56 Bible Verses about Hands

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Genesis 19:16

And he shall linger, and the men will hold fast upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; in Jehovah's having compassion upon him; and they shall bring him forth, and lead him without the city.

Genesis 48:14

And Israel will put forth his right hand, and will place upon Ephraim's head, and he the small; and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, attending to his hands wisely; for Manasseh was the first-born.

Exodus 15:6

Thy right hand, Jehovah, was magnified in strength: thy right hand, Jehovah, will break in pieces the enemy.

Exodus 17:11-12

And it was as Moses will lift up his hand, Israel prevailed: and as he will put down his hand and Amalek prevailed. And the hands of Moses were heavy; and they will take a stone and put under him, and he will sit upon it: and Aaron and Hur took hold upon his hands, one from here, and one from there; and his hands will be in firmness till the sun went forth.

Leviticus 1:4

And he placed his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering, and it was accepted for him to expiate for him.

Numbers 27:18

And Jehovah will say to Moses, Take to thee Joshua, son of Nun, a man in whom the spirit in him, and place thy hand upon him;

Deuteronomy 34:9

And Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom; for Moses placed his hands upon him; and the sons of Israel will hear to him, and they will do as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Matthew 19:15

And having put hands upon them, he went out from thence.

Judges 3:15

And the sons of Israel will cry to Jehovah, and Jehovah will raise up to them a saviour, Ehud, son of Gera, son of a Benjamite, a man shut up of his right hand: and the sons of Israel will send a gift by his hand to Eglon, king of Moab.

Judges 5:26

Her hand to the peg will she stretch forth, And her right hand to the hammer of labor, And she struck Sisera; she smote through his head, And she crushed and pierced through his temples.

2 Kings 10:15

And he will go from thence and find Jehonadab son of Rechab at his meeting: and he will bless him, and say to him, Is thy heart straight, as my heart with thy heart? and Jehonadab will say. It is. And it is, give me thy hand. And he will give his hand; and he will bring him up to him in the chariot

Psalm 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplications in my crying to thee, in my lifting up my hands to the oracle of thy holy place.

Psalm 48:10

According to thy name, O God, so thy praise upon the ends of the earth: thy right hand being full of justice.

Psalm 118:16

The right hand of Jehovah was exalted: the right hand of Jehovah did strength.

Psalm 141:2

My prayer shall be prepared incense before thee; the lifting up my hands the gift of the evening.

Lamentations 2:19

Arise, cry aloud in the night: at the head of the watches pour out thy heart as water before the face of Jehovah: lift up thy hands to him for the soul of thy young children fainting with hunger in the head of all the streets.

Proverbs 6:1

My son, if thou becamest surety for thy friend, thou didst strike thy hands for a stranger;

Isaiah 62:8

Jehovah sware by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, If I shall give more thy grain for food to thine enemies, and if the sons of the stranger shall drink thy new wine which thou didst labor for it:

Daniel 5:5-6

In the same moment went forth fingers of a man's hand and wrote before the candlestick upon the lime of the wall of the temple of the king: and the king saw the palm of the hand that wrote. The king's brightnesses changing, and his thoughts will terrify him, and the knots of his loins breaking forth, and his knees knocked this upon that

Mark 7:32

And they bring to him a deaf one, tongue-tied; and they beseech him that he would put the hand upon him.

Luke 4:40

And the sun setting, all as many as had sick ones with various diseases brought them to him; and he having put hands upon each one of them, cured them. .

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Aaron » supports » moses » hands

Exodus 17:12

And the hands of Moses were heavy; and they will take a stone and put under him, and he will sit upon it: and Aaron and Hur took hold upon his hands, one from here, and one from there; and his hands will be in firmness till the sun went forth.

hands » Laying on of » In ordination or consecration of men for service

Deuteronomy 34:9

And Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom; for Moses placed his hands upon him; and the sons of Israel will hear to him, and they will do as Jehovah commanded Moses.

hands » Laying on of » Lifted up

Lamentations 2:19

Arise, cry aloud in the night: at the head of the watches pour out thy heart as water before the face of Jehovah: lift up thy hands to him for the soul of thy young children fainting with hunger in the head of all the streets.

