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The term "trodden" in the Bible often conveys the imagery of being trampled underfoot, symbolizing defeat, judgment, or destruction. This concept appears in various contexts throughout Scripture, illustrating both physical and spiritual realities.

1. Old Testament Usage:
· In the Old Testament, "trodden" frequently describes the fate of those who are conquered or judged by God. For instance, in Isaiah 63:3, the imagery of a winepress is used to depict divine judgment: "I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the nations no one was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My wrath; their blood spattered My garments, and I stained all My clothing." Here, the act of treading the winepress symbolizes God's wrath against the nations.
· Similarly, in Lamentations 1:15, the prophet Jeremiah laments the destruction of Jerusalem, saying, "The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young men. The Lord has trodden the Virgin Daughter of Judah as in a winepress." This passage reflects the sorrow and devastation experienced by the people of Judah as a result of divine judgment.

2. New Testament Usage:
· In the New Testament, the concept of being "trodden" is used metaphorically to describe spiritual rejection or worthlessness. In Matthew 5:13, Jesus warns, "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be salted? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men." Here, the imagery of salt being trodden underfoot serves as a warning to believers about losing their distinctiveness and effectiveness in the world.
· Hebrews 10:29 also uses the term in a spiritual context, emphasizing the severity of rejecting Christ: "How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?" This passage underscores the gravity of apostasy and the consequences of treating the sacrifice of Christ with contempt.

3. Symbolism and Themes:
· The imagery of being "trodden" often conveys themes of judgment, defeat, and rejection. It serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of sin and disobedience, as well as the ultimate triumph of God's justice.
· In prophetic literature, the act of treading often symbolizes God's sovereign power over nations and His ability to execute judgment. It reflects the biblical theme that God is the ultimate judge who will bring all things under His feet.

4. Practical Implications:
· For believers, the concept of being "trodden" serves as a call to remain faithful and vigilant in their walk with God. It is a reminder to maintain their distinctiveness as the "salt of the earth" and to uphold the sanctity of their relationship with Christ.
· The imagery also encourages believers to trust in God's justice and sovereignty, knowing that He will ultimately vindicate His people and bring about His righteous purposes.

In summary, the term "trodden" in the Bible is rich with meaning, illustrating both the physical consequences of judgment and the spiritual realities of rejection and defeat. It serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin and the importance of faithfulness to God.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. p.) of Tread.

2. (p. p) of Tread.

Greek

952. bebelos -- permitted to be trodden, by impl. unhallowed
... 951, 952. bebelos. 953 . permitted to be trodden, by impl. ... See also 949 ().
Word Origin from belos (a threshold) Definition permitted to be trodden, by impl ...
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3961. pateo -- to tread or tread on
... Word Origin from patos (trodden) Definition to tread or tread on NASB Word Usage
trampled under (1), tread (1), tread under foot (1), treads (1), trodden (1). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2116. zureh -- trodden on
... zureh. 2117 . trodden on. Transliteration: zureh Phonetic Spelling: (zoo-reh')
Short Definition: on. ... trodden on From zuwr; trodden on -- that which is crushed. ...
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4823. mirmas -- trampling place, trampling
... tread down, to be trodden down under foot. From ramac; abasement (the act or the
thing) -- tread (down)-ing, (to be) trodden (down) under foot. see HEBREW ramac ...
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4001. mebusah -- a treading down, subjugation
... treading trodden down under foot. From buwc; a trampling -- treading (trodden) down
(under foot). see HEBREW buwc. 4000, 4001. mebusah. 4002 . Strong's Numbers
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947. bus -- to tread down, trample
... loathes (1), squirming (2), trample (1), trample down (1), trampled (1), trampled
down (1), tread down (2), treading down (1), trod down (1), trodden it down (1 ...
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2982. Yebus -- an early name of Jer.
... NASB Word Usage Jebus (4). Jebus. From buwc; trodden, ie Threshing-place; Jebus,
the aboriginal name of Jerusalem -- Jebus. see HEBREW buwc. 2981, 2982. ...
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6071. asis -- sweet wine
... juice, new sweet wine. From acac; must or fresh grape-juice (as just trodden out) --
juice, new (sweet) wine. see HEBREW acac. 6070, 6071. asis. 6072 . ...
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4098. medushshah -- that which is threshed
... threshing. From duwsh; a threshing, ie (concretely and figuratively) down-trodden
people -- threshing. see HEBREW duwsh. 4097, 4098. medushshah. 4099 . ...
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1758. dush -- to tread, thresh
... to tread, thresh NASB Word Usage continue to thresh (1), thrash (1), thresh (3),
threshed (2), threshing (4), trample (1), trampled (1), trodden down (2). ...
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734. orach -- a way, path
... manner, highway. From 'arach; a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also
a caravan -- manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way. ...
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3534. kebesh -- footstool
... Word Origin from kabash Definition footstool NASB Word Usage footstool (1). a footstool.
From kabash; a footstool (as trodden upon): see HEBREW kabash. ...
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Library

