Bible Verses About Beasts

But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.

When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.

Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”

Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”

But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.

Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.

The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before me.

Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?

I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.

He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.

He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing.

Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?

Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?

He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.

He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.

A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.

Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.

At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar— the shouts of captains and the cry of war.

But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.