Psalm 141:2

My prayer shall be prepared incense before thee; the lifting up my hands the gift of the evening.

Psalm 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplications in my crying to thee, in my lifting up my hands to the oracle of thy holy place.

More verses: Psalm 63:4 Psalm 134:2

hands » Laying on of » In healing

Acts 28:8

And it was the father of Publius lay, held fast with fever and dysentery: to whom Paul, having come in and prayed, laid hands upon him, and healed him.

Mark 7:32

And they bring to him a deaf one, tongue-tied; and they beseech him that he would put the hand upon him.

Mark 16:18

They shall take up serpents; and should they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall put hands upon the sick, and they shall be well.

More verses: Luke 4:40

hands » Laying on of » In consecration of offerings

Leviticus 16:21

And Aaron placed his two hands upon the head of the living he goat and confessed over him all the iniquities of the sons of Israel, and all their transgressions, and all their sins, and gave them upon the head of the he goat, and sent by the hand of a fit man to the desert

Leviticus 3:2

And he placed his hand upon the head of his offering, and slaughtered it at the door of the tent of appointment: and Aaron's sons the priests sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about

Leviticus 1:4

And he placed his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering, and it was accepted for him to expiate for him.

Leviticus 4:15

And the old men of the assembly placed their hands upon the head of the bullock before Jehovah: and slaughtered the bullock before Jehovah.

hands » Taken » Washed

Deuteronomy 21:6

And all the old men of that city being near to him wounded, shall wash their hands over the heifer having her neck broken in the valley:

Psalm 26:6

I will wash my hands in cleanness, and I will surround thine altar, O Jehovah:

Matthew 27:24

And Pilate, seeing that it profits nothing, but there is rather an uproar, having taken water, he washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this just one: ye shall see yourselves.

hands » Laying on of » In blessing

Genesis 48:14

And Israel will put forth his right hand, and will place upon Ephraim's head, and he the small; and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, attending to his hands wisely; for Manasseh was the first-born.

Matthew 19:15

And having put hands upon them, he went out from thence.

hands » Taken » Jehonadab's, by jehu

2 Kings 10:15

And he will go from thence and find Jehonadab son of Rechab at his meeting: and he will bless him, and say to him, Is thy heart straight, as my heart with thy heart? and Jehonadab will say. It is. And it is, give me thy hand. And he will give his hand; and he will bring him up to him in the chariot

hands » Taken » The little maid's, by jesus

hands » Taken » Dorcas, by peter in restoring life

Acts 9:41

And having given her the hand, he raised her up, and having called the holy ones and the widows, he placed her living before them.

hands » Taken » The demoniac's, by jesus

Mark 9:27

And Jesus having held him by the hand, raised him; and he stood up.

hands » Taken » The lame man's, by peter

Acts 3:7

And having taken him by the right hand, he raised: and immediately his feet and ankles were rendered firm.

hands » Saints blessed in the work of

Psalm 90:17

And the sweetness of Jehovah our God shall be upon us: and the work of our hands prepare thou it upon us; and the work of our hands prepare thou it.

Job 1:10

Didst thou, not hedge about him and about his house, and about all that is to him from round about? Thou didst bless the work of his hands, and his possession spread abroad in the earth.

Deuteronomy 2:7

For Jehovah thy God blessed thee in every work of thy hand: he knew thy going in this great desert: this forty years Jehovah thy God with thee; thou didst not lack a word.

Deuteronomy 30:9

And Jehovah thy God caused thee to abound in every work of thy hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land for good: for Jehovah will turn back to be glad over thee for good as he was glad over thy fathers:

hands » The right hand » Used in embracing

2 Samuel 20:9

And Joab will say to Amasa, Thou my brother in peace? and Joab's right hand will take hold of Amasa by the beard to kiss him.

Song of Songs 2:6

His left hand is under my head, and his right shall embrace me.

Song of Songs 8:3

His left hand under my head, and his right shall embrace me.

hands » Suretiship entered into by striking

Proverbs 17:18

A man wanting heart will strike the hand, pledging a pledge before his friend.