The Gospel Further Relates that the Soldiers Parted the Garments ...
... Wherefore are thy garments red, and thy raiment as though thou hadst trodden in
the wine-press?" To which Himself replies, "I have trodden the wine-press alone ...
/.../25 the gospel further relates.htm

Psalm LVI.
... A grape on the vine sustaineth no pressing, whole it seemeth, but nothing thence
floweth: it is thrown into a winepress, is trodden, is pressed; harm seemeth ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lvi.htm

Christos Aneste Ek Nekron, Thanato Thanaton Patesas.
... Death from usurped dominion hurled,. By death is trodden down. II. ... For death
that filled the soul with fear,. By death is trodden down. IV. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the apostolic church/christos aneste ek nekron thanato.htm

Chapter vi.
... Hence the savourless salt is "good for nothing, but to be cast out, and trodden
under foot of men." It is not therefore he who suffers persecution, but he who ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/our lords sermon on the mount/chapter vi.htm

The Reaping of the vine.
... And the wine-press was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the
wine-press, even to the bridles of the horses, for the distance of one thousand ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the reaping of the vine.htm

The Meaning
... Of the Outer Court with the Holy City trodden under foot by the Gentiles, and
on that account to be omitted and rejected from measurement. ...
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No Salvation to the Jews Except through Christ.
... Why are Thy garments red, and Thine apparel as from the trodden wine-press?
Thou art full of the trodden grape. I have trodden the ...
/.../chapter xxvi no salvation to the.htm

Why the Lord's Yoke is Felt Grievous and his Burden Heavy.
... the right and smooth paths of the Lord; who most foolishly forsake the royal road
made stony with the flints of apostles and prophets, and trodden down by the ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xxiv why the lords.htm

of the Woman driven into the Wilderness.
... Of the Seven-Headed Beast restored. Of the Outer Court trodden down by the
Gentiles. Of the Witnesses on Earth prophesying in Sackcloth. ...
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The Winepress and Its Treader
... winefat? I have trodden the winepress alone.'"Isaiah 63:2, 3. The ... late. III.
Why the winepress is trodden. The context tells us. The ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the winepress and its treader.htm

Thesaurus

Trodden (42 Occurrences)
... 2. (p. p) of Tread. Multi-Version Concordance Trodden (42 Occurrences). ... It is then
good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men. ...
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Trampled (41 Occurrences)
... It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
(See NAS NIV). Luke 8:5 "The farmer went out to sow his seed. ...
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Trod (14 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 1:36 save Caleb the son of Jephunneh: he shall see it; and to him will
I give the land that he has trodden on, and to his children, because he has ...
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Underfoot (14 Occurrences)
... See under Foot. 2. (a.) Low; base; abject; trodden down. ... Isaiah 28:3 The crown of
pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot; (See NIV). ...
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Wine-press (11 Occurrences)
... lenos) into which the grapes were thrown and where they were trodden upon and bruised
(Isaiah 16:10; Lamentations 1:15; Joel 3:13); and (2) a trough or vat ...
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Winepress (19 Occurrences)
... lenos) into which the grapes were thrown and where they were trodden upon and bruised
(Isaiah 16:10; Lamentations 1:15; Joel 3:13); and (2) a trough or vat ...
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Wholeheartedly (15 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 1:36 save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, he shall see it; and to him will
I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children; because he ...
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Dung-hill (3 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 25:10 For in this mountain will the hand of Jehovah rest; and Moab shall
be trodden down in his place, even as straw is trodden down in the water of the ...
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Dunghill (8 Occurrences)
... Moab will be trodden down in his place, even like straw is trodden down
in the water of the dunghill. (WEB KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT). ...
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Dung-pit (1 Occurrence)
... Isaiah 25:10 For in this mountain will the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall
be trodden down in his place, even as straw is trodden down in the dunghill. ...
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Trodden (42 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:13
"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Luke 8:5
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Luke 21:24
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Hebrews 10:29
How much worse punishment, do you think, will he be judged worthy of, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Revelation 14:20
The winepress was trodden outside of the city, and blood came out from the winepress, even to the bridles of the horses, as far as one thousand six hundred stadia.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Deuteronomy 1:36
save Caleb the son of Jephunneh: he shall see it; and to him will I give the land that he has trodden on, and to his children, because he has wholly followed Yahweh."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)

