of beauty, transience, and divine care. In the Song of Solomon, the beloved is compared to a "lily among thorns" (<a href="/songs/2-2.htm">Song of Solomon 2:2</a>), highlighting purity and beauty amidst adversity. This imagery underscores the idea of blooming as a symbol of grace and divine favor.<br><br><a href="/isaiah/35.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a> speaks of the desert blooming abundantly, a metaphor for restoration and joy: "The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. It will bloom abundantly and even rejoice with joy and singing." This passage reflects the transformative power of God's presence, turning desolation into a place of life and celebration.<br><br><b>Spiritual Growth and Maturity</b><br><br>Blooming is also a metaphor for spiritual growth and maturity in the Christian life. <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12-14</a> states, "The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain." Here, the righteous are likened to trees that bloom and bear fruit, symbolizing a life rooted in faith and sustained by God's presence.<br><br>The New Testament echoes this theme in the teachings of Jesus. In <a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a> , Jesus declares, "I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing." The imagery of branches bearing fruit is akin to blooming, emphasizing the necessity of abiding in Christ for spiritual vitality and productivity.<br><br><b>Divine Blessing and Prosperity</b><br><br>Blooming is also associated with divine blessing and prosperity. In the agricultural context of ancient Israel, a bountiful harvest was a sign of God's favor. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4</a> promises, "The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks." The flourishing of crops and livestock is a tangible expression of God's blessing upon His people.<br><br>The prophetic literature often uses blooming as a symbol of hope and future prosperity. In <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5-7</a> , God promises to restore Israel: "I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon." This passage conveys the assurance of renewal and the flourishing of God's people under His care.<br><br><b>Transience and Mortality</b><br><br>While blooming signifies life and vitality, it also serves as a reminder of the transience of human life. <a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a> reflects on this: "As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more." This imagery underscores the fleeting nature of earthly life, contrasting it with the eternal nature of God.<br><br>In summary, the concept of bloom in the Bible encompasses themes of beauty, growth, divine blessing, and the transient nature of life. Through the rich imagery of blooming, Scripture communicates profound truths about God's relationship with His creation and His people.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in bloom.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms; as, the bloom of youth.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc. Hence: Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness; a flush; a glow.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.<p>7. (<I>n.</I>) A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom.<p>8. (<I>v. i.</I>) To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower.<p>9. (<I>v. i.</I>) To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise, as by or with flowers.<p>10. (<I>v. t.</I>) To cause to blossom; to make flourish.<p>11. (<I>v. t.</I>) To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.<p>12. (<I>n.</I>) A mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge or from the puddling furnace, deprived of its dross, and shaped usually in the form of an oblong block by shingling.<p>13. (<I>n.</I>) A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further working.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">BLOOM; BLOSSOM</span><p>bloom, blos'-um.<br><br>See <a href="../f/flowers.htm">FLOWERS</a>.<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/5230.htm"><span class="l">5230. huperakmos -- past the <b>bloom</b> of youth</span></a> <br><b>...</b> past the <b>bloom</b> of youth. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: huperakmos Phonetic<br> Spelling: (hoop-er'-ak-mos) Short Definition: past the <b>bloom</b> of youth <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5230.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/438.htm"><span class="l">438. anthos -- a flower</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a flower. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: anthos Phonetic Spelling:<br> (anth'-os) Short Definition: <b>bloom</b>, flower Definition: <b>bloom</b>, possibly a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/438.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5340b.htm"><span class="l">5340b. natsats -- to <b>bloom</b>, blossom</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5340a, 5340b. natsats. 5341 . to <b>bloom</b>, blossom. Transliteration: natsats<br> Short Definition: bloomed. Word Origin denominative verb <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5340b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6692.htm"><span class="l">6692. tsuwts -- to blossom, shine, sparkle</span></a><br><b>...</b> tsuwts. 6692a . to blossom, shine, sparkle. Transliteration: tsuwts Phonetic Spelling:<br> (tsoots) Short Definition: <b>bloom</b>. <b>bloom</b>, blossom, flourish, show self <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6692.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5006.htm"><span class="l">5006. naats -- to spurn, treat with contempt</span></a><br><b>...</b> A primitive root; to scorn; or (Ecclesiastes 12:5) by interchange for nuwts, to<br> <b>bloom</b> -- abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, X <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5006.