Proverbs 22:26

Thou shalt not be with those striking the hand with those pledging for debts.

Proverbs 6:1

My son, if thou becamest surety for thy friend, thou didst strike thy hands for a stranger;

Job 17:3

Set up now, pledge me with thee: who is he will strike for my hand?

hands » The right hand » Of healed leper touched with blood of his sacrifice

Leviticus 14:14

And the priest took from the blood of the trespass, and the priest gave upon the extremity of the right ear of him being cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot

Leviticus 14:25

And he slaughtered the lamb of the trespass, and the priest took from the blood of the trespass, and gave upon the extremity of the right ear of him being cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

Leviticus 14:17

And from the remainder of the oil which was upon his hand, the priest will give upon the extremity of the right ear of hint being cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass.

hands » Imposition of, used in » Transferring guilt of sacrifices

Leviticus 3:2

And he placed his hand upon the head of his offering, and slaughtered it at the door of the tent of appointment: and Aaron's sons the priests sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about

Leviticus 1:4

And he placed his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering, and it was accepted for him to expiate for him.

Leviticus 16:21-22

And Aaron placed his two hands upon the head of the living he goat and confessed over him all the iniquities of the sons of Israel, and all their transgressions, and all their sins, and gave them upon the head of the he goat, and sent by the hand of a fit man to the desert And the he goat lifted up upon him all their iniquities to a desert land: and he sent the he goat into the desert

hands » Parts of, mentioned » The thumb

Exodus 29:20

And slaughter the ram, and take from his blood, and give upon the extremity of the ear of Aaron, and upon the extremity of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about

Leviticus 14:14

And the priest took from the blood of the trespass, and the priest gave upon the extremity of the right ear of him being cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot

Leviticus 14:17

And from the remainder of the oil which was upon his hand, the priest will give upon the extremity of the right ear of hint being cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass.

hands » Should be employed » In God's service

Zechariah 8:9

Thus said Jehovah of armies: Your hands shall be strong, ye bearing in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day the house of Jehovah of armies was founded for the temple to be built

Nehemiah 2:18

And I shall announce to them the hand of my God that it was good upon me; and also the king's words who said to me. And they will say, We will rise up and build. And they will strengthen their hands for good.

Zechariah 8:13

And it was as ye were a curse in the nations, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so I will save you, and ye were a praise: ye shall not fear; your hands shall be strengthened.

hands » Smitten together in extreme anger

Numbers 24:10

And Balak's anger will kindle against Balaam, and he will strike his hands: and Balak will say to Balaam, To curse mine enemies I called thee, and behold, blessing, thou didst bless this three beats.

Ezekiel 21:14

And thou, son of man, prophesy, and strike hand to hand, and thou shalt double the sword the third time, the sword of the wounded: this the sword of the great wounded besieging them.

Ezekiel 21:17

And I also will strike my hand to my hand, and I caused my wrath to cease: I Jehovah spake.

hands » Placed under the thigh of a person to whom an oath was made

Genesis 47:31

And he will say, Swear to me. And he will swear to him. And Israel will worship upon the head of the rod.

Genesis 24:2

And Abraham will say to the old man of his house ruling over all which is to him, Put now thy hand under my thigh.

Genesis 47:29

And the days of Israel will draw near to die: and he will call to his son Joseph, and will say to him, If now I found grace in thine eyes, put now thy hand under my thigh, and thou shalt do to me kindness and truth: now thou shalt not bury me in Egypt

hands » The wicked recompensed for the work of

Proverbs 12:14

From the fruit of the mouth a man shall be satisfied with good: and the reward of the hands of a man shall be good to him.

Psalm 28:4

Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their doings, according to the word of their hands; give to them, turn back to them their recompense.

hands » Right hand, illustrative » (standing at,) of protection

Psalm 110:5

Jehovah upon thy right hand crushed kings in the day of his anger.