Joshua 14:9
And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Judges 5:21
The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
(KJV WBS)

Judges 9:27
And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
(See NIV)

Judges 20:43
they have compassed the Benjamites -- they have pursued them -- with ease they have trodden them down till over-against Gibeah, at the sun-rising.
(YLT)

2 Kings 9:33
And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trod her under foot.
(See JPS)

Job 22:15
Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Job 24:11
Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.
(YLT)

Job 28:8
The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 7:12
If 'one' turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden -- He prepareth it,
(YLT)

Psalms 37:14
A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.
(YLT)

Psalms 58:7
Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
(See RSV)

Psalms 119:118
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Isaiah 5:5
And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 18:7
In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.
(KJV WBS)

Isaiah 21:15
For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle.
(YLT)

Isaiah 25:10
For in this mountain the hand of Yahweh will rest. Moab will be trodden down in his place, even like straw is trodden down in the water of the dunghill.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Isaiah 28:3
The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Isaiah 28:18
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 63:3
"I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me: yes, I trod them in my anger, and trampled them in my wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled on my garments, and I have stained all my clothing.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 63:6
And I have trodden down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my fury; and their blood have I brought down to the earth.
(DBY)

Isaiah 63:18
Your holy people possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down your sanctuary.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 12:10
Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 51:33
For thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY RSV)

Lamentations 1:15
The Lord has set at nothing all my mighty men in the midst of me; He has called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young men: The Lord has trodden as in a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Lamentations 2:4
He hath trodden His bow as an enemy, Stood hath His right hand as an adversary, And He slayeth all the desirable ones of the eye, In the tent of the daughter of Zion, He hath poured out as fire His fury.
(YLT)

Lamentations 3:12
He hath trodden His bow, And setteth me up as a mark for an arrow.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 16:6
And I do pass over by thee, And I see thee trodden down in thy blood, And I say to thee in thy blood, Live, And I say to thee in thy blood, Live.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 16:22
And with all thine abominations and thy whoredoms, Thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, When thou wast naked and bare, Trodden down in thy blood thou wast!
(YLT)

Ezekiel 34:19
As for my sheep, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Daniel 8:13
Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, How long shall be the vision concerning the continual burnt offering, and the disobedience that makes desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the army to be trodden under foot?
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Micah 1:3
For lo, Jehovah is going out from His place, And He hath come down, And hath trodden on high places of earth.
(YLT)

Micah 5:8
Yea, the remnant of Jacob hath been among nations, In the midst of many peoples, As a lion among beasts of a forest, As a young lion among ranks of a flock, Which if it hath passed through, Hath both trodden down and hath torn, And there is no deliverer.
(YLT)

Micah 7:10
Then my enemy will see it, and shame will cover her who said to me, where is Yahweh your God? Then my enemy will see me and will cover her shame. Now she will be trodden down like the mire of the streets.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Habakkuk 3:15
Thou didst tread the sea with thy horses, The heap of mighty waters.
(See JPS)

Zechariah 9:13
For I have trodden for Me Judah, A bow I have filled 'with' Ephraim, And I have stirred up thy sons, O Zion, Against thy sons, O Javan, And I have set thee as the sword of a hero.
(YLT)

Malachi 4:3
And ye have trodden down the wicked, For they are ashes under the soles of your feet, In the day that I am appointing, Said Jehovah of Hosts.
(YLT)

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