Topical Encyclopedia
The term "dandled" appears in the context of nurturing and tender care, often associated with the imagery of a child being lovingly held and gently bounced on the knees. This imagery is used in the Bible to convey God's comforting and nurturing relationship with His people, as well as the tender care that should be exhibited within the community of believers.
Biblical References:1.
Isaiah 66:12-13 : "For this is what the LORD says: 'I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.'"
In this passage, the prophet Isaiah uses the imagery of a mother dandling her child to describe the comfort and peace that God promises to His people. The nurturing care of a mother is likened to the divine comfort that God provides, emphasizing His intimate and compassionate relationship with His children. The use of "dandled" here highlights the gentle and affectionate nature of God's care.
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Lamentations 2:20 : "Look, O LORD, and consider: Whom have You ever treated like this? Should women eat their offspring, the children they have cared for? Should priest and prophet be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord?"
While the term "dandled" is not directly used in this verse, the context of nurturing and caring for children is present. The lamentation reflects the dire circumstances faced by the people, contrasting the expected nurturing care with the horrors of the siege. The nurturing role of a mother, who would typically dandle her child, is turned into a scene of desperation, highlighting the severity of the judgment faced by Jerusalem.
Theological Significance:The concept of being "dandled" on the knees is rich with theological significance. It portrays the intimate and personal nature of God's love and care for His people. Just as a child finds security and joy in the arms of a loving parent, believers are invited to find their comfort and peace in the presence of God. This imagery serves as a reminder of the tender and compassionate character of God, who desires to nurture and sustain His children through all circumstances.
In the broader biblical narrative, the act of dandling symbolizes the ideal relationship between God and His people, one marked by trust, security, and affection. It calls believers to reflect on the nature of their relationship with God and to seek the comfort and peace that only He can provide. Additionally, it serves as a model for how believers are to care for one another within the community of faith, embodying the same nurturing and compassionate spirit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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The God of all Comfort
... his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you." It is real comforting that is meant
here; the sort of comforting that a child feels when it is "dandled on its...
Self Culture.
... have died unwept and unhonored. The great men and women of earth were not
dandled in the lap of luxury. Lord Thurlow, Chancellor of...
Fowler -- the Spirit of Christ
... If I push him out into the alley to herd with criminals, and bedandled in the lap
of vice, and be familiar with all corruption, I have no moral right to...
Dwight -- the Sovereignty of God
... He isdandled on the knee of indulgence; encircled by attendants, who watch and
prevent alike his necessities and wishes; cradled on down; and charmed to sleep...
The Christian --A Debtor
... I feel that to the knee thatdandled me and the breast that gave me sustenance,
I owe more than I can ever pay; and to him who taught me, and led me in the...
A Faithful Friend
... mother's love, there is and there ought to be no higher affection in the world than
the love of a brother to one begotten of the same father anddandled on the...
A Faithful Friend
... love, there is, and there ought to be, no higher affection in the world than the
love of a brother to one begotten of the same father, anddandled on the same...
Presumptuous Sins
... sanctuary, the name of Jesus was mingled with the hush of lullaby, the music of
the sanctuary woke him like a matin hymn at morning; he has beendandled on the...
A Caution to the Presumptuous
... If God should always rock us in the cradle of prosperity"if we were alwaysdandled
on the knees of fortune"if we had not some stain on the alabaster pillar...
The Death of Christ for his People
... Then there came to me another view, and I beheld God's lovingkindness to me; I saw
how he haddandled me upon the knee of Providence,"how he had carried me...
Thesaurus
Dandled (3 Occurrences)... Multi-Version Concordance
Dandled (3 Occurrences).
... You will be carried on her side,
and will be
dandled on her knees. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV).
...Dandle
... DANDLE. dan'-d'-l. (sha`-osha`, a Pulpal form, from root (sha`-a`) with sense of
to "be caressed"). Occurs in Isaiah 66:12, "shall bedandled upon the knees."....
Flooding (4 Occurrences)
... a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream, and ye shall
suck thereof: ye shall be borne upon the side, and shall bedandled upon the...
Terrors (21 Occurrences)
... day of a solemn assembly, my terrors on every side; There was none that escaped
or remained in the day of Yahweh's anger: Those that I havedandled and brought...
Annihilated (8 Occurrences)
... day of a solemn assembly, my terrors on every side; There was none that escaped
or remained in the day of Yahweh's anger: Those that I havedandled and brought...
Survived (15 Occurrences)
... day of a solemn assembly, my terrors on every side; There was none that escaped
or remained in the day of Yahweh's anger: Those that I havedandled and brought...
Swaddle
... 2:22) for Taphach, literally, "to extend." But the word means "to carry on the
outstretched palms of the hands" (compare Tippuchim, "dandled in the hands...
Swaddlingband (1 Occurrence)
... 2:22) for Taphach, literally, "to extend." But the word means "to carry on the
outstretched palms of the hands" (compare Tippuchim, "dandled in the hands...
Sucked (4 Occurrences)
... out to her peace as a river, And as an overflowing stream the honour of nations,
And ye have sucked, on the side ye are carried, And on the knees ye aredandled...
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