First Mention Of, in Scripture Genesis 21:14

Ancients Often Drank From Habakkuk 2:15

Used for Holding

Water Genesis 21:14, 15, 19

Milk Judges 4:19

Wine 1 Samuel 1:24, 16:20

Some, Made of Earthenware Jeremiah 19:1

Made of Skins

Shrivelled and dried by smoke Psalm 119:83

Marred by age and use Joshua 9:13-14

When old, unfit for holding new wine Matthew 9:17, Mark 2:22

Sometimes probably of large dimensions 1 Samuel 25:18, 2 Samuel 16:1

Illustrative

Of the clouds Job 38:37

Of God's remembrance Psalm 56:8

Of sinners ripe for judgment Jeremiah 13:12-14

(Dried up,) of the afflicted Psalm 119:83

(Ready to burst,) of the impatient Job 32:19

(Broken,) of severe judgments Isaiah 30:14, Jeremiah 19:10, 48:12