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Working

Proverbs 31:19

She sent forth her hands upon the spindle, and her hands take hold of the whirl.

hands » Should be employed » Industriously

hands » Criminals often » Deprived of

2 Samuel 4:12

And David will command the boys and they will kill them and cut off their hands and their feet, and hang them over the pain Hebron. And the head of Ishbosheth they took and they will bury it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.

hands » Imposition of, used in » Conferring civil power

Deuteronomy 34:9

And Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom; for Moses placed his hands upon him; and the sons of Israel will hear to him, and they will do as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Numbers 27:18

And Jehovah will say to Moses, Take to thee Joshua, son of Nun, a man in whom the spirit in him, and place thy hand upon him;

hands » The right hand » Of priests touched with blood of consecration-ram

Exodus 29:20

And slaughter the ram, and take from his blood, and give upon the extremity of the ear of Aaron, and upon the extremity of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about

Leviticus 8:23-24

And he will slaughter, and Moses will take from its blood, and will give upon the extremity of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. And he will bring near Aaron's sons, and Moses will give from the blood upon the extremity of their right ear, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right feet: and Moses will sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

hands » Were lifted up » In taking an oath

Genesis 14:22

And Abram will say to the king of Sodom, I lifted up my hand to Jehovah God the most high, possessing the heavens and the earth.

Revelation 10:5

And the angel which I saw standing upon the sea and upon earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

hands » Were lifted up » In prayer

Psalm 141:2

My prayer shall be prepared incense before thee; the lifting up my hands the gift of the evening.

Lamentations 3:41

We will lift up our hearts upon the hands to God in the heavens.

hands » Illustrative » (opened,) of liberality

Deuteronomy 15:8

For opening, thou shalt open thy hand to him, and lending, thou shalt lend him a sufficiency for his want which he shall want

Psalm 104:28

Thou wilt give to them, they will gather up: thou wilt open thy hand, they will be filled with good.

hands » Of the wicked, described as » Slothful

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the slothful shall kill him, for his hands refused to work,

Proverbs 6:10

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down:

hands » Should be employed » In acts of benevolence

hands » Treaties made by joining

2 Kings 10:15

And he will go from thence and find Jehonadab son of Rechab at his meeting: and he will bless him, and say to him, Is thy heart straight, as my heart with thy heart? and Jehonadab will say. It is. And it is, give me thy hand. And he will give his hand; and he will bring him up to him in the chariot

Proverbs 11:21

Hand to hand, the evil one shall not be unpunished: and the seed of the just were delivered.

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Holding

Judges 7:20

And the three heads will strike upon the trumpets, and will break the buckets, and they will hold fast in their left hand upon the torches, and in their right hand the trumpets to strike: and they will call the sword for Jehovah and for Gideon.

Revelation 10:2

And he had in his hand a small book opened: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and the left upon the earth,

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Writing

Isaiah 44:5

This shall say, I to Jehovah; and this shall call in the name of Jacob; and this shall write his hand to Jehovah, and he shall address in the name of Israel.

Galatians 6:11

See ye how large letters I wrote to you with mine own hand.

hands » Parts of, mentioned » The palm

Isaiah 49:16

Behold, upon the palms I engraved thee; thy walls before me continually.

hands » Illustrative » Of power

1 Kings 18:46

And the hand of Jehovah was to Elijah; and he will bind up his loins, and he will run before Ahab, even to thy Coming to Jezreel.

2 Kings 13:5

(And Jehovah will give to Israel a saviour, and they will go forth from under the hand of Aram: and the sons of Israel will dwell in their tents as yesterday the third day.

hands » Parts of, mentioned » The fingers

2 Samuel 21:20

And there will be yet war in Gath, and there will be a man of Midian, and the fingers of his hands and the toes of his feet, six and six; twenty and four of number: and also he child to Rephah

Daniel 5:5

In the same moment went forth fingers of a man's hand and wrote before the candlestick upon the lime of the wall of the temple of the king: and the king saw the palm of the hand that wrote.

hands » The right hand » The accuser stood at, of the accused

Zechariah 3:1

And he will cause me to see Joshua the great priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the adversary standing upon his right hand for his adversary.

Psalm 109:6

Appoint over him the unjust one, and the adversary shall stand at his right hand.

hands » The jews carried a staff in, when walking

Exodus 12:11

And so shall ye eat it, your loins girded, your shoes on your feet and your staff in your hand: and ye ate it in hasty flight; a passing over to Jehovah.

