11 occurrences

'Fortified City' in the Bible

It then turned toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned to Hosah, and ended at the sea near Hebel, Aczib,

You will defeat every fortified city and every important city. You must chop down every productive tree, stop up all the springs, and cover all the cultivated land with stones."

"You have with you the sons of your master, chariots and horses, a fortified city, and weapons. So when this letter arrives,

Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will bring me to Edom?

Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will bring me to Edom?

The fortified city (along with the very tops of your walls) he will knock down, he will bring it down, he will throw it down to the dusty ground.

For the fortified city is left alone; it is a deserted settlement and abandoned like the desert. Calves graze there; they lie down there and eat its branches bare.

I, the Lord, hereby promise to make you as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up against all who live in the land, including the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and all the people of the land.

Then the king of the north will advance and will build siege mounds and capture a well-fortified city. The forces of the south will not prevail, not even his finest contingents. They will have no strength to prevail.

They mock kings and laugh at rulers. They laugh at every fortified city; they build siege ramps and capture them.

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