17 occurrences in 9 translations

'Abandoned' in the Bible

Oh sinful nation,people weighed down with iniquity,brood of evildoers,depraved children!They have abandoned the Lord;they have despised the Holy One of Israel;they have turned their backs on Him.

Verse ConceptsCorruption, Of HumanityAbandonmentForsaking God, Illustrated ByImpenitence, Warnings AgainstNationalismRejection Of GodEvildoersGod's People Sinningcorruption

Daughter Zion is abandonedlike a shelter in a vineyard,like a shack in a cucumber field,like a besieged city.

Verse ConceptsCucumbersFruitBoothsAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

For You have abandoned Your people,the house of Jacob,because they are full of divination from the Eastand of fortune-tellers like the Philistines.They are in league with foreigners.

Verse ConceptsAbandoning FriendsAbandonmentDivination, Practiced ByJacob, The PatriarchPagansSyncretismOut Of The EastRelations With ForeignersAliens

and the Lord has sent the people off to a distant place, and the very heart of the land is completely abandoned.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesExile In Prospect

For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.

Verse ConceptsLand Becoming EmptyRejectionParents Being Wrongmanhood

My hand has reached out, as if into a nest,to seize the wealth of the nations.Like one gathering abandoned eggs,I gathered the whole earth.No wing fluttered;no beak opened or chirped.

Verse ConceptsNestsWingsWings Of BirdsBird Soundsrelentless

Like fluttering birds, like an abandoned nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon River.

Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsArnonFordsRiver ArnonBirdswandering

The cities of Aroer are abandoned. They will be used for herds, which will lie down there in peace.

Verse ConceptsEmpty CitiesPasturing The Flock

On that day their strong cities will belike the abandoned woods and mountaintopsthat were abandoned because of the Israelites;there will be desolation.

Verse ConceptsEmpty Cities

For the fortified city will be deserted,pastures abandoned and forsaken like a wilderness.Calves will graze there,and there they will spread out and strip its branches.

Verse ConceptsChaosCities Under AttackEmpty CitiesChaos As JudgmentHomestead

For the palace will be forsaken,the busy city abandoned.The hill and the watchtower will becomebarren places forever,the joy of wild donkeys,and a pasture for flocks,

Verse ConceptsChaosTowersEmpty CitiesWild DonkeysDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of CreaturesChaos As Judgment

"Indeed, the Lord will call you back like a wife who has been abandoned and suffers from depression, like a young wife when she has been rejected," says your God.

Verse ConceptsSinglenessSpirit, Nature OfPeople Abandoning PeopleDivorceDepressionRejectionBeing A Woman Of Godspousecredibility

You were once abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, but I will make you a permanent source of pride and joy to coming generations.

Verse ConceptsFuturePeople Abandoning PeoplePeople Being HatedYou Will Rejoice In SalvationExcellencereinforcement

You will no longer be called, "Abandoned," and your land will no longer be called "Desolate." Indeed, you will be called "My Delight is in Her," and your land "Married." For the Lord will take delight in you, and your land will be married to him.

Verse ConceptsSinglenessDivine FavourLand Becoming EmptyGod Not ForsakingMarriage To God

Bible Theasaurus

Abandon (107 instances)
Abandoned (165 instances)
Desert (358 instances)
Deserted (85 instances)
Desolate (212 instances)
Estranged (14 instances)
Forsake (97 instances)
Vacate (1 instance)

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