2 Kings 4:29

And he will say to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins and take my prop in thy hand, and go: If thou shalt find a man, thou shalt not praise him; and if a man shall praise thee, thou shalt not answer him: and put my prop upon the face of the boy.

hands » Right hand, illustrative » (full of falsehood,) of deceitfulness

Psalm 144:11

Snatch me away and deliver me from the hand of the sons of the stranger, whom their mouth spake vanity, and their right hand a right hand of falsehood:

hands » Right hand, illustrative » (holding by,) of support

hands » Imposition of, used in » Blessing

Genesis 48:14

And Israel will put forth his right hand, and will place upon Ephraim's head, and he the small; and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, attending to his hands wisely; for Manasseh was the first-born.

hands » Many had more command of the left

Judges 3:15

And the sons of Israel will cry to Jehovah, and Jehovah will raise up to them a saviour, Ehud, son of Gera, son of a Benjamite, a man shut up of his right hand: and the sons of Israel will send a gift by his hand to Eglon, king of Moab.

hands » Stretched out in derision

Zephaniah 2:15

This the exulting city dwelling confidently, saying in her heart, I, and none besides me. How was she for a desolation, a piece of lying down for the beast! all passing by her shall hiss and wave his hand.

Hosea 7:5

The day of our king the chiefs began anger from wine; stretching forth his hand with mockers.

hands » Clapped together in joy

2 Kings 11:12

And he will bring forth the king's son, and he will give upon him the diadem and the testimonies; and they will make him king, and: anoint him and they will strike the hand and say, The king shall live.

Psalm 47:1

To the overseer, to the son of Korah: chanting. All peoples ye shall clap the hand; shout to God with the voice of rejoicing.

hands » Of the wicked, described as » Bloody

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands were polluted with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips spake falsehood, your tongue will mutter evil.

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Taking

Genesis 3:22

And Jehovah God will say, Lo, Adam became as one from us, to know good and evil: and now lest he shall send forth his hand and take also of the tree of lives, and eat, and live to eternity:

Exodus 4:4

And Jehovah will say to Moses, Stretch forth thy hand, and seize by its tail. And he will stretch forth his hand, and will hold fast upon it, and it will be for a rod in his hand.

hands » Imposition of, used in » Ordaining ministers

hands » Distinguished as » The left

Genesis 14:15

And he will divide against them at night, he and his servants, and will smite them, and will pursue them even to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

Acts 21:3

And having been shown Cyprus, and left it at the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and were conveyed to Tyre: for thither was the ship discharging the lading.

hands » The right hand » Place of honor

1 Kings 2:19

And Bathsheba will go to king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king will rise up to her meeting, and worship to her, and he sat upon his throne, and a throne will be set for the king's mother; and she will sit at his right hand.

Psalm 45:9

King's daughters among thy beautiful ones: the queen stood at thy right hand, in gold of Ophir.

hands » Often spread out in prayer

Psalm 68:31

The rich shall come out of Egypt; Cush shall cause its hand to run to God.

hands » Of the wicked, described as » Violent

Isaiah 59:6

Their webs shall not be for a garment, and they shall not be covered with their works: their works the works of vanity, and the work of violence in their hands.

Psalm 58:2

Also in heart ye will work evil; in the earth ye will roll the violence of your hands.

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Making signs

Isaiah 13:2

Lift ye up a signal upon the bare mountain, lift up the voice to them; move the hand to and fro and they shall come in to the entrances of the noble minded.

Acts 12:17

And having shaken with the hand at them to be silent, he related to them how the Lord brought him out of prison. And he said, Announce these things to James, and the brethren. And having come out, he went to another place.

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Feeling

1 John 1:1

What was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we beheld, and our own hands felt, concerning the word of life;

Psalm 115:7

Their hands, and they will not feel: their feet, and they shall not go: they shall not murmur in their throat

hands » Right hand, illustrative » Of strength and power

Exodus 15:6

Thy right hand, Jehovah, was magnified in strength: thy right hand, Jehovah, will break in pieces the enemy.

