8 occurrences

'Tossed to and Fro' in the Bible

Jehovah will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be tossed to and from among all the kingdoms of the earth.

Verse ConceptsFreedom, Acts Of In OtdefeatCarcass, Literal UseKingdomsSevenfoldDirectionfootball

Wherefore the wrath of Jehovah was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to be tossed to and fro, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

And I will cause them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsMade A Horror

I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.

Verse ConceptsBanishmentOffenceRidicule, Nature OfMade A Horror

And I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an execration, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them;

Verse ConceptsHissingFamine Coming From GodMade A Horror

Therefore thus saith Jehovah: ye have not hearkened unto me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim unto you a liberty, saith Jehovah, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth.

Verse ConceptsIronyPlaguesProclaimingFamine Coming From GodEvil And FreedomMade A Horror

"Upon Damascus, Hamath and Arpad shall come confusion, for they shall hear evil tidings: they shall be tossed to and fro like the sea that cannot stand still.

Verse ConceptsNewsRestlessnessSeaSea, Metaphorical ReferencesAnxiety And Feardamascusreassurance

For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will bring up a company against them, and will give them to be tossed to and fro and robbed.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingPeople OpposedPeople Appalled

But as they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the desert to gaze at? A reed that is tossed to and fro by the wind?

Verse ConceptsCrowdsReedsFicklenessThings ShakingLooking And SeeingTemporary Stay In The Wilderness

But when John's messengers had gone, He began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the desert to gaze at? A reed that is tossed to and fro by the wind?

Verse ConceptsCrowdsReedsFicklenessThings ShakingTemporary Stay In The Wilderness

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