51 Bible Verses about Rocks
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It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it.
“O you who tear yourself in your anger—
For your sake is the earth to be abandoned,
Or the rock to be moved from its place?
“Oh that my words were written!
Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
“That with an iron stylus and lead
They were engraved in the rock forever!
Who can stand before His indignation?
Who can endure the burning of His anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire
And the rocks are broken up by Him.
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were hard-pressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, in thickets, in cliffs, in cellars, and in pits.
When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
“They are wet with the mountain rains
And hug the rock for want of a shelter.
So that they dwell in dreadful valleys,
In holes of the earth and of the rocks.
For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.
He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
Enter the rock and hide in the dust
From the terror of the Lord and from the splendor of His majesty.
Each will be like a refuge from the wind
And a shelter from the storm,
Like streams of water in a dry country,
Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched land.
At the sound of the horseman and bowman every city flees;
They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks;
Every city is forsaken,
And no man dwells in them.
“Behold, I am going to send for many fishermen,” declares the Lord, “and they will fish for them; and afterwards I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain and every hill and from the clefts of the rocks.
“Leave the cities and dwell among the crags,
O inhabitants of Moab,
And be like a dove that nests
Beyond the mouth of the chasm.
“As for the terror of you,
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of the rock,
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as high as an eagle’s,
I will bring you down from there,” declares the Lord.
Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; and they *said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;
“Trust in the Lord forever,
For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.
“The archers bitterly attacked him,
And shot at him and harassed him;
But his bow remained firm,
And his arms were agile,
From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob
(From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
From the God of your father who helps you,
And by the Almighty who blesses you
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
“For I proclaim the name of the Lord;
Ascribe greatness to our God!
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness and without injustice,
Righteous and upright is He.
“There is no one holy like the Lord,
Indeed, there is no one besides You,
Nor is there any rock like our God.
“The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,
And His word was on my tongue.
“The God of Israel said,
The Rock of Israel spoke to me,
‘He who rules over men righteously,
Who rules in the fear of God,
Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
When the tender grass springs out of the earth,
Through sunshine after rain.’
A Psalm of David.
To You, O Lord, I call;
My rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You are silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit.
I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
They will still yield fruit in old age;
They shall be full of sap and very green,
To declare that the Lord is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
‘Do not tremble and do not be afraid;
Have I not long since announced it to you and declared it?
And you are My witnesses.
Is there any God besides Me,
Or is there any other Rock?
I know of none.’”
Are You not from everlasting,
O Lord, my God, my Holy One?
We will not die.
You, O Lord, have appointed them to judge;
And You, O Rock, have established them to correct.
Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come;
You have given commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.
“How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock had sold them,
And the Lord had given them up?
“As for God, His way is blameless;
The word of the Lord is tested;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
“For who is God, besides the Lord?
And who is a rock, besides our God?
As for God, His way is blameless;
The word of the Lord is tried;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God,
Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly;
Be to me a rock of strength,
A stronghold to save me.
For You are my rock and my fortress;
For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me.
For the choir director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.
Hear my cry, O God;
Give heed to my prayer.
From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For You have been a refuge for me,
A tower of strength against the enemy.
On God my salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
A Psalm of David.
Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My stronghold and my deliverer,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues my people under me.
For you have forgotten the God of your salvation
And have not remembered the rock of your refuge.
Therefore you plant delightful plants
And set them with vine slips of a strange god.
“But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—
You are grown fat, thick, and sleek—
Then he forsook God who made him,
And scorned the Rock of his salvation.
“They made Him jealous with strange gods;
With abominations they provoked Him to anger.
“They sacrificed to demons who were not God,
To gods whom they have not known,
New gods who came lately,
Whom your fathers did not dread.
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“You neglected the Rock who begot you,
And forgot the God who gave you birth.
“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock;
And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock;
And exalted be the God of my salvation,
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.
And they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their Redeemer.
“He will cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation.’
O come, let us sing for joy to the Lord,
Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
From Thematic Bible
Caves » Found in the » Rocks
And into holes of the
Before the terror of the Lord
And the splendor of His majesty,
When He arises
Honey » Found in » Rocks
And with
And he ate the produce of the field;
And
Rocks » Used as » Places of safety in danger
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were hard-pressed), then
And into holes of the
Before the terror of the Lord
And the splendor of His majesty,
When He arises
Then
“Behold, I am going to send for many
Rocks » Illustrative of » God as salvation of his people
You are grown fat, thick, and sleek—
And scorned
Let us shout joyfully to
My God, and the
Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as a stumbling-stone to the wicked
just as it is written,
“
But to both the houses of Israel, a
And a snare and a
and,
“
Rocks » Illustrative of » God as the strength of his people
And have not remembered the
Therefore you plant delightful plants
And set them with vine slips of a strange god.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord,
“I love You, O Lord,
The rock of my strength, my
Rocks » Illustrative of » Whatever we trust in
The rock in which they sought refuge?
Rocks » Inhabited by » Doves
O inhabitants of Moab,
And be like a
Beyond the mouth of the chasm.