Psalm 17:7

Make thy kindnesses distinguished, thou saving those putting their trust, from those rising up against thy right hand.

hands » The right hand » Place of power

Mark 14:62

And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting from the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

hands » Of the wicked, described as » Mischievous

Micah 7:3

For doing evil with the hands to do well, the chief asking, and the judge, for peace; and the great one, he spake the mischief of his soul: and they will entangle it

hands » Were washed » Before eating

Mark 7:3

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they vigorously wash hands, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

Matthew 15:2

Wherefore do thy disciples pass by the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Striking

Mark 14:65

And certain began to spit upon him, and to cover his face, and to cuff him, and to say to him, Prophesy: and the attendants struck him blows with rods.

hands » Imposition of, used in » Imparting the gifts of the holy ghost

Acts 8:17

Then put they hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

hands » Necessary members of the body

1 Corinthians 12:21

The eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

hands » Were washed » In token of innocency

Deuteronomy 21:6-7

And all the old men of that city being near to him wounded, shall wash their hands over the heifer having her neck broken in the valley: And they answered and said, Our hands poured not out this blood, and our eyes saw not

hands » Criminals often » Hung by

Lamentations 5:12

Chiefs were hung by their hand: the faces of old men were not honored.

hands » Many alike expert with both

1 Chronicles 12:2

Bending the bows from the right hands and from the left with stones and with arrows, with the bow from Saul's brethren of Benjamin:

hands » Illustrative » (shut,) of illiberality

Deuteronomy 15:7

When the needy shall be among thee, from one of thy brethren, in one of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, and thou shalt not shut thy hand from thy needy brother.

hands » The right hand » Of healed leper touched with oil

Leviticus 14:28

And the priest gave from the oil which was upon his hand, upon the extremity of the right ear of him being cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass.

hands » Were washed » After touching an unclean person

Leviticus 15:11

And every one which he flowing shall touch upon him (and washed not his hands in water), he washed his garments, and washed in water and was unclean till the evening.

hands » The right hand » Signet worn on

Jeremiah 22:24

I live says Jehovah, for if Coniah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, shall be the seal upon my right hand, I will pluck thee off from thence.

hands » Were lifted up » In blessing

Leviticus 9:22

And Aaron will lift up his hand to the people, and bless them; and come down from the doing the sin, and the burnt-offering, and the peace.

hands » Illustrative » (lifted up against another,) of rebellion

2 Samuel 20:21

Not thus the word; for a man from mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri, his name, lifted up his hand against the king, against David: ye shall give him only, and I will go from the city. And the woman will say to Joab, Behold, his head being cast to thee behind the wall.

hands » Criminals often » Bound by

hands » The right hand » Given in token of friendship

Galatians 2:9

And having known the grace given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, seeming to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hands of communion; that we for the nations, and they for the circumcision.

hands » Imposition of, a first principle of the doctrine of Christ

Hebrews 6:1-2

Therefore having left the word of the beginning of Christ, we should go on to perfection; not again laying down the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the teaching of immersions, and placing upon of hands, and of the rising up of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

hands » The jews eat with

Matthew 26:23

And he having answered, said, He having dipped with me the hand in the small dish, the same shall deliver me up.

hands » God strengthens

Genesis 49:24

And his bow will dwell in strength, and the seed of his hands will be firm by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob; from whence the shepherd, the stone of Israel

hands » Right hand, illustrative » (cutting off,) of extreme self-denial

Matthew 5:30

And if thy right hand give thee cause of offence, cut it off, and cast from thee; for it is profitable to thee, that one of thy members should be destroyed; and not thy whole body should be cast into hell.

hands » Imposition of, used in » Setting apart the levites

Numbers 8:10

And bring near the Levites before Jehovah: and the sons of Israel placed their hands upon the Levites.

hands » Criminals often » Mutilated

Judges 1:6-7

And lord Bezek will flee, and they will pursue after him and take him; and they will cut off the thumbs of his hands and of his feet And lord Bezek will say, Seventy kings with the thumbs of their hands and their feet being cut off, were gathering under my table; as I did so God requited me. And they will bring him to Jerusalem, and he will die there.