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6732.htm"><span class="l">6732. Tsits -- a pass between the Dead Sea and Jer.</span></a><br><b>...</b> NASB Word Usage Ziz (1). Ziz. The same as tsiyts; <b>bloom</b>; Tsits, a place in Palestine --<br> Ziz. see HEBREW tsiyts. 6731b, 6732. Tsits. 6733 . Strong's Numbers <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6732.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6525.htm"><span class="l">6525. perach -- a bud, sprout</span></a><br><b>...</b> blossom, bud, flower. From parach; a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, <b>bloom</b> --<br> blossom, bud, flower. see HEBREW parach. 6524c, 6525. perach. 6526 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6525.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6524.htm"><span class="l">6524. parach -- to bud, sprout, shoot</span></a><br><b>...</b> A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, ie <b>Bloom</b>; generally, to spread; specifically,<br> to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish -- X abroad <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6524.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8247.htm"><span class="l">8247. shaqed -- almond (tree)</span></a><br><b>...</b> almond tree. From shaqad; the almond (tree or nut; as being the earliest in <b>bloom</b>) --<br> almond (tree). see HEBREW shaqad. 8246, 8247. shaqed. 8248 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8247.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/cole/trials_and_triumphs_of_faith/chapter_xvii_my_california_trip.htm"><span class="l">My California Trip</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Roses were in <b>bloom</b>, geraniums formed a fence around some of the buildings, all<br> nature was in the height of its beauty. <b>...</b> The tree has no flowers, or <b>bloom</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter xvii my california trip.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_and_letters_of_st/letter_xci_a_d_408.htm"><span class="l">Letter Xci. (AD 408. )</span></a> <br><b>...</b> if, for the sake of that country which we desire never to leave, we cause some distress<br> to that country which you desire to leave in the full <b>bloom</b> of honour <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter xci a d 408.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/against_lying/section_24_touching_jacob_however.htm"><span class="l">Touching Jacob, However, that which He did at his Mother's Bidding <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> For when he speaks of waving corn-fields, of vines putting forth gems, [2417] of<br> the <b>bloom</b> of youth, of snowy hairs; without doubt the waves, the gems, the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/against lying/section 24 touching jacob however.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_3_1857/the_leafless_tree.htm"><span class="l">The Leafless Tree</span></a> <br><b>...</b> naked and bare, without any sign of life, its roots buried in the hard and frozen<br> soil, and its naked branches exposed to every blast, without a <b>bloom</b> or a bud <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/the leafless tree.htm</font><p><a href="/library/naylor/heart_talks/talk_fifty-two_he_careth_for.htm"><span class="l">He Careth for You</span></a> <br><b>...</b> To the one it is only one plant out of many, but to the other it has a special meaning<br> and attraction and worth, because its <b>bloom</b> and fragrance are the result <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/naylor/heart talks/talk fifty-two he careth for.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wells/bible_stories_and_religious_classics/the_angel.htm"><span class="l">The Angel</span></a> <br><b>...</b> flies away over all the places the child has loved, and picks quite a handful of<br> flowers, which he carries up to the Almighty, that they may <b>bloom</b> in heaven <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/wells/bible stories and religious classics/the angel.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bevan/hymns_of_ter_steegen_suso_and_others/the_outcast.htm"><span class="l">The Outcast</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Nor the desolate place rejoice". Nor as the rose did the desert <b>bloom</b>,. <b>...</b> Where His<br> feet went before. Thou carest not that the rose should <b>bloom</b>,. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen suso and others/the outcast.htm</font><p><a href="/library/newton/olney_hymns/hymn_33_spring.htm"><span class="l">Spring.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Spring. Pleasing spring again is here! Trees and fields in <b>bloom</b> appear; Hark! <b>...</b> There<br> no chilling blasts annoy,. All is love, and <b>bloom</b>, and joy. Footnotes: <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/newton/olney hymns/hymn 33 spring.htm</font><p><a href="/library/montgomery/sacred_poems_and_hymns/hymn_ccxxiii_the_body_dies.htm"><span class="l">The Body Dies; the Soul Suffers no Decay.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But ere a second spring they fly; Our life is longer than their <b>bloom</b>,. Our <b>bloom</b><br> is sweeter,"yet we die. Stars, like Spring-flowers, shall pass away; <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn ccxxiii the body dies.htm</font><p><a href="/library/basil/basil_letters_and_select_works/letter_cccxlii_basil_to_libanius.htm"><span class="l">Letter cccxlii. Basil to Libanius.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I have even heard it said about roses by some one, perhaps in jest, or, it may be,<br> even in earnest, that nature has furnished the <b>bloom</b> with those delicate <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter cccxlii basil to libanius.