In the secret place of the steep
Let me see your
For your voice is sweet,
And your
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Selah in the valley of salt
Now Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people forth, and went to the Valley of Salt and struck down 10,000 of the sons of Seir. The sons of Judah also captured 10,000 alive and brought them to the top of the cliff and threw them down from the top of the cliff, so that they were all dashed to pieces.
He
Rocks » Often composed of flint
He led you through
And he ate the produce of the field;
And
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Sela-hammahlekoth in the wilderness of maon
When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place
Rocks » Bees often made their honey amongst
And with
And he ate the produce of the field;
And
Rocks » Inhabited by » Conies
The
Yet they make their houses in the rocks;
Rocks » Used as » Places for shelter by the poor in their distress
And hug the rock for want of a shelter.
Who gnaw the dry ground by night in waste and desolation,
In holes of the earth and of the rocks.
Rocks » Used as » Altars
So
The angel of God said to him, "Take the meat and the unleavened bread and lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth." And he did so. Then the angel of the LORD put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.
Rocks » Described as » Barren
I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place for the spreading of nets. You will be
They will
Rocks » The olive tree flourished amongst
And he ate the produce of the field;
And
And the
Rocks » Tombs often hewn out of
And whom do you have here,
That you have
You who hew a tomb on the height,
You who carve a resting place for
and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled
Rocks » Miracles connected with » Water brought from
Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and
Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at
Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as foundation of his church
For this is contained in
“
And he who believes in
Rocks » Used as » Places of observation
And I look at him from the hills;
And will not be reckoned among the nations.
Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Oreb
They captured the two leaders of Midian,
The Lord of hosts will
Rocks » Inhabited by » Eagles
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as
I will
Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place.
Rocks » Illustrative of » A place of safety
In the secret place of His tent He will
He will
And
Rocks » God's power exhibited in removing
Who can endure the
His
And the
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Adullam
Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while
Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as source of spiritual gifts
and all
Rocks » Casting down from, a punishment
The sons of Judah also captured 10,000 alive and brought them to the top of the cliff and threw them down from the top of the cliff, so that they were all dashed to pieces.
Rocks » Illustrative of » God as creator of his people
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Meribah in kadesh
Then the sons of Israel, the whole congregation, came to the wilderness of Zin in the first month; and the people stayed at Kadesh. Now Miriam died there and was buried there. There was no water for the congregation, and they assembled themselves against Moses and Aaron. The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, "If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the LORD! read more.
"Why then have you brought the LORD'S assembly into this wilderness, for us and our beasts to die here? "Why have you made us come up from Egypt, to bring us in to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, nor is there water to drink." Then Moses and Aaron came in from the presence of the assembly to the doorway of the tent of meeting and fell on their faces. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to them; and the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "Take the rod; and you and your brother Aaron assemble the congregation and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it may yield its water. You shall thus bring forth water for them out of the rock and let the congregation and their beasts drink." So Moses took the rod from before the LORD, just as He had commanded him; and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. And he said to them, "Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock?" Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation and their beasts drank.
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » En-gedi
Now when Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, saying, "Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi." Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to seek David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
Rocks » Houses often built on
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. "And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.
Rocks » Hammers used for breaking
“Is not My word like
Rocks » Miracles connected with » Broken in pieces by the wind
So He said, “
Rocks » Miracles connected with » Rent at the death of Christ
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Horeb in rephidim
Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel journeyed by stages from the wilderness of Sin, according to the command of the LORD, and camped at Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink. Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, "Give us water that we may drink " And Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?" But the people thirsted there for water; and they grumbled against Moses and said, "Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?" read more.
So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What shall I do to this people? A little more and they will stone me." Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pass before the people and take with you some of the elders of Israel; and take in your hand your staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. "Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink." And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Bozez
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Seneh
Rocks » Often sharp-pointed and craggy
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Rimmon
Rocks » Illustrative of » God as defence of his people
Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me. For You are my rock and my fortress; For Your name's sake You will lead me and guide me.
Rocks » Described as » Hard
You have
But they did not
You have consumed them,
But they
They have
They have refused to repent.
Rocks » Were a defence to a country
His water will be sure.
Rocks » Often had holes and clefts
and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and
Rocks » Miracles connected with » Fire ascended out of
Then the angel of the Lord put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Etam
He struck them
Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as refuge of his people
And a shelter from the storm,
Like
Like the
Rocks » Illustrative of » God as refuge of his people
Rocks » Illustrative of » The ancestor of a nation
Who seek the Lord:
Look to the
And to the
Rocks » Used as » Places for idolatrous worship
Who
Under the clefts of the crags?
Rocks » The shadow of, grateful to travelers during the heat of the day
And a shelter from the storm,
Like
Like the
Rocks » Man's industry in cutting through
"He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base. "He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.
Rocks » Dreaded by mariners
Fearing that we might
Rocks » Described as » Durable
Rocks » Important events often engraved upon
Rocks » Inhabited by » Wild goats
Do you observe the calving of the
Ships » Endangered by » Rocks
Fearing that we might
Topics on Rocks
People As Rocks
Nehemiah 9:11
So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground;
And
Like a stone into
Provision From Rocks
Deuteronomy 8:15He led you through
Splitting Rocks
Psalm 78:15
And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths.
Striking Rocks
Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at