hands » Custom of domestics pouring water upon, alluded to

2 Kings 3:11

And Jehoshaphat will say, Is there not here a prophet to Jehovah, and we will seek Jehovah from him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel will answer and say, Here is Elisha, son of Shaphat, who poured water upon, the hands of Elijah.

hands » Right hand, illustrative » (withdrawn,) of support withheld

Psalm 74:11

Wherefore wilt thou turn back thy hand, and thy right hand? from the midst of thy bosom completely.

hands » Right hand, illustrative » (full of bribes,) of corruption

hands » Were lifted up » In praise

hands » The right hand » Sworn by

Isaiah 62:8

Jehovah sware by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, If I shall give more thy grain for food to thine enemies, and if the sons of the stranger shall drink thy new wine which thou didst labor for it:

hands » Servants directed by movements of

Psalm 123:2

Behold, as the eyes of servants to the hand of their lords, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are to Jehovah our God, even till he compassionate us.

hands » Of the wicked, described as » Ensnaring to themselves

Psalm 9:16

And Jehovah was known by the judgment he did: by the work of his hands the unjust was snared. Meditation. Silence.

hands » Kissed in idolatrous worship

Job 31:27

And my heart will be seduced in secret, and my hand shall kiss to my mouth:

hands » Distinguished as » The right

Acts 3:7

And having taken him by the right hand, he raised: and immediately his feet and ankles were rendered firm.

hands » God makes impotent

Job 5:12

Bringing to nought the purposes of the crafty, and their hand shall not do an undertaking.

Murder » Defiles the » hands

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands were polluted with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips spake falsehood, your tongue will mutter evil.

Topics on Hands

Angels Hands

Ezekiel 1:8

And his hand of a man from under their wings upon their four sides; and their faces and their wings to these four.

Christ's Hands

Matthew 14:31

And quickly Jesus, having stretched out the hand, laid hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, for what didst thou doubt?

Cutting Off Hands And Feet

Matthew 5:30

And if thy right hand give thee cause of offence, cut it off, and cast from thee; for it is profitable to thee, that one of thy members should be destroyed; and not thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Diseased Hands

Leviticus 21:19

Or a man to whom there shall be in him a broken foot or a broken hand,

Given Into One's Hands

Jeremiah 38:5

And king Zedekiah will say, Behold him in your hands; for the king will not be able a word with you.

God's Hands In Opposition

Job 13:21

Remove thy hand far from me, and thy terror shall not make me afraid.

God's Hands On People

Ezekiel 1:3

The word of Jehovah being, was to Jehezhel, son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldean by the river Chebar; and the hand of Jehovah will be there upon him.

God's Hands Stretched Out

Isaiah 14:26

This the counsel being counseled upon all the land: and this the hand stretched out upon all the nations.

Hands On Heads

Jeremiah 2:37

Also from this thou wilt go forth and thy hands upon thy head: for Jehovah rejected thy trusts and thou shalt not give success to them.

Idle Hands

Proverbs 6:10

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down:

Laying Hands On Sacrifices

Exodus 29:10

And bring near the bullock before the tent of the appointment; and Aaron and his sons put their hands upon the head of the bullock,

Laying On Hands For The Holy Spirit

Deuteronomy 34:9

And Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom; for Moses placed his hands upon him; and the sons of Israel will hear to him, and they will do as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Laying On Hands To Commission

Numbers 8:10

And bring near the Levites before Jehovah: and the sons of Israel placed their hands upon the Levites.

Laying On Hands To Heal

2 Kings 4:34

And he will come up and lie down upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hand; and he will bow himself upon him, and the flesh of the child will be warm.

Not Given Into One's Hands

Psalm 31:8

And thou didst not shut me up in the hand of the enemy: thou didst cause my feet to stand in a broad place.

Shaking Hands

Job 17:3

Set up now, pledge me with thee: who is he will strike for my hand?

To Be Given Into One's Hands

1 Samuel 14:37

And Saul will ask in God, Shall I go down after the rovers? wilt thou give them into the hand of Israel? And he will not answer him in that day.

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