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/bloom.htm"><span class="l"><b>Bloom</b> (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of<br> having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in <b>bloom</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bloom.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/blossom.htm"><span class="l">Blossom (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their<br> appendages; florescence; <b>bloom</b>; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/blossom.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flower.htm"><span class="l">Flower (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) In the popular sense, the <b>bloom</b> or blossom of a plant; the showy portion,<br> usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flower.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/almond.htm"><span class="l">Almond (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> white hair of age. An almond tree in full <b>bloom</b> upon a distant hillside<br> has a certain likeness to a head of white hair. 2. A Rod <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/almond.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flowers.htm"><span class="l">Flowers (42 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> FLOWERS. flou'-erz (<b>BLOOM</b>, BLOSSOM, etc.): (1) gibh`ol, literally, "a small cup,"<br> hence, calyx or corolla of a flower (Exodus 9:31, "The flax was in <b>bloom</b>"). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flowers.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flax.htm"><span class="l">Flax (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> FLAX. flaks pesheth, also pishtah; linon (Matthew 12:20)): The above Hebrew words<br> are applied (1) to the plant: "The flax was in <b>bloom</b>" (the King James Version <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flax.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bolled.htm"><span class="l">Bolled (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Coverdale (1535). The Revised Version has in the margin "was in <b>bloom</b>,"<br> which is the more probable rendering of the Hebrew word. It <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bolled.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/y/youth.htm"><span class="l">Youth (169 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Corinthians 7:36 If, however, a father thinks he is acting unbecomingly towards<br> his still unmarried daughter if she be past the <b>bloom</b> of her youth, and so <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/y/youth.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lily.htm"><span class="l">Lily (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of the Bible), "if, in the wondrous richness of <b>bloom</b> which characterizes the land<br> of Israel in spring, any one plant can claim pre-eminence, it is the anemone <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lily.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/winter.htm"><span class="l">Winter (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Song of Songs 2:13 The fig-tree<br> melloweth her winter figs, And the vines in <b>bloom</b> give forth their fragrance. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/winter.htm - 14k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/rivers-turning-blood-red.html">Do the news reports of rivers turning blood red have anything to do with the end times? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/foxes-Song-Solomon.html">What is the meaning of the foxes in Song of Solomon 2:15? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/natural-theology.html">What is natural theology? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/bloom.htm">Bloom: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Bloom (9 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-36.htm">1 Corinthians 7:36</a></span><br />If, however, a father thinks he is acting unbecomingly towards his still unmarried daughter if she be past the <span class="boldtext">bloom</span> of her youth, and so the matter is urgent, let him do what she desires; he commits no sin; she and her suitor should be allowed to marry.<br /><span class="source">(WEY YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/9-31.htm">Exodus 9:31</a></span><br />The flax and the barley were struck, for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in <span class="boldtext">bloom</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Psalms 72:16</a></span><br />There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall <span class="boldtext">bloom</span> like the herb of the earth.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Songs 2:13</a></span><br />The fig-tree melloweth her winter figs, And the vines in <span class="boldtext">bloom</span> give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away!<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Songs 2:15</a></span><br />Take us the foxes, The little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in <span class="boldtext">bloom</span>.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Song of Songs 6:11</a></span><br />Unto a garden of nuts I went down, To look on the buds of the valley, To see whither the vine had flourished, The pomegranates had blossomed --<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Songs 7:12</a></span><br />We will go up early to the vineyards, We will see if the vine hath budded, If the blossom is opening, And the pomegranates are in <span class="boldtext">bloom</span>: There will I give thee my loves.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2</a></span><br />It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice, even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon; they shall see the glory of the LORD, the excellency of our God.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. 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